Decision details

Approve the secured funding for the period of the project to March 2021 enabling implementation of the work package.

The Members are asked to:

Fully approve £80,000 of the £967,000 provisionally approved GULW Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) scheme, currently within the 2018/19 Capital Programme for the period of the project to March 2021. (To be re-profiled to: 2018/19: £40,000 2019/20: £20,000 & 2020/21 £20,000).

The remainder of the £967,000 noted above has already been subject to the Single Member Decision process through reports E3026 Go Ultra Low West (GULW) OLEV Fleet Electrification and E3029 Go Ultra Low West Charging Hub, Last Mile Delivery, Electric Cycle Hire and Business Charge Points.

Option 1 (the preferred option) is to approve the provisional capital programme entry for the work package, thereby delivering on the council commitment to reducing emissions, and leads from the front in meeting government targets to remove petrol fuelled vehicles from our roads by 2040.

The options considered for this work package were as follows: -

·  Option 2 - Return this funding to the sub-region or to OLEV.

·  Option 3 - Continue funding work on electric vehicle schemes from revenue budget or reserves

Option 2 was rejected on the grounds that it will not satisfy the Council’s commitments to reducing emissions, improving air quality, or meeting the government target to remove petrol fuelled vehicles from our roads by 2040.

Option 3 was rejected as it would have long term financial implications for the Council.