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Council briefed on Department of Ecology DERA grant to add 10 Level 2 EV chargers at city water department
Summary
City staff briefed the Spokane City Council on a Department of Ecology DERA (VW settlement) grant to purchase and install 10 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at the city water department; councilors heard this would require council acceptance of the grant and a budget ordinance to use the funds.
Rick Giddings briefed the Spokane City Council on a proposed grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, described in the meeting as the "Air Quality VW EV Charging Level 2 Charge Where You Are Grant," funded through DERA. Giddings said the request has two parts: council acceptance of the grant and a separate ordinance to allow the city to use the funds. He said the money would "be using it for, 10 level 2 chargers at the water department."
A council member asked to confirm the chargers would be located at the water department; Giddings said yes and explained the water department has a large fleet and parking infrastructure that was built with future electrical capacity in mind, making installation straightforward. No vote was recorded during the briefing; staff said they would bring the acceptance and spending ordinances forward for council action.
The memo presented to council identified the Department of Ecology as the grant source and DERA (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) funding tied to the Volkswagen settlement; staff described the request as acceptance of a grant and the accompanying ordinance to appropriate the funds.
