DEPARTMENT: Office of Sustainability
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Douglas R. Melnick, AICP, ISSP-SA, CNU-A
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance approving an agreement between the City of San Antonio and Blink Charging Company for Publicly-Accessible Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure on City Property (RFP 20-076).
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the SA Climate Ready Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), the City will consider an agreement with Blink Charging Company (Blink) to install, own and operate electric vehicle charging infrastructure on City property and manage associated software, marketing and customer interface elements in a manner that is cost neutral to the City. The agreement will facilitate a City contractor to be able to apply for funding through the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) for Light Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Level 2 Charging Equipment projects. The project supports the City's goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ground-level ozone attributed to the transportation sector by encouraging cleaner fuel technologies, including electric vehicles. City staff works closely with CPS Energy to share information and best practices related to energy and utility policy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Promoting clean and efficient technologies, including electric vehicles, is a mitigation strategy for reducing transportation consumption in the City of San Antonio's SA Tomorrow Sustainability Plan, the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, the Ozone Attainment Master Plan and the American Cities Climate Challenge.
In collaboration with both internal departments, external partners and advisors through the American Cities Climate Challenge, the Office of Sustainability has conducted studies and analyses to understand the community's and municipality's EV needs. The City of San Antonio Electric Vehicle Fleet Conversion and City-Wide Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Study, completed in December 2019, explain...
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