APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAN KALB RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AB 591 (GABRIEL) THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING FOR ALL ACT, TO BUILD OUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE BY REQUIRING ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS (EXCLUDING IN PRIVATE RESIDENCES) INCLUDE UNIVERSAL CONNECTORS THAT CAN CHARGE ALL EV’S AND THAT ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has been on the forefront of climate policy for decades; and WHEREAS, the transportation sector is responsible for more than half of California’s carbon pollution, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution, and 95 percent of toxic diesel emission; and WHEREAS, Executive Order N-79-20 set the goal that mandates all new cars sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035 as a way to mitigate climate change; and WHEREAS, for long excursions around the state, electric vehicle (EV) owners need to rely on public chargers; and WHEREAS, EV chargers are divided into three categories: Level 1, Level 2 and direct current (DC) fast chargers; and WHEREAS, DC fast charges specifically are split among three designs requiring drivers not only find a charger, but also verify that it is the correct type; and WHEREAS, many drivers cite “range anxiety” as a main hesitancy in trading in their gas powered vehicles for an EV; and WHEREAS, AB 591 builds out EV charging infrastructure by requiring all EV charging stations (excluding private residencies) include universal connectors as well as be open to the public; now, therefore, be it 2 RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland endorses Assembly Bill 591 and urge the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom to support its enactment into law; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council directs the City Administrator or his designee to immediately distribute this Resolution upon its adoption to Governor Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Gabriel. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California
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