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Sustainability Manager Updates
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The ESB receives routine updates from the Sustainability Manager.
1. The October Sustainability Newsletter highlighted ways to reduce food waste and highlighted the pumpkin dumpster set at Fuller Lodge to collect pumpkins. Subscriber numbers increased from 95 to 99.
2. Electric Vehicle Charging 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 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 November 21st.
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. September 30 - Council approved grant agreement and passed a Resolution.
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 on May 28, 2025, and closed on July 31, 2025.
f. Stantec conducted site visit...
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