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Grand Prairie discusses using $220,600 grant for fleet charging stations and an EV purchase
Summary
City officials discussed spending a $220,600 grant on two public-capable charging stations and reserving remaining funds to purchase an electric vehicle; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
Grand Prairie city officials discussed deploying a $220,600 grant toward electric vehicle infrastructure and a city EV purchase, with staff and council members affirming continued interest in fleet electrification.
City staff said the grant’s total was $220,600 and that $192,000 would be used to install two charging stations capable of serving up to four vehicles. The remainder, staff said, would be held for a separate purchase of an electric vehicle for the city fleet. The transcript does not record a formal vote on the purchases.
Council members and staff described the funding as federal grant money intended for fleet electrification and indicated the city will continue to evaluate which fleet replacements make sense to electrify when vehicles come up for renewal. Officials also said that existing public chargers at the mall and at Epic Central are set up so members of the public can pay by QR code.
Council members asked whether the public-paid chargers generate revenue; staff said the public chargers currently charge users. Council discussion indicated no change in council policy on fleet electrification was reported in the transcript.
The matter was discussed as part of regular business; the transcript records conversation about moving a vote earlier on the agenda but does not show a motion and recorded roll-call on this item.
