Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

SFGTV Government Access Programming July 13, 2024

70 percent of the emissions from the transportation sector. 92 percent of all onland equipment. So bringing down emissions from that sector is a priority. So in developing the e. V. Road map, the electric Vehicle Working Group formed a subcommittee of city departments and a group of stakeholders that consist of state and regional agency, community members. They collaborated to develop the e. V. Road map. The road map has a vision. And also two interim goals to ensure quickly reducing emissions and over 40 actions to get us to our 2040 vision. The 2040 vision is okay. The slides. The 2040 vision, ill talk about that later. Our goal, the interim goal, the first interim goal is to 2025, 50 percent new vehicles so Francisco Garcia will be electric. And onethird of the commuting done by electric vehicles. Then our 2030 target is 100 percent all new vehicles in van fran will be electric and twothirds of the commuters coming into the city are done electric vehicle. And this goal aligns very well with governor browns goals of having 5 million electric vehicles in california by 2030. And finally, the vision, the 2040 vision is to make all transportation in San Francisco emissionfree, whether its originating in, passing through or ending in San Francisco, it must be emissions free. So how do we get there . There is a subcommittee developed Six Strategies that will, when put together, reach our 2040 vision goal. So ill quickly go over that. So the first is increasing Public Awareness. This is a very important strategy. By 2020, next year, i will come back to report to you whether or not weve been successful at getting the general public all the information necessary to convince them the benefits of electric vehicle. And also choosing electric mobility as the first choice. That includes having a citywide Public Awareness campaign, that includes having an e. V. Help desk. That also includes continuing the great work they are doing through the e. V. 1 workshops, but broadening them so we can speak with more constituent that perhaps even having a testdrive event. Nothing gets better than getting into an e. V. And trying it out. The next strategy is to provide incentives. We will evaluate citywide incentive programs. But this speaks more on how to layer the incentive programs on top of existing incentive programs. So, for example, that could be lane preferences. We can evaluate parking policies that shows a preference towards electric vehicles. And we can also provide other carrots that will inform the automobile purchaser to choose electric. So this is the first time and we are not going to let it happen again. We have to expand the charger infrastructure. And we are going to prioritize that. Multifamily users. So we have to prioritize, publicly accessible charging stations. To that end, we are developing a direct current fast charging map, a master plan where 50 percent of the way there. Theres still work to be done. The work has started, and we will be finishing it. We are also underway, have opened up 48 of our Municipal Parking garages to e. V. Charging providers to provide projects. So we are going to expand the charging infrastructure in Municipal Parking garages. And finally, last month i spoke to you about the commercial charging ordinance. And thats been passed. And so well be underway to expand charging infrastructure and public accessible garages as well. Integrating charging with the electric grid is our fourth strategy. We are going to be working with our Utility Partners to make sure we identify where all the choke points on the grid. More importantly, we will make sure that all the e. V. Chargers going into the ground are powered by greenhouse gasfree electricity or renewable electricity. We are going to work with colleagues to evaluate preference for the electric vehicle charging late schedules. So it will be less expensive to charge at a certain time that also has positive impact on the grid. And finally, how cool would it be if your electric car can back field into the panel of your house, during a Public Safety power shut off, providing you with resiliency. We would like to provide incentives for direct current fast charging providers to also add Battery Storage. The fifth strategy is to increase medium heavy duty vehicle electrifycation. So between 2020 and 2025, we are going to establish lighthouse projects of Early Adoption Technology in all major heavy and medium duty categories. We are going to catalog and support pilots. We tried it with the virginia a resource board. We are going to identify electric solutions to our transportation needs. And finally, the sixth strategy is to encourage mobility. By 2020 we are going to have a straight forward plan on how to electrify the fleets, such as the taxis and the autonomous vehicle. Developing new forms of mobility, it has to be electric. So what do we need from other city departments . Henry ford said no problem is too big if you break it up into small pieces. The electric vehicle road map is a big piece. The reason i have to cut it up into smaller pieces. We dont have to give the pieces to the departments and agencies that are most appropriate. Our vision is to have a comprehensive, Holistic Program for the entire city. We may be sitting in different buildings, but together, we are working on the same agenda with the e. V. Road map as our north star. Next step, implementation. An implemented plan is nothing more than a series of right decisions. We cannot make the decisions in silo. We have been making them with partners beyond our city borders because the 2040 vision is all transportation is zero emissions in San Francisco whether its originating in, passing through or starting from. So we have to cross boundaries to work together, even with the partners in the state like the California Commission and California Public Utilities Commission which regulate a lot of Energy Distribution policies. The road map was checked out by mayor breed in july. So as i mentioned, we have been working on it. I would like you to pause for a moment to express some gratitude to those that actually work on the electric vehicle road map. First i want to thank my colleagues at sfpc. I also want to thank my colleagues at s fm ca tim dougherty. I also want to thank my team, suzanne and our former colleague zach tomson. His blood and sweat is the ink of the road map. He intervened, took notes, he made sure all the stakeholders are listening, understood and heard. And this document reflects his thoughtfulness and professionalism the entire way. So with that, commissioners, this is our citywide electric vehicle road map. Commissioner stephenson. Kind of a tactical question. That was amazing. Thank you. And i especially loved the story telling at the beginning. Because i think its great to level about where weve been and also learn from the past. I think that the fact that weve been charging throughout the city is a huge piece of your sixpoint plan. So our work in software. And in software you create road maps and plans. And theres a product manager and project managers who help shepherd it through and deliver it. And with all of these different stakeholders across all these different city departments, what is the plan for who is going to hold the sort of tactical pushing forward of the project over these 20 years . Its so ambitious, and its amazing. And i think that without tight reigns Holding Everyone accountable, whats the mechanism through which thats going to happen . Who owns that . I think it begins, i think it begins with us forming that e. V. Task force. I really think the task force can be the body that controls the development of the tactical strategies, the tactical necessities that will be required for each of the strategy. I think the task force will be a very efficient way for decision making. I also think in addition to task force, the concept of having a holistic Clean Transportation Program across departments where we can work together. But more importantly where we can fill gaps. We can quickly identify an hour where it needs more attention. We can deploy resources to do that. So this is a plan in the making. We have a plan. So now we have to figure out a way to, like you said, architect the necessary steps to having it fully implemented and make the right decisions. More of a question for you. Whats the process to get a task force pulled together . Commissioner stephenson, i really appreciate that question. I think it goes into the heart of a plan is only as good as implementation. And so one of the things that we realized we need is we need to bring on the expertise in our department to lead this initiative, that we dont actually have that person yet. Lowell is stretched incredibly thin trying to do all the work hes doing. And so i have been working with the Mayors Office to identify a creative Funding Source to fund this work. Im very hopeful about it. The Mayors Office is very, very supportive, as is the budget office. And we are working very closely with our partners at san fran as well as mta who have a lot at stake as well to see the success of this road map. So the three agencies are looking at presenting to the Mayors Office a Budget Proposal for next fiscal year, and maybe sooner, to fund this work. And then ultimately, i think thats not only that we have the ability to create the task force, we need people to be holding the task force accountable. We need people, perhaps the commission on the environment, perhaps the transportation commission, perhaps the Public Utilities commission. We have other bodies that need to be saying, well, how is it going and what are the roadblocks and why arent you moving faster or great job, you are moving fast. What we found is when we look at whether the strategy what are the big buckets of things we know that have to be done. When you start peeling each one of those back, you see that theres a lot of barriers to implementation and success that actually the Solutions Lie within the city itself. We have some rules for construction and prioritization of resources that actually get in the way of electrifycation. And so for us to be serious about reaching these goals is going to take city agencies collectively solving some of these initiatives. Theres a lot of inertia so that kind of change. And i think what breaks through inertia is transparency and daylight. And im interested in thinking about next year how we had a joint Commission Meeting with the commission on the status of women. It might be interesting towards the end of next year to think about some joint Commission Meetings with other agencies that have a piece of this so that we are all moving in the same direction. I just its an idea. We can think about at a future time. But your point is very well taken. Commissioner sullivan. That was a great presentation. Is that better . Fantastic presentation. As an e. V. Owner, i dont think theres any material that ive gotten as a commissioner that ive read more carefully than this one. So really great work and great presentation. And some really audacious goals here. So 50 percent of the cars sold in San Francisco by 2025 will be electric. What is the percentage now . Thats a good question. I defer to suzanne and zach. [off mic] say your name and title. Good evening, commissioners. Tomson, formerly zero emission vehicles. [laughs] right now, the last data that we saw had the San Francisco measurement area at 15 percent of new car sales being e. V. S. But thats for the metro area. We dont know what the most recent dataset specifically about San Francisco. That includes oakland and hayward also. Thank you. I love the idea, director raphael suggested of kind of periodic checkins on our progress. It might be a good idea to pick some metrics that we think are important towards this project. Maybe its what percentage of cars purchased are electric. Maybe its the metric for charging infrastructure and just to see how we are doing as we go along. I also read in the report that the incentives are supposed to be in place by 2020. Thats correct. Five weeks away from 2020. And i suppose we have the full year. Yeah but do you think thats still realistic . I think, like director raphael said, there are some barriers to change but i think with the incentives, theres much more output to receive concepts and further develop them, especially if they are just price signals and dont take a lot of structural changing, i think that might be possible, yes. I will commit to that. I will check in. As an electric vehicle manager, i will definitely update you. I completely think agree with your suggestion of having even more refined, that way we can really check how much progress we are making in a much smaller resolution. I could go on and on. But im going to limit myself to just one more comment, which is i think part of the solution is out of our control. Its electric manufacturers and how expensive and how affordable they are. The part that is within our control, i think, the biggest piece is infrastructure, the charging infrastructure. Yes. And what is the kind of the current thinking about infrastructure . Is it to go to level 3s and try to get level 3s out there as quickly as possible . Or for all the people that dont have a charger or a garage or dont have access at home and work . That is a great question. I think its one of those questions that the master plan is trying to solve for. The fast charger are great. But sometimes its not necessary. But it will take it might take a lot of upgrades to have the fast charger installed. So workbased charging it might make sense to have level 2 because youll be parking your vehicle there for a longer amount of time. But there are other technologies coming out that circumvent this capacity issues. They dont trigger upgrades. They are able to provide charging, but they dont require a giant transform, and they dont require new panels and new services. There is software out there that can actually schedule metro vehicle charging based on needs. And that way its not around its more the amount of electrons passing through based on which car was scheduled first. And again, the solution to avoid upgrades. But the infrastructure is certainly an issue. And fast chargers are definitely great, especially for publiclyaccessible types. Again, if you cant charge at home or work you got to be able to charge somewhere else. Thats one of our big challenges. Thats correct. Thats correct. Commissioner chu hello. Thank you for your presentation. Very exciting work. And i have two questions. The first one is around the definition of a vehicle. Im reviewing your report, and i would like to spend more time in it in more detail. But one thing i want to bring up is in my work, which is very transportation related, one thing that has come up is that in europe, especially the netherlands, i think there were 40 percent more electric bicycles this year than previous years. So i just wanted to raise emerging mobility is one of the categories. I did see a car there. But i wanted to clarify if that was inclusive of bicycles and scooters and whatever else is going to land in our streets. Absolutely, yes. It does include, all transportation has to be electrified. I saw a pricing table about what electric vehicles in terms of cars would cost but it should also align with other sustainable modes. Agreed. My second question is around oh, so the Congestion Pricing Policy Advisory Committee just kicked off last week, which im a part of. Thank you for the opportunity. And i think theres a really, really interesting question, especially as congestion pricing is rearing its head again which is an exciting moment in time for electric vehicles to be alignd with that, so i wanted to stay in close touch about that. Absolutely. Thank you. Any other questions . Any Public Comment on this item . Hearing none, thank you so much for that amazing presentation. Great work. [applause] anthony, next item. The next item is item 8, discussion of two resolutions supporting climaterelated ordinances sponsored by the department of the environment and a vote on whether to adopt each resolution as recommended by the policy committee. The sponsor is deborah raphael, director. The speaker is cyndy comerford, Climate Program manager. Resolution file no. 201908coe regarding ordinance in board supervisors file no. 190972 concerning municipal he electrifycation. File number 190708 concerning electric preferred buildings. Explanatory document resolution file no. 201909coe. Item for discussion and action. Commissioner sullivan is going to do the actual motion. Thank you. Save your voice. Great. So as commissioner sullivan can attest to, we had a really interesting policy Committee Meeting on these issues. And we wanted to ask cyndy our Climate Program manager to give you a brief outline of what was discussed not nearly in the same level of detail. But as lowell said, when you look at our where weve got emissions coming out, its pretty clear theres not a lot of mystery here. Our buildings are a big part of the story. And where those emissions are coming from, cyndy will talk a little bit about that. But more and more, they are coming from natural gas. And while we will be developing a Climate Action strategy that you will hear a lot more about for 2020, we dont wait for that to be finished before we adopt policies along the way. And theres a particular moment in time now that is very important because the Building Code gets updated on a threeyear cycle. And we are and that st

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