The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To approve the Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Plan and targets for delivery by 2025.

2.    To adopt a capital estimate of £329,840 to be included in the capital Programme 2021/22, and earmark £82,000 from the Transportation Service Streetscene Enhancement Revenue budget to deliver 150 Street Lighting Column Electric Vehicle Charge Points by 31 March 2022.

3.    To approve £500,000 of CIL funding as a match contribution towards a bid for £1,500,000 which will be released subject to the bid being successful.

4.    To approve the use of the available procurement channels to procure 150 slow charge lamp column charging points and 250 fast chargers.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Director of Public Realm (D. Jones)

(Principal Transport Planner (M. Chibou)

Councillor Kahar Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Highways (Job Share as part of the wider Social Inclusion and Public Realm Portfolio), introduced the report setting out a plan for the delivery of electric vehicle charging points.

He highlighted the growth projections for use of electric vehicles. Encouraging electric vehicles was important for the Council’s air quality and climate change actions. The report set out how the Council would retain a level of control of the charging points and how the Council would be able to receive income from the use of the points.

The Mayor welcomed the report although he noted that a more active second-hand market would be important for the wider rollout of electric vehicles.

Councillor Peter Golds, Leader of the Conservative Group, welcomed the report but highlighted the importance of making use of planning gains to fund charging points to speed up rollout.

The Mayor noted that the Council worked hard to ensure new developments included relevant measures such as charging points and cycling storage. He also highlighted the importance of encouraging changes of behaviour. He noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses. He then moved the recommendations as set out in the report, these were unanimously approved by the Members present and it was:

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the Electric Vehicle Charging Delivery Plan and targets for delivery by 2025.

2.    To adopt a capital estimate of £329,840 to be included in the capital Programme 2021/22, and earmark £82,000 from the Transportation Service Streetscene Enhancement Revenue budget to deliver 150 Street Lighting Column Electric Vehicle Charge Points by 31 March 2022.

3.    To approve £500,000 of CIL funding as a match contribution towards a bid for £1,500,000 which will be released subject to the bid being successful.

4.    To approve the use of the available procurement channels to procure 150 slow charge lamp column charging points and 250 fast chargers.