Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report advises Councillors on progress with the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) and requests permission to authorise Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to undertake the preparatory procurement arrangements that need to be undertaken to deliver the LEVI Programme on behalf of Stockport Council in accordance with Transport for Greater Manchester’s existing Constitutional arrangements.

(NOTE: The ‘not for publication’ appendix to the report has been marked ‘to follow’ and will be published at a later date).

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to:-

(1)  Note and comment upon the report.

(2)  Note that Cabinet will be requested to approve the following:

(i)           TFGM be authorised to exercise the Council’s procurement functions on the Council’s behalf in respect of the delivery of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Programme.

(ii)          Authority be delegated to act on the Council’s behalf as required to give effect to the authority agreement for the local electric vehicle infrastructure programme with Transport for Greater Manchester, Stockport Council and each of the other Greater Manchester local authorities to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transportation Services.

(iii)        Authority be delegated to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transportation Services to:

(a)  decide the process by which members will be consulted through area committee in connection with the development of the list of sites for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and

(b)  agree final approval for locations of Electric Charging Infrastructure on the Highway Network following consultation with Area Committees.

Officer contact: Jamie Birtles on 07356 120 423 or email jamie.birtles@stockport.gov.uk