HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02-03; City Council; Resolution 2026-031Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-031 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $147,000 FOR THE STATE STREET PARKING
LOT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined it necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to construct the State Street Parking Lot Electric Vehicle, or EV,
Charging Stations Project, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 4090, or Project; and
WHEREAS, staff have procured six new EV charging stations, which will serve 10 stalls, in the
city-owned State Street Parking Lot located at 3021 State Street; and
WHEREAS, the new EV charging stations have arrived and are ready for installation; and
WHEREAS, staff are working with San Diego Gas & Electric, or SDG&E, to extend the utility-
owned electrical distribution lines necessary to support the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project’s plans, specifications and contract documents have been permitted, and
the Project is ready to move into the construction phase; and
WHEREAS, the estimated total cost to complete the Project has increased and additional
funding is needed prior to bidding the Project for construction; and
WHEREAS, staff request an additional appropriation of $147,000 from the Public Facilities Fees
Fund to CIP Project No. 4090; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.080 authorizes award of construction
contracts of less than $220,000 through informal bidding procedures, and the City Manager or designee
shall award all informal contracts; and
WHEREAS, since the engineer’s estimate of $193,000 is less than $220,000, staff anticipate that
the City Manager or designee will award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council has determined that the proposed action for the installation of
additional EV charging stations is categorically exempt from environmental review
under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, Guidelines Section 15301
because it involves the maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing facilities with
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negligible or no expansion of the existing or former use. No exceptions to the categorical
exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 or Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 19.04.070(C) apply.
3.That the City Manager or designee is authorized to appropriate $147,000 from the Public
Facilities Fees Fund to Capital Improvement Program Project No. 4090.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 3rd day of February, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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