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Council reviews $195,000 HDR scope to plan EV charging at City Hall, Public Works and Police lots

3466485 · May 23, 2025
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Summary

Staff outlined a proposed professional services agreement with HDR Engineering to perform comprehensive predesign and feasibility work for electric vehicle charging across three city sites; council discussed infrastructure costs, funding options and next steps but did not vote.

City staff presented a proposal on May 22 to hire HDR Engineering to perform a comprehensive predesign and feasibility study for electric vehicle (EV) charging at three city locations: the Public Works lot, the City Hall lot and the police department lot.

Why it matters: The study would identify electrical capacity, transformer needs, Seattle City Light interconnection requirements, meter strategy, traffic and parking impacts, cost estimates and potential funding sources before the city commits to construction dollars.

Miss Phillips (project presenter) told the council the…

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