Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
City releases fleet electrification action-plan summary; funding and fast-charger timing uncertain
Summary
Deputy City Manager Jackie Gelb summarized a fleet electrification action plan, reported roughly 15 all-electric city vehicles in service, described changing departmental interest (police, fire, recreation), and warned that some federal funding for chargers is paused pending confirmation.
Jackie Gelb, deputy city manager for resilience and sustainability, told the Transportation Committee that the city’s land-and-marine fleet electrification action plan was completed after a contract with Climate Change Consulting LLC and project manager Elvia Thompson. The report inventories city vehicles, assesses departmental needs and training, and recommends infrastructure and funding actions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in line with the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021.
Gelb said the report understates some recent purchases and should be updated; she estimated the city now has “probably 15” all‑electric vehicles and additional plug‑in hybrids and hybrids purchased since 2023. The Transportation…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
