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COG board extends REAP 2.0 timelines and approves EV‑ready MOA extension contingent on partner action
Summary
The board approved amendments to REAP 2.0 memoranda of understanding to extend program end dates to Dec. 31, 2027 (with REAP funds to be expended by Dec. 31, 2026) and authorized a draft EV‑ready communities MOA to be signed contingent on Kern Community College District board approval.
The Council of Governments board on Thursday approved two interagency items aimed at preserving grant timelines and continuing project work.
Carl Davidson, project planner, requested approval of amendments to REAP 2.0 memoranda of understanding among Kern COG and participating jurisdictions (including the cities named in the staff report and the Kern Community College District acting for Arvin). The amendments extend program end dates to December 31, 2027 to align with the state's program extension under recent legislation, while staff reminded the board that all REAP funds must still be expended by December 31, 2026; the extra 2027 date accommodates invoicing and mandated reporting. The board approved the amendments by roll‑call vote.
Separately, staff presented an extension and corrected timeline for an EV‑ready communities memorandum of agreement between Kern COG, the Kern Community College District and Bakersfield College. Because Bakersfield College's contracts department could not add the MOA to its board agenda that day, COG staff asked that COG authorization to sign the draft agreement be made contingent upon KCCD approving and executing the agreement at a future meeting. The board approved the contingent authorization on roll call.
Both items were presented as routine interagency agreements and passed with no recorded opposition.
