HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 23-____
Introduced by Council Member ______________
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE STACK CENTER AND FINDING THE ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA REVIEW WHEREAS, the State of California has a goal of 7.5 million zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads and approximately 1.2 million public and shared chargers to meet the fueling demands of those vehicles by 2030; and WHEREAS, on August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board approved a rule requiring 100 percent of new car sales in California to be ZEVs by 2035; and WHEREAS, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) aims to deploy forty to fifty fast charging hubs throughout its service area over the next several years including two or three hubs in Hayward in the next few years; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2022, the City Council of the City of Hayward adopted a resolution authorizing a Site License Agreement with EBCE to develop charging hubs at the following potential locations:
Cinema Garage – 22695 Foothill Boulevard
Municipal Lot 1 – 919 A Street
Municipal Lot 2 – 1042 B Street
Municipal Lot 4 – 1147 B Street
Municipal Lot 5 – 22456 Maple Court
Municipal Lot 6 – 1164 A Street
Northeast Corner of Mission Blvd. and Fairway Street
WHEREAS, the agreement supports the Strategic Priority of Confront Climate Crisis & Champion Environmental Justice as included in the Strategic Roadmap adopted by Council on June 6, 2023. Specifically, this project is related to implementation of “Project C2: Continue to collaborate with EBCE to provide public EV charging facilities”; and WHEREAS, an opportunity to develop a charging hub at The Stack Center has been identified.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hayward that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City of Hayward a Master Site License Agreement with EBCE.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hayward that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to add The Stack Center as a potential site to be listed in the Master Site License Agreement with EBCE.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hayward that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to add properties to or remove properties from the Master Site License Agreement as appropriate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council finds the agreement statutorily exempt from environmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) of the CEQA Guidelines.
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA _______________________, 2023 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: ______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________________________
City Attorney of the City of Hayward
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