The Redwood Coast Transit Authority approved its consent calendar on Oct. 27, including minutes from Aug. 25, authorization for the executive director to sign 2025 FTA certifications and assurances, and release of a request for proposals for a charge-management system associated with Williams Drive EV chargers.

A director asked whether the charge-management system’s expected savings on electricity had been weighed against the RFP and implementation cost. Joe explained staff will not know the precise cost until proposals are opened (expected in about a month) but that the overall Williams Drive EV charging project budget was described as approximately $34 million and the charge-management piece was expected to be a modest percentage of that total. He noted Caltrans’ ITP group provided pro bono assistance drafting the RFP and the agency intends to charge project development time to the capital budget rather than the operating budget.

A motion to approve the consent calendar carried with all directors present voting yes.

No substantive public comment was received on the consent items.