As Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, I agree to:
(i) ACCEPT a Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) grant of £12,081,000 capital from Department for Transport to support on-street electric charging point infrastructure provision subject to final review and consideration of detailed terms and conditions.
(ii) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, and Corporate Director of Finance, to review and agree to the required terms and conditions to enter into the necessary grant arrangements.
(iii) Approve the procurement of a Charge Point Operator partner(s), who will be responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of acounty wide electric vehicle charger network in accordance with the LEVI criteria, subject to agreed terms and conditions.
(iv) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport to, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, negotiate, finalise and enter into relevant contracts to implement the required contract award
(v) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport and the Corporate Director of Finance, to accept future years’ allocations of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) grant providing funding is given on similar terms.
(vi) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport, to take other actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts or other legal agreements, as required to implement the decision.