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Council delays vote on expedited EV‑charging permitting; item continued to May 1
Summary
Council continued ordinance MC1662 — procedures to expedite permitting for electric‑vehicle charging systems — to the first meeting in May after staff requested additional time to address a technicality and preserve local control. Ron Alvarado urged safety and local labor protections.
The San Bernardino City Council on March 18 continued consideration of ordinance MC1662, which would set procedures to expedite permitting for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, until the council's first meeting in May. Staff said the ordinance implements a state‑mandated streamlining process but requested additional time to address a technicality and ensure local control is preserved.
One public speaker, Ron Alvarado, supported modernizing EV infrastructure while cautioning that expedited permits should not replace required safety inspections and should encourage use of trained local labor. “Streamlining the paperwork is a good step for economic development, but it must not come at the cost of rigorous safety inspections,” he told the council.
Council members agreed to continue the item to the May 1 meeting to allow staff to clarify local‑control concerns and provide any necessary contract or ordinance refinements. The motion to continue passed unanimously.
Next steps: staff will refine the ordinance language to address the technical and local‑control concerns and return the item on May 1 with final language for adoption or further action.
