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Mount Vernon sustainability director proposes EV charging‑infrastructure policy to standardize developer requirements
Summary
Shane Brooks, Mount Vernon’s director of sustainability, told the council he is proposing a city ordinance to codify electric vehicle charging requirements so developments cannot negotiate them away, and said planning and building departments have reviewed the draft policy.
Shane Brooks, director of sustainability for the City of Mount Vernon, told the council on June 9 that he will introduce an ordinance to establish an electric vehicle charging infrastructure policy for the city.
Brooks said the policy is intended to replace the current ad‑hoc, bargaining approach developers face when proposing major projects. “We have nothing codified to say, this is what you must do,” Brooks said. He told council members the draft policy is based on New York state policy and local practices and was reviewed by the city’s planning, building and other departments.
Brooks said he has identified six to seven city‑owned locations for potential chargers and that he is preparing a proposal for the mayor’s office and the city controller that will compare a city‑run deployment to a public‑private partnership. He also told the council the policy text was reviewed by multiple departments and officials — including planning staff and building department reviewers — and said those groups indicated the draft was ready to proceed to the council for consideration.
Councilwoman Gleason asked whether there has been interest in building charging stations throughout Mount Vernon; Brooks said there has been interest and that he is “in the very beginning stages” of drafting the operational budget and deployment plan. Brooks said the policy will include a template for locations and standards and that the administration will return to the council with a formal ordinance and operational options.
At the work session the council indicated the item is on the agenda for consideration at the upcoming meeting. No formal vote on the policy occurred during the June 9 work session.
