Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment seeking Members to review and update the feasibility of installing electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Gloucester City Council owned assets.

RESOLVED that:

(1)       Council officers continue to work closely with County Council officers on current and future phases of the County Council‘s on-street electric vehicle charge point programme;

(2)       Council officers proceed to identify options for installation for of electric vehicle charge points to be located within Council-owned car parks on the basis set out within the report;

(3)       Authority is delegated to the Head of Finance and Resources, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, One Legal, and the Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead officer to progress with the most suitable option.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment that sought Members to review and update the feasibility of installing electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Gloucester City Council owned assets.

The Cabinet Member for Environment placed the report in the context of the climate crisis.  The Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods urged that charging points be installed throughout the City for the sake of inclusivity.  The Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Strategy remarked that the proposals represented a promising opportunity to both provide a service and generate income.

RESOLVED that:

(1)       Council officers continue to work closely with County Council officers on current and future phases of the County Council‘s on-street electric vehicle charge point programme;

(2)       Council officers proceed to identify options for installation of electric vehicle charge points to be located within Council-owned car parks on the basis set out within the report;

(3)       Authority is delegated to the Head of Finance and Resources, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, One Legal, and the Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead officer to progress with the most suitable option.