96-075 - Endorsing and Initiating the City's Ev-Ready Community Program

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REL: 7/23/96 RESOLUTION NO. 96- 075 A RESOLUTION OF THE cITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, ENDORSING AND INITI- ATING THE CITY'S EV-READY COMMUNITY PROGRAM WHEREAS, the city of Santa Ana supports goals, objectives, policies and action programs to protect air quality, enhance energy security, and enhance international competitiveness; and WHEREAS, the overall goal of the EV-READY COMMUNITY .is to lay the infrastructure to enable city residents and visitors to utilize electric vehicles; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has the opportunity to take a leadership role in the development of advanced, transportation and clean air technologies; and WHEREAS, the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) of the South Coast Air District intends to allocate funds to EV-Ready Communities for electric vehicle charging infrastructure through the Quick Charge Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana wishes to implement an electric vehicle charging infrastructure project; and WHEREAS, The City of Santa Ana is one of nine cities who have already been awarded Combined Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) for this purpose; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City Council endorses and initiates the city's EV- READY COMMUNITY PROGRAM. 2. The City Council authorizes staff to commit participation requirements for MSRC funding, and to READY, by taking the following steps: to minimum become EV- Utilize the latest model Uniform Building Code and National Electrical Code revisions adopted by the State of California, effective August 19, 1996. Maintain existing City ordinances permitting the instal- lation of electric charging facilities. Utilize existing streamline permit process to allow for residential charging equipment installation within 72