HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-02-2020 Open Session_ Torres, Ivette and Loera, Mariela of Center for Community Action and Environmental Juistice_Item 6_sanitizedelectric infrastructure as we move into an electric future. An example would be a medium and heavy-duty
charging center instead of a diesel truck service center. Approving projects like this all diesel truck stops
impedes that possibility. Relying on a facility that uses interstate trucks also causes issues on the
regulation of the trucks coming in and out of the service center. California has no control in overseeing if
these out of state trucks meet the strong regulations we currently have to protect our air quality, which
will further contribute to bad air quality being released by the trucks in already susceptible communities.
If the project does move forward it should incorporate ZEV infrastructure, as mentioned above, our
infrastructure in California will look completely different from here to 2035 and so on. As we work to
achieve California’s Climate Goals and lowering our emissions to achieve Governor Newsom’s Executive
Order N-19-1910, the cost of switching to electric infrastructure should not fall on individual truck drivers
but the services and logistics headquarters, therefore the truck stop should incorporate solar panels to help
support and create potential income for providing electricity.
In closing, we strongly encourage the San Bernardino City Council to hold off on approving the parcels
and project for the reasons stated above and for the health and the best interest of the surrounding
Muscoy residential community and San Bernardino City overall.
Sincerely,
Ivette Torres
Mariela Loera
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
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