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BACKGROUND On September 7, 2011, the City entered into an agreement with ChargePoint America (ChargePoint) that allows the City to use ChargePoint's software and network system to charge fees at its electric vehicle charging stations. ChargePoint's service plan allows users to pay for their charging session via a ChargePasss® smart card or a major credit card. The system also allows the City to monitor its chargers in real time to determine availability (occupied, reserved, available); usage (energy consumed, amount of time utilized, greenhouse gases averted) and performance (technical problem or working). The City also has access to cumulative data (day, week, month and year) for all charging stations. A web-based map allows drivers to locate the City's chargers via the ChargePoint Network website, smart phone applications, and a variety of mobile and in- car navigation systems. In addition, the web based system will notify the City when chargers are not working properly and alert drivers when their charge has been completed or if the charge was interrupted. The system also provides customer support via a toll free number 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The ChargePoint agreement expires on December 31, 2013 at which time it could be extended, potentially with modified terms and services. To determine the appropriate fee structure for use of the charging stations, staff considered three cost elements including fees charged by ChargePoint, PG&E electricity charges and program administration, including maintaining the charging stations. A summary of these three cost elements are as follows: • ChargePoint Fees - ChargePoint will charge a variable authorization/transaction and processing fee per charging session that is based on the total number of monthly transactions for all City charging stations. As an example, assuming 1,500 transactions per month for all charging stations, the transaction fee would be $.40 and the processing fee would be equal to 5.0% (for customers using a ChargePass smart card) or 6.0% (for customers using a major credit card) of the total session fee. For 6,000 transactions per month for all charging stations, the authorization fee would be reduced to $.25 per session and processing fee would be 3% (for customers using a ChargePass smart card) or 3.5% (for customers using a major credit card) of the total session charge. (While it is difficult to predict usage, staff anticipates it will most likely be below 1,500 sessions per month which would result in a $0.40 transaction fee.) ChargePoint will send the net proceeds from the charging stations (total charges less its fees) to the City once per month which will be used to cover PG&E electricity charges and maintenance costs. • PG&E Costs - PG&E costs are subject to its authorized rate adjustments and fluctuate during seasonal peaks. As an example, PG&E electric rates per kW are $.44 for summer-peak, $.23 for summer part-peak and $.14 for summer off-peak. Winter rates are generally lower than the summer rates. The amount of electricity used by each vehicle per hour is generally based on the charging capacity of the vehicle and the seasonal/time of day that the charging occurs. Notwithstanding the above variables, assuming a vehicle uses .22 kW of electricity per mile it will use 22 kW for 100 miles of driving which translates into potential electricity charges of $3.08 for summer off-peak usage. Based on manufactures specifications, the Coulomb EV chargers will provide the 22 kW of electricity in 4 to 8 hours. Page 2 of 3