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RESOLUTION NO. 15408
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER
INTO CONTRACTS AND SIGN LETTERS OF COMMITMENT WITH PACIFIC GAS AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE EV FLEET ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM FOR CITY
FACILITIES; CEQA DETERMINATION: EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES
SECTIONS 15311, 15303, AND/OR 15301.
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael is required to comply with the Advanced Clean Fleets
regulations of the California Air Resources Board; and
WHEREAS, the Advanced Clean Fleet regulations (Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article
3.2) require transitioning the City fleet to electric or zero emissions vehicles in phases starting
in 2024 with a requirement for 50% of fleet purchases to be Zero Emission Vehicles starting
in 2024, and 100% of fleet purchases to be Zero Emission Vehicles starting in 2027 with some
exceptions; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has applied for and been accepted into the Pacific
Gas and Electric Company’s EV Fleet Electrification program (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, Pacific Gas and Electric Company has provided an offer to the City of San
Rafael to provide technical assistance, funding, and installation for utility electrical capacity
for the Public Works facility at 111 Morphew Street, San Rafael, California; and
WHEREAS, Pacific Gas and Electric Company requires contracts and letters of
commitment from the City of San Rafael to guarantee their funding and installation of utility
upgrades that obligates the City to purchase electric vehicles and purchase and install electric
vehicle chargers, as well as to abide by reporting and specification requirements; and
WHEREAS, this Project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines 15301, 15303 and/or 15311 due to the installation of the Project being an accessory
to existing facilities and uses since they are being placed in existing parking lots.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael hereby finds the foregoing recitals are true and correct, determines that the project is exempt under CEQA Guideline Sections 15301, 15303 and/or 15311 and authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and enter into contracts and sign letters of commitment with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the EV Fleet Electrification program for City facilities, including Oversized Switchgear Acknowledgement.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 2nd day of June 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk