Decision Maker: Environment Committee
Decision status: For Determination
Is Significant decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To update the committee on the EVCP project
and seek approval to proceed
Decisions:
The Community Services Manager introduced the
report and informed Committee the report was a project update and
the final report would be brought to Committee at a later date with
the final costings. He advised that there were delays with entering
into the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with Gloucestershire County
Council (GCC) however Stroud District Council (SDC) were still on
target to rollout charges in the late Summer/early Autumn of this
year.
In response to Members questions, the
Community Services Manager provided the following answers:
- Consultation with Parish/Town
Councils would be undertaken following the Committee and the Community Services Manger would
contact the Wotton-under-Edge Town Clerk to identify if the
proposal within the Chargepoint Rollout Strategy was suitable in
terms of location. The framework from GCC is available to Parish
and Town Councils which SDC is currently trying to obtain.
- The contractor Connected Kerb were
liaising with the National Grid and have confirmed that there was
enough electric capacity at the proposed sites within the Strategy,
however work on the financial costs and accessibility to power
sources was still to be determined.
- The location change from Castle
Street car park in Dursley to May Lane was identified due to
residents being required to charge for a minimum of 4 hours as per
the Central Government Funding requirements which was not possible
at Castle Street car park.
- Information had been included on the
website for Parish and Town Councils about how they could access
the contract framework.
- GCC have undertaken letter drops in
areas where on street parking had been proposed and the Community
Services Manager would relay Councillor Layfield’s concerns
around accessibility to the Project Manager at GCC. The Community
Services Manager advised he would confirm to Councillor Layfield
know outside of Committee as to whether
the supply would be 100% renewable energy.
- He believed Berkeley Town Council
had pushed back on GCC’s on street parking proposal and
instead pushed for car park charging. He would be meeting with the
Clerk to discuss the Town’s needs.
- Councillor Green asked if a proposal
to the intended contractor could be made to promote more localised
renewable source such as the solar power.
- Legal advice would need to be sought
on whether the details of the Non-Disclosure Agreement between SDC
and GCC could be shared but he would be looking to share as much of
the legal detail as possible and envisage an exempt item at a
future Committee.
The Chair, Councillor Turner in response to
Councillor Sutton’s question on Ebley Mill charging point
using the water turbine from the River Frome advised she would
speak with a previous councillor Simon Pickering on what was
considered for Ebley Mill charging and come back to Councillor
Sutton.
Proposed by Councillor Hynd and Seconded by
Councillor Sutton.
On being put to the vote, the Motion was
carried unanimously.
RESOLVED
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i)
To approve the approach and recommendation to proceed,
as outlined in the report
ii)
To ratify the submission for funding, to the On-street
Residential Chargepoint Scheme (Office for Zero Emission
Vehicles)
iii)
To delegate authority to the Community Services Manager, in
consultation with the Strategic Director of Place and the Chair of
Environment Committee, to alter the proposed locations, if grid
connection costs are deemed prohibitive
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Report author: Mike Towson
Publication date: 06/09/2023
Date of decision: 30/03/2023
Decided at meeting: 30/03/2023 - Environment Committee
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