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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 19, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH CLIPPER CREEK INC. <br />FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING <br />STATION UPGRADES <br />?,GITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with Clipper <br />Creek Inc. to upgrade the two Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations at the Santa Ana Regional <br />Transportation Center under the State-funded Reconnect California Program at no cost to the City, <br />subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In September 2011, the Executive Management Team adopted a 5-Year Alternative Energy Strategic <br />Plan to move City fleet operations from conventional fuel (gasoline and diesel) to alternative energy <br />such as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), electricity, hydrogen, and propane. Currently, only 5% of <br />the City fleet is powered by alternative energy. This includes 12 street sweepers on CNG; 27 hybrid <br />cars, 5 of which run on hydrogen; 9 electric-powered utility vehicles; and 1 forklift fueled by propane. <br />The goal of the Strategic Plan is to increase this 5% rate to 75% in five years by gradually retrofitting <br />or replacing fleet equipment. <br />The fueling infrastructure to support the alternative breed of fleet equipment is also addressed in the <br />Strategic Plan. The Finance Department's Facilities-Fleet Management-Central Stores (FMCS) <br />Division presently operates CNG and hydrogen fueling stations in addition to gasoline and diesel <br />pumps. However, these facilities are exclusively for City fleet operations. The Strategic Plan <br />proposes to develop electric, propane, and E85 (85% Ethanol) fueling stations to be used not only by <br />City fleet operators but also by Santa Ana residents and the community at large. These publicly <br />accessible facilities will be equipped with credit card readers to capture City revenue from the sale of <br />alternative fuel to the public. <br />The City expects to reap economic, environmental, and public health benefits by switching from <br />conventional fuel to alternative energy. Economic benefits include the aforementioned revenue from <br />public fuel sales and hard dollar savings from the lower unit cost of alternative fuel. Consider, for <br />instance, the current per-gallon cost of $1.80 for CNG vs. $3.66 for diesel; or fully charging an electric <br />car for a total cost of $3.00 vs. filling up a 14-gallon gas tank at $3.85 per gallon. <br />25F-1