DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Robert W. Bash, Director of Internal Services/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Resolution in Support of Countywide Fleet Electrification
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution expressing support for the electrification of the County's vehicle fleet, by supporting the goal of an eighty percent electric vehicle fleet by 2050; and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Internal Services Department/Chief Information Officer to submit a grant application for an amount not to exceed $336,680, and to complete and submit all required forms and documentation in support of the application to the United States Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will adopt a resolution expressing support for the electrification of the County's vehicle fleet through the approval of the goal of an eighty percent (80%) zero-emission electric vehicle fleet by 2050 and authorization for the Director of the Internal Services Department/Chief Information Officer (ISD Director) to apply for grant funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG). The planned use of the grant funds is to fund the Internal Services Department (ISD) - Fleet Services division's (ISD-Fleet) electric vehicle infrastructure "pilot" program (pilot program), which would enable the County to collect the necessary data for the development of a more precise and defensible electrification strategic plan. If the grant is awarded to the County, the Department will return to the board with a proposed grant agreement and additional details of this pilot program. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your board may choose to not approve the Resolution. If the Resolution is not adopted, the County of Fresno will not be able to ...
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