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Council approves replacement of four EV chargers in downtown Cathedral City parking structure
Summary
Council authorized a five‑year operations and maintenance agreement with EV range to replace four Level 2 charging stations in the Cathedral City parking structure, at a proposed five‑year cost of $14,800 (option recommended by staff).
Cathedral City council on March 26 authorized staff to replace the downtown parking-structure EV chargers and to enter a five‑year operations and maintenance agreement with EV range (EVrange) for four Level 2 chargers.
Public Works / Environmental Manager Deanna Pressgrove explained the city installed four chargers 12 years ago and had been offering free public charging to encourage EV adoption. Pressgrove said the old chargers no longer captured usage data, were becoming costly to maintain and sometimes were occupied for long periods by vehicles, which frustrated other users. The city requested quotes from ChargePoint, EV range and others; ChargePoint proposed an eight‑vehicle dual‑port solution with a higher management fee, while EV range proposed single‑port Level 2 units with flexible software and the option for a no‑cost model (where the vendor retains revenue and reimburses electricity costs).
Staff recommended EV range’s option to install four Level 2 chargers, retain city ownership of the chargers, enable user payment through an app or credit card, and collect revenue through EV range with monthly remittance to the city. EV range’s five‑year option was $14,800 (about $2,960 per year). ChargePoint’s option to expand to eight ports and use ChargePoint software had a higher five‑year cost of about $42,008.35 and would have required the city to adopt ChargePoint’s vendor-locked software.
Pressgrove said the city’s IT department approved the EV range technical specifications and recommended the city monitor usage for 12 months; staff will return with a recommendation to expand capacity or add fast chargers if demand justifies it. A speaker from the public, an EV owner, urged the council to consider adding DC fast chargers (Level 3) for 10–15 minute charging sessions, saying fast chargers draw more regional users and increase turnover.
Councilmember Gregory moved and Councilmember Lam seconded staff’s recommendation to proceed with EV range; the motion carried unanimously.
