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14 <br /> 1 Commissioner Hamilton asked the price of an electric charging station. <br /> 2 Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Program Coordinator, said the money on a charging <br /> 3 station goes to the installation costs. He said an estimate is around $10,000 per charging <br /> 4 station. He said the one element also being pursued, partly through a grant, is a lease for one <br /> 5 electric passenger vehicle. He said this vehicle will be available through the car share program <br /> 6 for county staff administrative needs. He said he hopes this will provide staff experience and <br /> 7 comfort with electric vehicles. <br /> 8 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 9 <br /> FY2021-26 Recommended County Projects <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Chair Price said some of the vehicles seem older, but with less miles, and newer <br /> 13 vehicles have many more miles. She asked if there is a gauge used to determine the <br /> 14 replacement of Animal Services vehicles. <br /> 15 Travis Myren said mileage, age, and maintenance history are factors that go into <br /> 16 replacement recommendations. He said even if a vehicle does not have a lot of mileage, it <br /> 17 could be in the shop a lot. <br /> 18 Theo Letman said the equipment requirements on the vehicles may also require it to be <br /> 19 replaced. He said there is an HVAC unit that is mandated on all vehicles that hold animals, <br /> 20 which may require a vehicle replacement on a vehicle with low mileage. <br /> 21 Chair Price said there is one vehicle that is 2 years older, and is accumulating a lot more <br /> 22 mileage. <br /> 23 Theo Letman said as the vehicles come up in age, he communicates with Departments <br /> 24 about which vehicles need to be replaced soonest. <br /> 25 Chair Price said there seems to be inconsistencies. <br /> 26 Commissioner Dorosin said some systemization would be good for vehicle replacement. <br /> 27 He said vehicles are made better and last longer now. He said he thinks the county may be <br /> 28 replacing vehicles more aggressively than needed, so it would be worth looking at best <br /> 29 practices. <br /> 30 Travis Myren said there are benchmarks and standards staff can provide to the board to <br /> 31 demonstrate how the replacement schedule compares to what best practices might be. He said <br /> 32 this table is a new feature in this year's budget that provides a lot more details than in past <br /> 33 years. <br /> 34 Commissioner Bedford asked if there is a similar chart with maintenance schedule for <br /> 35 the buildings in the county. She said this is helpful when determining what to prioritize, and she <br /> 36 would like to see more schedules. <br /> 37 Bonnie Hammersley said staff does have replacement schedules for those things, and <br /> 38 she would share them. <br /> 39 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br />