Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a)           adopts the BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (PEVIS) Strategy to 2030;

(b)           accepts the £1.447m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capital funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (subject to confirmation of award); and

(c)           delegates delivery of the LEVI programme to the Service Director for Infrastructure in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy.

The Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy, Councillor Andy Hadley presented the report on the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Strategy and Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Grant and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

An amendment to the recommendations was proposed by Councillor Sharon Carr-Brown and seconded by Councillor Patrick Canavan that an additional recommendation be included at (d) to read:

(c)           continues to investigate a range of technologies and solutions, such as gullies, pop-up and lamp post chargers, to facilitate and establish comprehensive on-street electric vehicle charging on residential roads to help residents without access to driveways to transition conveniently and affordably to electric vehicles which is a crucial part of our ambitions to address climate change.

The proposer of the original recommendations supported the amendment which was carried with voting: Unanimous

Members spoke in support of the recommendations and the additional amendment.

RESOLVED that Council: -

(a)           adopts the BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (PEVIS) Strategy to 2030;

(b)           accepts the £1.447m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capital funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (subject to confirmation of award);

(c)           delegates delivery of the LEVI programme to the Service Director for Infrastructure in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy; and

(d)           continues to investigate a range of technologies and solutions, such as gullies, pop-up and lamp post chargers, to facilitate and establish comprehensive on-street electric vehicle charging on residential roads to help residents without access to driveways to transition conveniently and affordably to electric vehicles which is a crucial part of our ambitions to address climate change.

Voting: Nem.Con

Meeting adjourned at 22:16

Meeting reconvened at 22:25

Councillors Hazel Allen, Brian Hitchcock, Pete Miles, Felicity Rice and Vanessa Ricketts left the meeting at 22:18

The purpose of this report is to present the outputs from public engagement for a BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (PEVIS) to 2030 and to seek approval to adopt it.

The BCP PEVIS has been developed in line with the guidance for the Department for Transport (DfT) Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.  The council has been indicatively allocated £1.447m of LEVI funding subject to successful submission of a full business case that should include a PEVIS.

The report also seeks approval to accept the LEVI grant (subject to award) and to invest it in accordance with the BCP PEVIS which aims to increase accessibility to electric vehicle (EV) chargers in residential areas.  The purpose of seeking approval to accept the grant before final award is to accelerate delivery if/when the LEVI award is confirmed which is expected to be in January 2024. 

The BCP PEVIS is aligned with the emerging new Corporate Strategy and the Council Climate Action Strategy 2023 to 2028.

The ? presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix '?' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Public Report 

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a)           adopts the BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (PEVIS) Strategy to 2030;

(b)            accepts the £1.447m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capital funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (subject to confirmation of award); and

(c)           delegates delivery of the LEVI programme to the Service Director for Infrastructure in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Reason

The investment of the LEVI funding (subject to confirmation) in accordance with the PEVIS Strategy would be aligned with the Council’s emerging new Corporate Strategy and the Climate Action Strategy 2023 to 2028.

The purpose of this report is to present the outputs from public engagement for a BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (PEVIS) to 2030 and to seek approval to adopt it.

The BCP PEVIS has been developed in line with the guidance for the Department for Transport (DfT) Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.  The council has been indicatively allocated £1.447m of LEVI funding subject to successful submission of a full business case that should include a PEVIS.

The report also seeks approval to accept the LEVI grant (subject to award) and to invest it in accordance with the BCP PEVIS which aims to increase accessibility to electric vehicle (EV) chargers in residential areas.  The purpose of seeking approval to accept the grant before final award is to accelerate delivery if/when the LEVI award is confirmed which is expected to be in January 2024. 

The BCP PEVIS is aligned with the emerging new Corporate Strategy and the Council Climate Action Strategy 2023 to 2028.

Prop: Cllr Hadley

Sec: Cllr Burton

Cllr Hadley - £1.44m for LEVI funding – key element looking at areas where there is no off street parking. Public consultation

Cllr Chapmanlaw – need to facilitate this

Cllr Hadley – concern more clutter on the pavement less it is used for its intended purpose. Taxis key thing

Cllr Burton – agree in mixture of slower chargers and fast chargers

Cllr Slade – how do we ensure we aren’t double charging, car park chargers charging whilst shopping/ only available charger as they don’t have off street parking.

Cllr Hadley – VAT important point. More expensive for people who don’t have access to charging point. See what we can do to keep costs down for charging and parking.

Cllr Brown – really important we make and keep this investment and infrastructure.

Cllr Burton – hybrid potentially never used as an EV

Voting: Unanimous

The Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'G' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the purpose of the report was to present the outputs from public engagement for a BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (PEVIS) to 2030 and to seek approval to adopt it.

Cabinet was informed that the BCP PEVIS has been developed in line with the guidance for the Department for Transport (DfT) Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.  The council has been indicatively allocated £1.447m of LEVI funding subject to successful submission of a full business case that should include a PEVIS.

In addition Cabinet was advised that the report also sought approval to accept the LEVI grant (subject to award) and to invest it in accordance with the BCP PEVIS which aims to increase accessibility to electric vehicle (EV) chargers in residential areas, and that the purpose of seeking approval to accept the grant before final award is to accelerate delivery if/when the LEVI award is confirmed which is expected to be in January 2024. 

Cabinet was informed that the BCP PEVIS is aligned with the emerging new Corporate Strategy and the Council Climate Action Strategy 2023 to 2028.

Councillor Chapmanlaw addressed the Cabinet stressing the importance of delivering on this.

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a)           adopts the BCP Public Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (PEVIS) Strategy to 2030;

(b)            accepts the £1.447m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) capital funding from the Department for Transport Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (subject to confirmation of award); and

(c)           delegates delivery of the LEVI programme to the Service Director for Infrastructure in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Reason

The investment of the LEVI funding (subject to confirmation) in accordance with the PEVIS Strategy would be aligned with the Council’s emerging new Corporate Strategy and the Climate Action Strategy 2023 to 2028.