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Oak Avenue EV charger project moves forward; tree removals prompt "lessons learned" discussion
Summary
City staff described plans to install 11 level‑3 chargers and modifications to the Oak Avenue parking lot; the planned work will remove landscaping and several trees, and staff said state law limits local conditioning of such projects, prompting council questions about mitigation and outreach.
City staff described design and permitting for an Oak Avenue parking‑lot electric vehicle charging project on Sept. 9, telling the Saint Helena City Council the vendor expects to install 11 level‑3 chargers (described by staff as Tesla dock‑style chargers), add a single ADA van space and reconfigure 12 parking spaces — alterations that required removing existing landscaping and several trees.
Interim manager Leach said the vendor's plans require conduits and additional drive‑aisle width, and that moving the northern curb closer to the building left no feasible option to retain the trees at the head of parking stalls. "The reason why the landscaped areas are being removed is because they're actually moving the northern parking curb closer to the property line ... so the landscaping goes away…
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