Purpose

Purpose: to agree a funding
arrangement with Oxfordshire County Council

Decision

1.       To support
Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC) submission of a Stage 2
Application to the Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) by 30
November 2023 for Oxfordshire’s allocation of
c£3.6million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI)
funding, to help to deliver the aims and objectives of the
Oxfordshire Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (See Appendix
1).
 
2.       To agree the
decision to receive LEVI grant funding from OCC to cover capital
and revenue costs, resources and legal fees required to carry out
the relevant property due diligence and negotiation of leases,
licences and easements/wayleaves on the land, associated with the
installation of chargepoints.
 
3.       If the OCC funding
submission is successful, to delegate to the Head of Development
and Corporate Landlord, in consultation with the Head of Finance
and the Head of Legal and Democratic, and the Leader of the
Council:
•        
negotiation and completion of the final funding agreement with OCC
for all LEVI funding.
•        
acceptance of any grant funding allocation for the
council.
 
4.       To authorise the
Head of Service for Development and Corporate Landlord to finalise
locations of the chargepoints in
consultation with the Lead members for Technical Services and
Strategic Property.
 
The Oxfordshire Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy is provided as supporting
evidence:
Appendix 1 - OEVIS –
Oxfordshire Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy