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16 <br /> 1 Slide#21 <br /> FY2026-36 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br /> County Fleet EV Charging Stations <br /> Environmental Protection and Climate Action <br /> Transportation Goals " '. �, y <br /> Electric Vehicle Charging Stations <br /> for County Vehicles - $373,321 <br /> (p.99) r <br /> — Install six (6) charging stations at <br /> Southern Human Services <br /> — Install four (4) stations at Whitted Human <br /> Services <br /> — Install one (1) station at the Parks <br /> Operations Base - <br /> h <br /> — Funding in future years will be guided by <br /> the charging station feasibility study C^ «-w <br /> ® Preg.ese rt:A. <br /> 2 '22 GIP <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee asked if these charging stations are available for public use as well. <br /> 4 Travis Myren said these charging stations are going to be installed in places that are intended to <br /> 5 be used by county vehicles. <br /> 6 Commissioner McKee said he would like to explore billing users who use the charging stations <br /> 7 intended for county vehicles. He said he believes that someone who can afford an electric vehicle should <br /> 8 not be using county resources to fuel it. <br /> 9 Alan Dorman added that the new charging stations will be smart chargers to prevent unauthorized <br /> 10 users from using them. <br /> 11 Travis Myren agreed to price out the software required to enable billing at public chargers and <br /> 12 provide a return-on-investment analysis. <br /> 13 Alan Dorman clarified that the current feasibility study is focused primarily on staff chargers rather <br /> 14 than public chargers, but that the analysis Commissioner McKee requested could be added. <br /> 15 Vice-Chair Fowler raised the related climate benefit consideration. <br /> 16 Commissioner Bedford noted that some installation funding for public chargers had previously <br /> 17 come from state dollars that may no longer be available. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br />