Title
Clean BC Communities Fund Grant Application - Clean Energy Transportation - Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project
Recommendation
The Environmental Services Committee recommends to the Capital Regional District Board:
1. That staff be authorized to submit the Regional Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network project to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s CleanBC Communities Fund grant program on behalf of the participating local governments and First Nations;
2. That the Capital Regional District participate in the regional charging network by supplying sites found in Appendix A; and
3. That up to $725,000 be assigned from the previously approved 2022-2026 climate action service financial plan for up to 175 public level 2 EV charging ports across the region, as well as a commitment to any associated ineligible costs and cost overruns.
(NWA)