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Grant of Easements to Southern California Edison to Provide Electrical Power to <br /> Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and Santa Ana <br /> Regional Transportation Center <br /> May 5, 2026 <br /> Page 2 <br /> The City currently owns and operates 60 EV charging ports across several City-owned <br /> facilities including Ross Annex Basement, Superblock Parking Structure, Santa Ana <br /> Stadium, Corporate Yard, and downtown parking structures. The City's fleet comprises <br /> of 44 EVs, with an additional 15 EVs to be added in the near term. <br /> To comply with requirements and meet anticipated EV charging demand, the City <br /> entered into two Charging Infrastructure and Rebate Participation agreements in June <br /> 2025 to participate in Southern California Edison's (SCE) Charge Ready Transport <br /> Program (Program), an initiative through which SCE provides funding and delivers the <br /> electrical infrastructure necessary to support light and medium duty EV charging. Under <br /> this program, the Santa Ana Corporate Yard and the Santa Ana Regional <br /> Transportation Center (SARTC) were identified as suitable deployment sites based on <br /> operational demand, fleet readiness, and alignment with program eligibility <br /> requirements. The Corporate Yard chargers will serve City fleet vehicles, while SARTC <br /> chargers will be available to both the public and City fleet. <br /> Through participation in the Program, SCE provides substantial upfront investment by <br /> designing, permitting, and installing all utility-side electrical infrastructure at no cost to <br /> the City. This includes transformer capacity, service upgrade, meters, panels, and <br /> associated distribution infrastructure necessary to support EV charging. These <br /> improvements would otherwise represent a significant capital expense to the City, <br /> ranging from $300,000 to $500,000 per site, particularly for transformer and service <br /> upgrades. In addition to these hard costs, SCE also assumes responsibility for design <br /> and permitting, reducing project delivery timelines and associated soft costs. The <br /> electrical infrastructure provided by the Program will support the deployment of up to 20 <br /> Level 2 EV charging ports at each location. <br /> The Program defines responsibilities between the City and SCE. The City is responsible <br /> for the procurement, installation, and ongoing operation of charging equipment, though <br /> equipment can be upgraded incrementally as demand dictates. Level 2 chargers carry <br /> an expected Iifespan of approximately 8-10 years, subject to normal wear, vandalism, or <br /> accidental damage. The estimated annual maintenance costs are approximately $500 <br /> per unit, with revenue from publicly accessible chargers used to offset these expenses. <br /> As a requirement of the Program, the City grants SCE limited-use easements (Exhibit 1 <br /> & 2) at both project locations to allow for the installation and maintenance of the <br /> electrical infrastructure needed by the chargers. These easements are narrowly defined <br /> and limited to the minimum area necessary for electrical equipment placement, conduit, <br /> and access. As reflected in the legal descriptions and maps (Exhibit 3), the easement <br /> areas generally follow existing utility alignments and parking lot edges, are confined to <br /> narrow corridors, and do not materially impact site operations or constrain future <br />