How to Benefit From a Diverse
Local Agency Partnership
Dave Head
County of Sonoma, CA
Fleet Manager
Doug Bond
Alameda County, CA
Fleet Manager
Sonoma County Local Government
Electric Vehicle Partnership
• Partnership of the Sonoma County, Sonoma County Water
Agency, all nine cities in Sonoma County.
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Two Air Districts, UC Davis, EBCCC, several local
agencies and businesses
• Key Initiative – To promote that use on plug-in vehicles in
our fleets and encourage development of EV Infrastructure.
Public Agency Role
• Prepare EVCS Installation Guidelines
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Convert fleet and build public infrastructure
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Formulate/adopt friendly EV polices
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Create codes & develop regulations
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Streamline permitting process
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Partnership with the private sector to expand the program
Meeting The Vision
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Develop a plan for “County Fleet”
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Get the “Cities” and local business involved
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Develop guidelines for planning, permitting and construction
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Secure grants for vehicles and infrastructure development
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Get chargers in the ground and vehicles in the field
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Develop sample policies for billing for electricity as a motor fuel
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Build initial network of chargers for public use
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Let business do what business should do – Grow the network
http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/misc/ev_prog_guidelines.pdf
Other Partnerships
• Shared Services Agreements with:
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Town of Windsor
Sonoma County Office of Education
City of Sonoma
City of Healdsburg
City of Cotati
City of Rohnert Park
California Highway Patrol
Community Development Commission
• Regional Partnerships:
– Bay Area Local Government Electric Vehicle Partnership
• MTC Funding for vehicles and Chargers
Local Government EV Fleet Project
Scope
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$5M project/$2.8M grant
11 Agencies
90 vehicles/chargers
National demonstration
Sonoma Co.
Oakland
Objectives
• Catalyze EV market
• Fleet cost savings
• Emission reduction
Alameda Co.
San Francisco
San
Jose
Project Organization
FHWA
Caltrans
Lead Agency
Public
Works
Alameda County
Santa Rosa
Sonoma
SWD
SF
Concord
GSA
Collaborative
Team
Fremont
MTC
MMWD
TAM
ICF
RHDG
BACC
Project Convener
Oakland
San Jose
Original Project Timeline
Q1 2011
• Planning
Q2 2011
• Charger and vehicle bid
• Begin local outreach/conference
Q3 2011
• Sedan deliveries/fleet staff training
• Charging station purchase and installation
• Local and national media outreach
2012
• Begin data assessment
• Regional and national outreach
Original Project Timeline
Q1 2011
Q2 2012
• Planning
Q2 2011
Q3 2012
• Charger and vehicle bid
• Begin local outreach/conference
Q3 2011
Q1,Q2 & Q3 2013
• Vehicle deliveries/fleet staff training
• Charging station purchase and installation
• Local and national media outreach
2012
2013 & 2014
• Begin data assessment
• Regional and national outreach
Benefits of Collaboration
• Addresses
– Barriers to deployment
• High cost
• Lack of experience
• Benefits
– Reduced staff time
– Reduced costs
– Competitive contract
terms
– More resources
Grants Application Checklist
 Funding Source (Federal, State, Local)
 Staff Resources (Total Time Commitment)
 Matching Funds (In-Kind, Cash)
 Partnership Opportunities (Public, Private, Non- Profit)
 ROI (Life Cycle Costs, Environmental Benefits)
 Consistent with Core Services (Customer Service)
 Improve or Expand Services (Efficiencies)
 Risks (Liability, Future Grants)
 Reporting Criteria (Frequency, Advertising)
Elements of Partnership
Development
• Professional relationships
• Trust
• Cooperation
• Political Will
• Dedicated Project Team
• Creditability
• Can-Do Attitude
Benefits of Partnership Development
• Shared Resources
• Shared Responsibility
• Increased Visibility
• Cost Savings
• Gain Economies of Scale
• Able to meet minimum grant requirements
• Collaborative Decision Making
• Improve Agency Relationships
Questions?