Issue - meetings

[To approve the receipt of a grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles.]

1.    That the receipt of a grant for £478,000 awarded by the Office for Ultra Low Emissions to the Council to install 24 electric vehicle charge points in the City be approved.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to transfer the full grant to the preferred private partner, once identified.

3.    That the approved Capital Programme budget for Smart and Accessible City against which this programme was assigned was reduced to £478,000 to reflect the grant allocation.

Councillor Steve Evans presented the electric vehicle infrastructure scheme report. He sought approval for the receipt of a grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and for that grant to be transferred to a private delivery partner in due course. He added that 24 charging points would be installed across the City, the locations of the charging point was still to be determined. It was envisaged the first charging point would be installed by May 2018. He went on to add that infrastructure and higher uptake of electric vehicles would have a positive impact on the environment and contribute to a clearer air zone for Wolverhampton.

Councillor Steve Evans proposed the recommendations and Councillor John Reynolds seconded the recommendations.

Resolved:

1.     That the receipt of a grant for £478,000 awarded by the Office for Ultra Low Emissions to the Council to install 24 electric vehicle charge points in the City be approved.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to transfer the full grant to the preferred private partner, once identified.

3.     That the approved Capital Programme budget for Smart and Accessible City against which this programme was assigned was reduced to £478,000 to reflect the grant allocation.

1.    That Council be recommended to approve the receipt of grant for £478,000 awarded by the Office for Ultra Low Emissions to the Council to install 24 electric vehicle charge points in the City.

2.    That Council be recommended to approve the delegation of authority to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to transfer the full grant to the preferred private partner, once identified.

3.    That Council be recommended to reduce the Capital Programme budget for Smart and Accessible City against which this programme is assigned to £478,000 to reflect the grant allocation.

Councillor Steve Evans presented the supplementary report on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Scheme for recommendation to Council. Councillor Evans thanked the employees involved in producing the report for the work undertaken. The report requested that Cabinet recommends that Council approves the receipt of a grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and for that grant to be transferred to a private delivery partner in due course.

Resolved:

1.    That Council be recommended to approve the receipt of grant for £478,000 awarded by the Office for Ultra Low Emissions to the Council to install 24 electric vehicle charge points in the City.

2.    That Council be recommended to approve the delegation of authority to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to transfer the full grant to the preferred private partner, once identified.

3.    That Council be recommended to reduce the Capital Programme budget for Smart and Accessible City against which this programme was assigned to £478,000 to reflect the grant allocation.