It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Revitalize Charging Solutions, Inc., for a new charging station to be located at the Guinn School Complex located at 1150 S. Freeway.

Revitalize Charging Solutions (RCS) is a startup environmental company based in Fort Worth and has designed and built an interactive charger that is used to keep the battery of an electric vehicle (EV) charged. Despite the expected increased usage of EVs, there are relatively few charging stations in Fort Worth to address consumer concerns that a battery could run out of charge and strand a driver far from a recharging station.

RCS and the City of Fort Worth initiated a pilot program to install a Level II charging station at the City of Fort Worth Facility Management building located at 1110 Taylor Street on October 1, 2015. The Pilot program ran for 6 months, with positive results including 12 registered users and an average of 2 charging sessions per day.

RCS is proposing an Agreement for a new charging station to be located at the Guinn School Complex located at 1150 S. Freeway, for an extended pilot program with an initial term of 12 months. In consideration of the City entering into the Agreement, RCS will provide a Level II (240 VAC) electric vehicle charging station for public use and will cover the installation and ongoing maintenance of the equipment.

Bi-weekly usage reports and other pertinent operational information relating to the site and the equipment will be provided to the Director of Economic Development. The City will be entitled to reimbursement in an amount equal to the total kilowatts used per month by the charging station at the site. As a part of the Agreement, media content will be displayed on the charging station, including commercial advertising, graphic wraps, labeling, banner advertisements, and movie clips. RCS shall have control over the solicitation, contracting, and distribution of any and all media content data transmitted on the Revitalize Charging Solutions Charging Stations subject to the City's approval.

Given that RCS will cover the installation and ongoing maintenance of the equipment and that electricity will be reimbursed, there are no financial impact on the budget associated with this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated by the City of Fort Worth immediately upon written notice to RCS.

This project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 8, Mapsco 77K.