Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves $2.4 million state grant for EV-ready blueprint; supervisor objects to procurement approach
Summary
The board voted 109— on Oct. 27 to authorize the Department of the Environment to accept a state grant to develop an Electric Vehicle-Ready blueprint; Supervisor Aaron Peskin cast the lone no vote citing lack of competitive bidding.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 27 authorized the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a state grant of approximately $2.4 million from the California Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to develop an Electric Vehicle-Ready blueprint, with in-kind support from Google, EVgo and other city agencies.
President Shamann Walton expressed support for bringing EV charging stations into underserved communities and thanked Department of the Environment leadership "for guaranteeing a community process to identify appropriate locations," saying community input is important when siting infrastructure.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin said he would vote no because the contract "was not competitively bid and could have been," and he recorded the lone no vote on the measure. "Because this was not competitively bid and could have been, I will be voting no," Peskin said in roll-call comments recorded in the transcript.
Outcome and next steps
The resolution was adopted by a 109— vote. The agenda text states the grant term runs through March 29, 2024, and that Google, EVgo and other city agencies will provide in-kind services and equipment for public use. The Department of the Environment was described in remarks as committing to a community engagement process to identify appropriate charging locations; the meeting record shows Walton thanking the department and specifically Director Jew for that commitment.
The measure directs the Department of the Environment to implement the blueprint under grant conditions and to coordinate community outreach. The resolution text on the agenda refers to the grant term and in-kind contributions; departments will be responsible for implementing the community process and reporting on grant compliance to the California Energy Commission.
(Reporting based on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting transcript, Oct. 27, 2022.)
