At the May 17, 2022 meeting, Council directed staff to move forward with the investigation of installing a Tesla Electric Vehicle Supercharger Station at the public parking lot located at S 4th Street and Curtis Avenue.  At the June 28, 2022 work session, Council had the opportunity to learn more about the Tesla Superchager station from the Tesla representative, Alex Schoknecht.  

Staff worked with Tesla to complete the attached zero cost agreement and it has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney.  The term of the agreement is up to 15 years and Tesla will assume one hundred percent of the design, construction, operations, and maintenance costs.  The proposed location is along the western portion of the parking lot adjacent to S. 4th Street (see exhibit in the attached agreement).   Upon approval of the agreement, Tesla will perform a survey and work with Pacific Power to understand the improvements required, if any, to upgrade the electrical to service the EV charging station.  According to the Tesla representative approximately 20-25% of the initial locations identified end up not being viable or need to be amended.  However, any amendment and/or modification to the agreement will be presented to Council for approval.