DATE: November 14, 2023
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PRESENTATION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF ON DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM GAGE ZERO LLC AND SKYCHARGERS LLC PURSUANT TO RFP 23-12MB TO ENTER INTO A LEASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ZERO EMISSION TRUCK STOP AT 19TH STREET AND TIDELANDS AVENUE IN NATIONAL CITY, IN FURTHERANCE OF MCAS TRUCK GOAL 2, PURSUANT TO BOARD POLICY NO. 360.
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The Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) includes a vision of "Health Equity for All" and 38 near-term objectives, several of which aim to reduce emissions from maritime-related activities and industries. Importantly, the MCAS aspires to achieve 40 percent zero emission (ZE) heavy-duty (HD) truck trips to and from the District's marine cargo terminals by June 30, 2026, and 100 percent ZE HD truck trips by December 31, 2030. Infrastructure to power these ZE trucks is critical to achieving these aspirations. MCAS Truck Goal 2 focuses on facilitating the deployment of infrastructure to support the transition to ZE trucks. More specifically, Truck Objective 2A directs staff to present a concept plan to the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) that identifies four potential HD truck infrastructure locations within the region to support the deployment of ZE trucks.
The first step to implementing Truck Goal 2 was to implement Truck Objective 2A. Last summer, in furtherance of that Objective, staff released a Request for Information (RFI) solicitation for ZE Infrastructure for HD trucks serving the District and the region in order to learn more about the emerging technologies and the associated business models, as well as the appropriate site concepts and features the District should consider in the development of future ZE truck infrastructure sites. The RFI asked proposers how they would hypothetically construct infrastructure on four sites located on Tidelands and four sites throughout San Diego County.
Based on review of the RFI responses, in November 2022, staff propo...
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