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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE July 27, 2020 Online Broadcast Meeting Present: Councilmembers Rader, Bullock, & Shachner Also Present: Councilmember Neff, Assistant Director Parmelee, Director Leininger, Director Corrigan, Director Ducu, Engineer Papke, Michelle Nochta& David Baas of the Planning Department, Chief Dunphy, a couple members of the public, Clerk Bach, & Deputy Clerk Lascu taking minutes Start time: 7:00 p.m. AGENDA RESOLUTION 2020-42 &RESOLUTION 2020-46 Director Leininger provided background on each NOPEC grant that was provided through the resolutions. The first resolution provides $179,000 to Lakewood in a community grant and the second one provides $35,000 to be used for electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Historically, community grants have gone towards upgrading the city's streetlights to LED ones. Phase 1 of the upgrade took place on the city's commercial corridors. No specific projects have been identified for this round of funding.A specific location has not been identified yet for an EV charger, however staff envisions it being placed in a public park or parking lot. Councilmember Bullock asked if there could be other uses beyond streetlights and whether there were any other options beyond working with First Energy on them. He stated that the city should have a plan for clean energy, and pointed to his own notes from a public meeting which detailed public demand for EV chargers. He added that Jimmy Smith of ChargePoint was in attendance to propose a grant opportunity to bundle the $35,000 for EV chargers with future state money. Chairman Rader inquired as to whether the city has a plan to use the one-time EV state grant. He noted potential timing constraints on when the NOPEC money needs to be spent and whether it overlaps with the timeline of the state grant. Councilmember Bullock questioned the structure of NOPEC grants and noted the organization's potential desire to put up signage on chargers. Director Leininger highlighted the differences between NOPEC's community grants and EV charger funds. He added that NOPEC has asked to put signage on new signs. Jimmy Smith of ChargePoint, a contractor that has worked with Lakewood in the past, offered his support and noted Lakewood's status as a leader in the region in EV charging.