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Sustainability Manager Updates
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The ESB receives routine updates from the Sustainability Manager.
1. The August Sustainability Newsletter focused on creating a native landscape, xeriscaping and water conservation using grey water systems. Subscriber numbers grew from 85 to 90.
2. Electric Vehicle Charing Infrastructure
a. The County is working on deployment of six Level 2 - EV Chargers at Municipal Building to serve County fleet and the community.
i. The ChargePoint amendment was approved by Board of Public Utilities on April 2 and County Council on April 8.
ii. The County Council approved the construction task order on July 8, 2025. Construction will begin by August 2025.
iii. The kick off meeting with R&M construction was held on Thursday, August 14. R&M will provide a project schedule based on equipment lead times and will begin working on obtaining permits.
b. Los Alamos County applied for the NMDOT DC Fast Charging Grant and has received official notification of award. The project will install two DC Fast Chargers at Mesa Public Library, with each charging port providing a minimum of 150 kW.
i. The attorney’s are currently reviewing the agreement, next steps are to go to Council for grant award acceptance.
3. Fleet Conversion and Community-Wide EV Charging Plan
a. The County had the kick-off meeting for the Fleet Conversion and Community-wide EV Charging Plan.
b. County Council received an overview on March 25th and BPU on April 2nd.
c. Stantec met with Public Works and Community Services Department on May 12 to understand vehicle utilization.
d. Community Visioning Meeting was held May 12 in Council Chambers and virtually.
e. The survey opened May 28, 2025 and closed on July 31, 2025.
f. Stantec conducted site visits on July 10th and 11th on County property to understand feasibility, identifying potential EV charging locations and reviewing electric capacity.
g. The draft plan will be presented to ESB, BPU and Council in October 2025.
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