Purpose

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) has been awarded £4.2m of Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding to support the delivery of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the region. Bath and North East Somerset Council has subsequently been allocated £1.63m of this funding to deliver charging infrastructure within its administrative area.
To enable delivery of the programme, an Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) has been developed to formalise the role of Bath and North East Somerset Council as Highway Authority in the implementation of the LEVI project. This report seeks approval for the Council to enter into this Agreement and authorisation for its formal execution.

Decision

The Cabinet Member agrees to delegate approval to the Executive

Director of Sustainable Communities to sign the Inter-Authority

Agreement for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project on

behalf of Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Reasons for the decision

Entering into the IAA is necessary for Bath & North East Somerset

Council to participate in the regional LEVI programme and facilitate

delivery of publicly accessible charging infrastructure within the

authority area. Approval of the recommendation will provide the

governance framework required to support the concession

arrangements, enable the delivery of the WESTcharge network within

Bath & North East Somerset and secure the benefits of Government

funding and private sector investment in charging infrastructure.

Alternative options considered

Do not enter into the Inter-Authority Agreement.