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VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
Staff Report – Item 11
TO: VCE Board of Directors
FROM: Mitch Sears, Executive Officer
SUBJECT: SACOG Grant Update and Extension Request
DATE: July 13, 2023
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Electrify Yolo grant extension request to SACOG.
BACKGROUND and ANALYSIS
In 2018 VCE joined with the cities of Davis and Woodland and Yolo County to apply for a $2.9 million grant from the Sacramento Council of Governments (SACOG). The purpose of the grant is to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Yolo County. The proposal was successful, and the grant was approved by the SACOG board of directors on December 20, 2018. The project is titled Electrify Yolo.
After grant approval by the SACOG board of directors, a fund exchange agreement was approved between the City of Davis and SACOG. This helped streamline grant reporting and payment processing. The project deadline was established through the fund exchange process as December 31, 2023.
The Electrify Yolo team members include the cities of Winters, Woodland, Davis, the County of Yolo County, and VCE.
UPDATE
COVID delayed the implementation of Electrify Yolo significantly. The project participants are all making progress—charger locations have been identified, sites have been developed in preparation for installations, and chargers have been installed at several locations. However, progress was slowed significantly by COVID, and more time is needed to complete Electrify Yolo.
Winters and Woodland are expected to complete their projects by year-end. Yolo County and Davis have larger projects that require more time and resources to complete. Therefore, Valley Clean Energy and the project partners are requesting a project extension of one year, with a new project end date of December 31, 2024.