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Sustainability Manager Updates
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The ESB receives routine updates from the Sustainability Manager.
1. The November Sustainability Newsletter celebrated America Recycles Day and highlighted the amazing recycling program Los Alamos County offers. Subscriber numbers increased from 99 to 117.
2. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
a. The County is constructing six Level 2 - EV Chargers at Municipal Building to serve the 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 kickoff meeting with R&M construction was held on Thursday, August 14. R&M will provide a project schedule based on equipment lead times and obtaining permits.
iv. September 5 - R&M received permits from NM CID. We are awaiting the project schedule. The contractor is investigating lead times for the vault box that is needed for the project.
v. October 13 - Construction began and is estimated to be complete December 31st.
vi. November - The construction crew poured concrete curb and gutter, ADA parking spaces, and installed bollards.
b. Los Alamos County received NMDOT DC Fast Charging Grant funding. The project will construct two DC Fast Chargers at Mesa Public Library, with each port providing a minimum of 150 kW.
i. September 30 - Council approved grant agreement and passed a Resolution.
ii. November - Public Works employees completed the ADA design. Utilities engineers are working on electrical design.
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 Visi...
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