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Agenda item

Electric Vehicle Charging Point Infrastructure and Fee Setting

Purpose

To seek agreement to proceed with EVCP installations utilising funding allocated within the MTFS, to make amendments to the Parking Order(s) and to consider the approach to setting fees that customers will pay to charge their vehicles.

 

Recommendation(s)

That Cabinet :-

(a) Approve that the first phase of EVCPs are installed, as detailed in  this report, with costs of  up to £259,123 inclusive of a 5% contingency sum utilising capital allocated within the MTFS but noting that this sum will reduce to approximately £163,000 if grant funding is received;

 

(b) Note that the replacement fast chargers for Beeches Road, Cirencester and Moreton in Marsh have been pre-approved by the Chief Executive using Urgency powers;

 

(c) Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive/S.151 officer in consultation with the Deputy Leader/Cabinet Member for Finance and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Forward Planning  to agree final costs in (a) prior to work commencing;

 

(d) agree that a standard fee per kWh is introduced based on the formula within the report, comprising revenue costs + £0.04. Based on current electricity price forecasts of £0.24/ kwh, the fee to the customer would be £0.37/kwh;

 

(e) that delegated authority is given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members for Finance and Climate Change to review and set fees between the annual renewal process, to mitigate the risk of financial losses to the Council, as costs fluctuate;

 

(f) That amendments are made to the Parking Order, restricting vehicles from parking in charging bays unless they are charging a vehicle;

 

(g) delegated authority is given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance to review and make a final decision following consultation feedback on the amendments to the Parking Order;

 

(h) that the financial implications of this report be built into the revenue budget (income and expenditure)in the future based upon the projections given in the business case.

Minutes:

Councillor Rachel Coxcoon introduced the report.

 

Cabinet noted that the newly installed chargers would not only be suitable for current vehicle charging purposes, they could be upgraded in the future if required.

 

Cabinet further noted that discussions were taking place with partner authorities and landowners to ensure charging points were installed at appropriate sites across the District.

 

Cabinet noted that the price of energy had resulted in difficulties in determining what an appropriate charging fee would be.

 

Mr Mckewan addressed the Cabinet with some comments in relation to charging rates during off-peak hours.

 

Cabinet noted the difference in price in relation to those individuals who could charge at home using their own energy supply and the proposed charges of the Council’s charging points.

 

Cabinet noted that work was continuing in relation to charging, but noted that fees needed to be flexible in relation to demand.

 

Cabinet noted that Officers would look into rates for overnight/off-peak charging.

 

Cabinet noted that until demand was known, it was not yet possible to determine exact rates for day and evening charging rates.

 

Cabinet noted that Officers would be cognisant of a potential booking system so that charging points could be used as efficiently as possible, by as many people as possible.

 

Cabinet noted the importance of working with Town and Parish Councils to ensure that charging points were installed in both town and rural locations (according to need).

 

Councillor Rachel Coxcoon proposed that Cabinet agreed the recommendations as outlined in the report.

 

This was seconded by Councillor Mike Evemy.

 

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

 

(a) Approve that the first phase of EVCPs are installed, as detailed in this report, with costs of up to £259,123 inclusive of a 5% contingency sum utilising capital allocated within the MTFS but noting that this sum will reduce to approximately £163,000 if grant funding is received;

 

(b) Note that the replacement fast chargers for Beeches Road, Cirencester and Moreton in Marsh have been pre-approved by the Chief Executive using Urgency powers;

(c) Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive/S.151 officer in consultation with the Deputy Leader/Cabinet Member for Finance

and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Forward Planning to agree final costs in (a) prior to work commencing;

 

(d) agree that a standard fee per kWh is introduced based on the formula within the report, comprising revenue costs + £0.04. Based on current electricity price forecasts of £0.24/ kwh, the fee to the customer would be £0.37/kwh;

 

(e) that delegated authority is given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members for Finance and Climate Change to review and set fees between the annual renewal process, to mitigate the risk of financial losses to the Council, as costs

fluctuate;

 

(f) That amendments are made to the Parking Order, restricting vehicles from parking in charging bays unless they are charging a vehicle;

 

(g) delegated authority is given to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance to review and make a final decision following consultation feedback on the amendments to the Parking Order;

 

(h) that the financial implications of this report be built into the revenue budget (income and expenditure)in the future based upon the projections given in the business case.

   

Record of Voting – for: 7, against: 0, abstention: 0, absent: 1.

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