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[Report of the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability]

This report is seeking Cabinet to approve the delegation of additional functions to the London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee Agreement (LCTEC Agreement). It would provide London Councils TEC with the authority to take on the operational management and strategic oversight of a London-wide residential electric vehicle charging point delivery partnership on behalf of London's local authorities, if required.

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Sustainability introduced the report which sought approval for delegation of authority to London Councils Transport and Environment Committee to vary a committee agreement which would enable TEC [Transport and Environment Committee] to exercise further functions under section 16 of the London Local Authorities and Transport Act 2013. This would in turn enable London Councils to develop a new electric vehicle co-ordination function and to carry out the additional functions to support boroughs in delivering uptake of Electrical vehicles.

In agreeing this variation, the Council will be supporting a London wide approach to Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure. The aim of this variation was to allow London Councils to deliver a Management organisation for electric vehicle charging. This was currently not permitted under the existing terms of TEC, hence this variation and the Council’s agreement was needed. This new company had the potential to reduce costs for London Authorities, while creating a single point of contact for all electric vehicles charging needs. This could benefit the Council and residents and businesses. Once designed the Council can then decide to take up the offer to join this new company. This was also a positive step in delivering air quality objectives.

The following information was provided in response to questions from Cllr Barnes:

• The Council would only sign up to the company, if it met the borough’s electric vehicle charging needs. The Cabinet Member was keen on uniformity and efficiency and having fast charging points for electrical vehicles in a place where they do not impede people’s progression the pavement.

• The agreement to set up a company would include exploring the issues concerning the mode of EV charging in comparison to another, i.e. rapid charging or streetlamp charging. The company would likely consider these issues and hopefully put forward a consistent approach.

• The Cabinet Member agreed to provide Cllr Barnes a written response to her question on Haringey expanding its EV installation guidance to include further use of roads for future modes of travel, so to include change of use parking bays into dockless bays or park lets so a future proof design and implementation guide that can change as needs arise.

RESOLVED

1. To approve the delegation of authority to London Councils Transport and Environment Committee to exercise further functions under section 16 of the London Local Authorities and Transport Act 2013, to enable London Councils to develop a new electric vehicle co-ordination function and to carry out the additional functions to support boroughs in delivering uptake of EV’s as set out in paragraph 4.6 in the report and Appendices A and B.

2. To delegate authority to the Director of Housing, Regeneration, and planning to sign any necessary documents to give effect to the variation of the London Council’s Transport and Environment Committee Governing Agreement dated 13 December 2001, as amended.

Reasons for decision

In 2016, the Go Ultra Low Cities Scheme (GULCS) funding bid submitted byte GLA, London Councils, and TfL proposed the delivery of London-wide  ...  view the full minutes text for item 171