Purpose

The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) is intended
to create a commercial offer for residents without private
off-street parking to have access to electric vehicle charging on
residential streets near their homes to allow for overnight
charging.

The LEVI funding from Central Government has been awarded to
Greater Manchester to create this market with commercial partners
with some flexibility to meet individual local authority
priorities.

In order to take part in the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Fund scheme being taken forward by Transport for Greater Manchester
(TfGM) Stockport Council is required to sign the memorandum of
understanding (MoU) for the local electric vehicle infrastructure
fund.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered a report detailing a proposal to create a commercial
offer for residents without private off-street parking to have
access to electric vehicle charging on residential streets near
their homes to allow for on-street charging, and has:-
 
(1) Delegated
authority to negotiate and enter into the memorandum of
understanding for the local electric vehicle infrastructure
programme between Transport for Greater Manchester, Stockport
Council and each of the other Greater Manchester local authorities
to the Director of Place Management  and the Assistant Director of Legal and
Democratic Governance in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Parks, Highways and Transportation Services.
 
(2) Noted the requests
in paragraph 4.3 of the report contained in the Memorandum of
Understanding identifying specific commitments for Stockport as a
local authority involved in the Greater Manchester Local Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure Fund scheme.
 
(3) Noted that the
Memorandum of Understanding requires Officers to work with
Transport for Greater Manchester to develop the details of the
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund funding proposals for
Stockport and approve the utilisation the City Region Sustainable
Transport Settlement funding allocation to support this work.
 
(4) Noted that a
report on the detailed proposals being developed for the proposed
scheme together with the proposed contracts will be brought to a
future scrutiny and cabinet meeting when greater details are
available, which will require further decisions to be taken by the
Cabinet.

Alternative options considered

None.