LA County Board

4. A Zero-Emission Vehicle Master Plan for Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Interim\nDirector of Internal Services, in collaboration with the Chief Sustainability\nOfficer, the Directors of Regional Planning and Public Works, and the\nAgricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures, to develop\nwithin 180 days, a Zero-Emission (ZEV) Vehicle Master Plan that includes\ngoals, strategies, and technical guidance to deliver on the County’s\nzero-emission fleet goals, expand electric vehicle (EV) charger\ninfrastructure throughout the County, promote EV ownership, and enhance\nEV charger reliability, with the plan to include the following:\nProposed strategies for EV infrastructure development across the\nCounty and an update from the Internal Services Department on the\n2021 Zero Emission Infrastructure Plan, including specific updates on\ndata-based solutions for EV charger deployment, as well as the\ndevelopment of the dashboard to identify patterns in usage and types\nof users; the 10-year deployment plan for Level 2 and Level 3/DC fast\nchargers; and the training program, action plan, and resources\nneeded to build internal capacity of existing County staff to support\nclean transportation planning and EV supply equipment installation\nand maintenance;\nPartnership with local electric utility companies to identify strategies\nfor EV infrastructure development;\nA report from all relevant County Departments to identify the barriers\nto implementing the Clean Fuel - Sustainable Fleet (Policy) and\ninternal action plans to expand their zero-emission fleet and charging\ninfrastructure;\nInternal action plans from the Interim Director of Internal Services , the\nDirector of Public Works, the Sheriff, and the Fire Chief , to accelerate\nZEV acquisitions, including strategies to plan for and fund required\ncharging infrastructure to ensure County Departments can transition\nto ZEV vehicles while avoiding operational impacts;\nPerformance standards and equipment specifications, that are in line\nwith State and Federal legislative efforts, to ensure high reliability and\nrecordkeeping of EV charging infrastructure installed for public- and\nprivately-owned shared EV charging stations , including infrastructure\ninstalled in County facilities;\nRecommendations on programs and code amendments that would\nexpand EV charging zones in all appropriate areas in the County ,\nsuch as for EV charging stations for new residential and\nnonresidential developments that incorporates standards from the\nCalifornia Green Building Standards Code;\nWith the assistance from the Director of Public Works and the\nGovernor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ,\nZEV, identify obstacles in the permitting of EV chargers in the County\nand contracted cities, and provide recommendations for\nimprovements to the process, ensuring compliance with Assembly\nBill (AB) 1236, AB 970, and AB 126;\nA plan to partner with the Director of Economic Opportunity,\nCalifornia Conservation Corps, International Brotherhood of Electrical\nWorkers, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, GO-Biz, and other\nrelevant organizations , to identify and expand green job workforce\ntraining opportunities particularly for technicians to become\nRegistered Service Agents to install EV chargers and to perform\nmaintenance and repair services;\nWith the assistance of the Director of Regional Planning, a plan to\ntrack metrics on key ZEV adoption as identified in the 2045 Climate\nAction Plan, including the number of ZEV registered and number of\nnon-ZEVs registered in unincorporated Los Angeles County; the total\nsales of gasoline and diesel fuel in unincorporated Los Angeles\nCounty; the total number of gas stations decommissioned in\nunincorporated Los Angeles County; and specific tracking metrics for\nzero-emission infrastructure in unincorporated Los Angeles County;\nPartnership opportunities with private, government, and\nnon-governmental entities to ensure best practices including, but not\nlimited to, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the public-private\nTransportation Electrification Partnership;\nStrategies and a community outreach plan to ensure low-income\ncommunities have equitable access to infrastructure;\nTargets for grant funding and strategies to finance EV purchases\nusing IRA tax credits and other State and Federal grants that are\nnewly available to governments;\nStaffing or other resources needed to implement these strategies;\nand\nAn annual report back to the Board with updates on the progress\ntowards implementing all aspects of the ZEV Plan, including\nDepartments’ progress in meeting their clean fleet goals. (24-1487)