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San Bruno approves EV fleet charging project, accepts $836,000 in grants and seeks $1.3M in incentives
Summary
The City Council unanimously authorized contracts with PG&E and Peninsula Clean Energy and accepted grant funding totaling $836,000 to build EV charging infrastructure and support replacing 13 heavy‑duty trucks over five years to comply with the state's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.
San Bruno's City Council unanimously authorized a package of contracts and grant agreements on Oct. 22 to build electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure and begin replacing heavy‑duty city trucks to comply with California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation.
Management analyst Matt and the city's facilities staff told the council the plan pairs utility and grant funding so San Bruno can install centralized charging for the city fleet. Staff described two identified funding awards on the agenda: $745,000 in regional clean‑air funding and $91,000 in Peninsula Clean Energy EV‑ready incentives. Ross, the facilities manager, said the city could also receive up to $1.3 million in infrastructure incentives as the programs finalize their allocations.
"We are obligated to replace 13 Vehicles over 5 years," Ross said, describing the vehicle procurement commitment tied to several of the funding programs. Staff explained the 13 vehicles are the heavy‑duty trucks that fall under the ACF rule; the city has already replaced 8–12 vehicles in recent years and expects the additional replacements to be phased alongside planned retirements.
A resident who spoke during the public comment period said she was "a huge fan of EVs; in my household we now own two of them," and urged the city to buy vehicles appropriate for their operational roles and to consider vehicle‑to‑grid and solar options. Staff responded they are using a "right‑sizing" approach to match vehicle class to the job and will evaluate grid‑integration and future solar capacity as design proceeds.
Staff told the council the plan designates the city yard courtyard as the initial charging location because it hosts the most affected vehicles, and that PG&E would provide the initial power drop at no cost to the city conditioned on program commitments. Council members asked about PG&E's readiness to make the power drop and the timing of regional approvals; staff said the schedule is subject to external agency timelines but that several grant and incentive sources are already secured or under active negotiation.
The council's action authorizes the city manager to execute contracts and accept the stated grant and incentive funding. The approval is a procedural step toward construction and vehicle procurement; staff said further design, procurement and vehicle selection will follow and that final costs will be amortized across the five‑year replacement program.
