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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 5, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH CLIPPER CREEK INC. <br />FOR DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF <br />EIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS <br />UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY <br />COMMISSION "RECONNECT <br />CALIFORNIA" PROGRAM <br />I AGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1" 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 an agreement with Clipper Creek <br />Inc. for delivery and installation of eight electric vehicle chargers under the State-funded <br />California Energy Commission "Reconnect California" Program, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City's Finance and Management Services Agency Fleet Division has adopted a 5-Year <br />Alternative Energy Strategic Plan. The objective of the plan is to incorporate alternative sources <br />of energy for its fleet such as electricity. The goal of the Strategic Plan is to increase the <br />proportion of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs) in the City fleet from 5% in 2011 to 85% in 2016 by <br />gradually retrofitting or replacing fleet equipment. The Strategic Plan proposes to develop <br />electric, propane, biodiesel (B20), and ethanol (E85) fueling stations to be used by City fleet <br />operators, Santa Ana residents and the community at large. The Fleet Division presently <br />operates Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and hydrogen fueling stations in addition to gasoline <br />and diesel pumps. However, these facilities are exclusively for City fleet operations. <br />Under the Clipper Creek Inc. (CCI) agreement, CCI will deliver and install eight chargers at four <br />designated City locations at no cost to the City. The chargers will then become City-owned <br />assets free and clear of any obligations to the California Energy Commission (CEC) or CCI and <br />would be available for public use. The chargers are manufactured by CCI and purchased by <br />CEC for distribution across the state under the "Reconnect California" Program. CEC pays all <br />charger procurement, delivery and installation costs. Charger recipients are required to provide <br />and pay for the electrical infrastructure to power new chargers. This type of infrastructure costs <br />between $3,000 and $10,000 per charger depending on location and includes dedicated 40- <br />ampere breakers, conduits, wiring, concrete casing, and anchor bolts. Replacement chargers for <br />legacy units do not incur these costs as legacy units already have the required infrastructure in <br />place. <br />251-1