Issue - meetings

(i)              That the Council work with the County Council to deliver Electric Vehicle charging points utilising LEVI funding and County Council procurement of the EV Charge Point Operator (CPO).

(ii)             That the proposed sites for the EV charging points be noted and that these are taken forward for the LEVI soft market testing and if appropriate final installation.

(iii)           That the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth be authorised to agree any necessary agreements to facilitate the delivery of the EV chargers and EV charger locations. 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth introduced a report which outlined the joint work undertaken by this Council and the County Council to deliver an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure through the Governments’ Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding in the Borough.

Potential sites for EV charging were outlines at paragraph 2.1 of the report.  The new Castle Car Park would have 22 charging points within it.

This was welcomed by the Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Environment and the Leader.  The Leader pointed out that the take up of electric vehicles was increasing and therefore more charging points were needed.

Resolved:    (i)       That the Council work with the County Council to deliver

Electric Vehicle charging points utilising LEVI funding and County Council procurement of the EV Charge Point Operator (CPO).

(ii)             That the proposed sites for the EV charging points be noted and that these are taken forward for the LEVI soft market testing and if appropriate final installation.

(iii)           That the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centres and Growth be authorised to agree any necessary agreements to facilitate the delivery of the EV chargers and EV charger locations. 

Watch the debate here