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Council approves leases to electrify golf carts and maintenance equipment at city courses
Summary
Provo City Council approved two five-year lease agreements to transition the municipal golf cart fleet to electric vehicles and to replace maintenance equipment, both moves staff said will speed an all-electric transition and improve customer experience.
The Provo City Council approved two separate resolutions Tuesday to finance equipment for municipal golf operations: a five-year lease with PNC Bank for 80 electric golf carts and a five-year lease with Zions Bank to replace aging maintenance equipment and accelerate an all-electric turf fleet.
Golf Manager Brett Watson told the council the PNC lease allows the course to shift from gas carts to electric carts at no extra cost in the first year, with gradual payments over five years. “This allows the golf course to transition from our fleet of gas carts into a new fleet of electric carts at no extra cost in the first year and then a slow incremental change over the next five years,” Watson said.
Watson and staff said the Zions Bank lease will replace aging maintenance equipment and support a faster transition to electric maintenance units; Watson said staff believe they can complete the shift in fewer than five years and eventually move toward autonomous, fully electric turf equipment. Councilor Hanley welcomed the electrification for its air-quality and customer-service benefits, calling the change a “positive step.”
Both resolutions passed on roll-call votes 6-0 with Councilor McKay excused. No public comment was offered on the items.
