Public Works and Transportation Committee July 14, 2026 AGENDA REPORTTO:Elizabeth LakeFROM:Liam GarlandActing City Administrator Director of Public WorksSUBJECT: $750,000 Bay Area Air Quality Management District GrantDATE:July 1, 2026 City Administrator Approval Date:RECOMMENDATION Staff Recommends That City Council Adopt A Resolution: (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Reimbursement Grant From The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Transportation Fund For Clean Air / Charge! Program In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For Eligible Costs Associated With The Installation Of Fifteen (15) Two-Port Direct Current Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, For A Total Of Thirty (30) Charging Ports, At The City’s Maintenance Service Center, 7101 Edgewater Drive, Oakland; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute The Grant Agreement And Related Documents; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Oakland’s fleet is transitioning to alternatively fueled, zero-emission, renewable, or low-carbon fuel powered vehicles. This transition is being driven by the City policy and guidance provided in the Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) and Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Action Plan, as well as State of California Executive Orders and mandates such as the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Rule, Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule, Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rule, and off-road zero emission regulations currently under development. The fleet currently consists of approximately 1,570 on-road vehicles, of which approximately 1,045 are currently suitable for electrification. Currently, the City has (117) units that are electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and aims to further reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions production by replacing the fleet with electric vehicles (EVs) when vehicles have exhausted their useful service life. The ever-increasing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) counts will require the City to install and maintain the related BEV charging infrastructure necessary to support (fuel) them. Oakland Public Works has been awarded $750,000 by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s (BAAQMD) Transportation Fund For Clean Air (TFCA) Funding Agreement, Project G-2505-51580. The BAAQMD grant named Charge!, was highly anticipated and proved to be extremely competitive with sixty-nine (69) applicants submitting proposals competing for approximately $38 million in funding. The Bay Area Air District’s Board of Directors authorized $23.3 million to fund the highest-ranking projects in the Charge! Program rank list of which Betsy Lake (Jul 1, 2026 11:03:05 PDT)
Jul 1, 2026
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City AdministratorSubject: $750,000 Bay Area Air Quality Management District Grant Date : July 1, 2026 Page 2 Public Works and Transportation Committee July 14, 2026 Oakland was included. By accepting, appropriating, and adopting the proposed resolution for the installation of 15 2-port electric vehicle chargers, will ensure adequate resources are available to recharge our ever-expanding electric vehicle fleet. BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY The City of Oakland has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to reducing energy use and mitigating climate change and its impacts for more than two decades. Following early participation in global climate efforts in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the City began to highlight opportunities for local action, and adopted several City Council Resolutions supporting these efforts such as: Per City Resolution 77842 C.M.S, adopted on June 3, 2003, the City of Oakland will develop and implement a “Green Fleet” policy and direct the staff to purchase vehicles powered by alternative fuels whenever possible, and actively pursue federal and state, and other incentive program related to clean air and energy efficiency. Per City Resolution No. 88502 C.M.S.adopted on April 20, 2021, the City Council supports the goal of reaching 100% zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales by the year 2030.Adopting this resolution will keep the City’s long-term goals on track by achieving community-wide action carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and ultimately increase resilience in the face of the climate crisis. ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES On November 12, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution No. 90511 C.M.S., authorizing acceptance of a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) grant in the amount of $643,000 awarded to the City of Oakland. The grant was provided through PG&E’s EV Fleet Electrification Program (Contract No. FLEET005702213) to support electrical service upgrades necessary for the installation of new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The total City match required for the PG&E EV charging infrastructure project is $1,328,720. Subsequently, the City applied for and was awarded a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) in the amount of $750,000. These funds will be applied to offset the City’s matching contribution for the PG&E project which includes the design, construction, and ongoing maintenance of the charging infrastructure. With the combined funding from the PG&E and BAAQMD grants, the City’s required matching contribution is reduced to $578,720. Oakland Public Works (OPW) has identified and reserved these matching funds within Fund 4100 (Project No. 1007591, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Matching). Collectively, the grant funding will cover approximately 56 percent of the total cost of installing the 15 EV charging stations.
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City AdministratorSubject: $750,000 Bay Area Air Quality Management District Grant Date: July 1, 2026 Page 3 Public Works and Transportation Committee July 14, 2026 Approval of the proposed resolution to accept the BAAQMD grant and install 15 EV charging stations at the Maintenance Service Center will support compliance with applicable State of California Executive Orders and mandates such as the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Rule, Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule, and the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rule as well as Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates regulating vehicle emissions under the Clean Air Act. FISCAL IMPACT If this resolution is approved, this grant would provide $750,000 in funding to the City for the installation of (15) electric vehicle chargers, the funding would be accepted and appropriated to Bay Area Air Quality Management District Fund (2166), Equipment Services: Administration Organization (30541); EV Infrastructure Grant Project (1007591), and Administration Program (AD01). The City’s required matching contribution for this grant is $578,720. Oakland Public Works (OPW) has identified available matching funds within the Equipment Fund (4100), Equipment Services: Administration Organization (30541), EV Infrastructure Grant Project (1007591), and Administration Program (AD01). PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST No outreach was deemed necessary for the proposed policy action beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures. COORDINATION The Oakland Public Works Department prepared the requested action. This report and resolution were reviewed by the Office of the City Attorney and Budget Bureau. RACE AND EQUITY The installation of (15) EV chargers at 7101 Edgewater Dr. will reduce race and equity disparities across Oakland, where low-income and disadvantaged populations will benefit from the reduced vehicular emissions and greater access to EV charging. The greater access to EV chargers will also support increased ownership of EV’s among historically economically and environmentally disadvantaged communities. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) This action and the project are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15301, and 15304, each as a separate and independent basis, because the project consists of accepting and Elizabeth Lake, Acting City AdministratorSubject: $750,000 Bay Area Air Quality Management District Grant Date : July 1, 2026 Page Public Works and Transportation Committee July 14, 2026 appropriating grant funds and installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure at an existing City maintenance facility, with only minor alterations to existing facilities and, if needed, minor trenching or ground disturbance where surfaces will be restored, and because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the action will have a significant effect on the environment. ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL Staff Recommends That City Council Adopt A Resolution: (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Reimbursement Grant From The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Transportation Fund For Clean Air / Charge! Program In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For Eligible Costs Associated With The Installation Of Fifteen (15) Two-Port Direct Current Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, For A Total Of Thirty (30) Charging Ports, At The City’s Maintenance Service Center, 7101 Edgewater Drive, Oakland; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute The Grant Agreement And Related Documents; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings. For questions regarding this report, please contact Richard Battersby, Assistant Director Oakland Public Works, at (510) 915- 5722. Respectfully submitted,Liam Garland Public Works Director Prepared by: Richard Battersby, Assistant Director Oakland Public Works, BMIS Attachments (A): 2505-51580 Funding Agreement