EV Ready Code Project - Technical Advisory Series meeting #1

Meeting purpose

• Review the purpose and timeline of the Technical Advisory Series
• Review the key equity goals and recommendations from the Enabling EV Access to Renters Community Stakeholder Group (Winter-Spring 2020)
• Review project overview
• Discuss and refine regulatory strategies for the city’s context and different demographic groups

Desired outcomes

• Clear understanding of the project scope and background to EV Ready Code in the City of Portland, responsive to different priority demographic groups
• Best practice suggestions for residential new construction EV-Ready requirements
• Shared agreement on and commitment to next steps for the Technical Advisory Series

 Agenda

10 minutes – Ingrid and Marty

• Welcome
• Meeting Purpose
• Shared Ground Rules     

10 minutes – All

• Round-robin introductions
  • Name and organization
  • In one sentence, please describe interest in participating in this topic area discussion

60 minutes – Ingrid, Marty and all

• EV Ready Code for Portland framing presentation and room discussion
• Questions include:
  • From your perspective, which regulatory strategies presented resonate with you?
  • Does focusing on residential developments and prioritizing multi-dwelling development make sense?
  • How would this type of regulation decrease the most barriers to accessing EV charging?
  • Are there best practices specific to residential development that you recommend we research? Please tell us about them.
  • Of the regulatory strategies we’ve presented and discussed, which do you think are most important to implement with the goal of increasing EV access to low-income and multi-dwelling residents? Why?

5 minutes – All

• General Q & A on project, content and process  

5 minutes – Ingrid and Marty

• Next Steps
• Feb. 23 (Meeting 2): Present on and discuss EV Ready code concepts and best practices
• April TBD (Meeting 3): Review Discussion Draft
• May/June TBD (Meeting 4): Review public feedback on the Discussion Draft and BPS staff proposed edits

Meeting materials