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Council approves EV-charger purchase order and directs staff to pursue chargers at hospital and downtown
Summary
The council authorized a purchase for electric-vehicle chargers under a grant and directed staff to pursue both the approved downtown installation at 123 North H Street and concurrent funding to add chargers at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.
The City Council voted Sept. 2 to authorize a purchase order for electric-vehicle charging equipment and to direct staff to pursue a parallel project at Lompoc Valley Medical Center while retaining the planned downtown installation at 123 North H Street.
City staff described an existing Air Pollution Control District (APCD) clean-air grant the city was awarded in 2023. "We received an offer for a $187,000 grant and had an anticipated cost of about $525,000," a staff member identified in the record as Steven said, describing the original scope for chargers on North H Street.
At the meeting staff recommended approving a purchase to secure chargers and then deciding whether to proceed with the downtown…
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