Decision - Electric Vehicle Charge Point Roll Out

1)            Notes the award of the concession contract for the provision, installation and maintenance of electric vehicle charge points.

2)            Notes the contents of the report and the risks identified during the procurement process which are set out in this report at paragraph 7.7

3)            Notes the successful bid submitted in November 2018 to OLEV for £468,000 for rapid taxi charging hubs and delegates authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to use this funding to require the successful bidder to install these charge points.

4)            Notes the outcome of the taxi trade survey on potential sites for the rapid charging hubs and agrees to their installation at the 4 identified sites.

5)            Delegates authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to change the proposed location of chargepoints should site surveys indicate that they are unsuitable, following consultation with the Chair and the relevant ward councillors and taxi trade.

6)            Notes the award of £86,265 research funding from Innovate UK for a trial of the use of smart network extenders to expand the charge point infrastructure and delegates authority to the Director Economy, Environment & Culture to use this funding to procure and install chargepoints in line with the Innovate UK award conditions.