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Temple City Council approves plan using $250,000 Clean Power Alliance grant to begin electrifying city fleet
Summary
The Temple City Council voted Dec. 16 to accept roughly $250,000 in Clean Power Alliance funds to produce plans for electrifying the city vehicle fleet and to pursue Southern California Edison Rule 29 tariff support; council members asked staff to clarify future capacity, public access and cost recovery.
Temple City approved a plan on Dec. 16 to use about $250,000 from the Clean Power Alliance to develop site plans that would allow the city to apply to Southern California Edison for Rule 29 tariff support to electrify its municipal vehicle fleet.
"What we have done is tapped into about $250,000 worth of Clean Power Alliance funding in order to electrify our... city fleet of vehicles," City Manager Brian said during the meeting. He told the council the grant paid for planning work identifying two candidate sites — the city hall parking lot and a location near Live Oak Park — and that the planning makes the city eligible to pursue SCE’s Rule 29 tariff assistance for equipment and connections.
The council’s discussion focused on who could use the chargers, who would pay electrical and upgrade costs, and whether infrastructure upgrades would be sized for future expansion. "Initially, for right now, at least this first phase, this will just be used for the public agency itself," Brian said, adding that the city’s existing policy is to recover costs when public charging is provided.
Brian estimated the plan would accommodate roughly four to six charging ports at each site, subject to final engineering and SCE assessments. He said the Rule 29 process would likely require employers or agencies to self-fund equipment and connection fees while the grant covered planning and permitting work.
Council members also asked whether the school district could use the chargers; Brian said staff would investigate and return with a recommendation. Council Member Chen earlier had asked that item 7B be pulled from the consent calendar for this brief discussion.
The council then voted on the consent calendar item that would accept the plan and associated funding. The roll-call vote recorded "Yes" from Council member Chavez, Council member Chen, Council member Yu, the Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor Sternquist; the item passed.
What’s next: Staff will complete the planning deliverables funded by the Clean Power Alliance grant and apply to SCE for tariff support. The council asked staff to report back with clarifications about potential public use, cost-recovery mechanisms and whether future station capacity will be built into initial upgrades.
Vote at a glance: Motion to approve item 7B (accept Clean Power Alliance planning funds and pursue Rule 29 application) — outcome: approved. Recorded votes: Chavez: Yes; Chen: Yes; Yu: Yes; Mayor Pro Tem: Yes; Mayor Sternquist: Yes.
