City Council

1. Consider an update on establishing electric vehicle (EV) charging fees at Ladera Linda Community Park. (Hevener) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on Level II and III EV charging stations costs and options at Ladera Linda Community Park pursuant to Council direction at its April 1, 2025 meeting; 2) Establish a base fee of $0.63/kWh that recovers the full costs related to providing and operating seven Level II EV charging stations at Ladera Linda Community Park, and direct Staff to return to the City Council at a duly noticed public hearing with a resolution to establish the EV charging fee; 3) Direct Staff to conduct an annual evaluation of the EV charging fee based on actual data, and propose fee changes (if any), as part of the annual Master Fee Schedule; 4) Accept and appropriate a $76,370 Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Equipment Rebate Voucher Program grant to procure and install seven Level II EV charging stations at Ladera Linda Community Park; and, 5) Award a Professional Services Agreement to SWTCH Energy, Inc. in the amount of $54,812 to procure and install seven Level II EV charging stations, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report