Decision details

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), as the top tier authority in the county, has received government funding from the national Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) programme to promote the installation of e-vehicle chargers across the county. The funding is predicated on HCC working with the districts. The requirement of the districts is to support HCC to collate data, procure a provider or providers, identify locations for installation and oversee the performance of the provider.

East Herts Council is already letting a concession contract for the installation, management and maintenance of e-vehicle chargers in its own car parks. Thus, the council has required that the HCC-led LEVI programme focuses on complementary on-street charger provision in East Herts.

The signing of the collaboration agreement with HCC - available from the Director for Communities - does not, of itself, confer any financial liabilities on the council, rather, the council is agreeing to assist HCC (other than financially) in the procurement an e-vehicle charger provider install chargers at on-street locations across the district. In providing advice and guidance on this, the council will have regard to the location of chargers provided under its own concession contract and any other information relating to demand and supply in the district.

This is non-key decision as it does not meet the definition of a key decision at paragraph 4.18.2 of the council's Constitution.

The Director for Communities is making this decision under authority delegated at paragraph 10.16.29 of the council's Constitution 'to make arrangements to promote environmental sustainability and reduce carbon emissions within the council and throughout the district.

Signature by East Herts Council of the collaboration agreement with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to enable East Herts Council to support, without use of the council's finances, HCC to procure a suitably qualified provider to install, manage and maintenance on-street e-vehicle chargers in East Herts as part of the procurement lot covering Broxbourne, East Herts and Stevenage.

Option 1 - Not enter into a collaboration agreement with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC). NOT RECOMMENDED as this would preclude HCC being able to use LEVI funding to install e-vehicle chargers in East Herts.
Option 2 - Not sign the collaboration agreement without amendments. NOT RECOMMENDED as East Herts Council officers working on sustainability and within the council's Legal team have proposed a series of amendments to HCC during the drafting of the agreement with the view to protecting the council's and East Herts' residents' interested. HCC have incorporated all amendments to council officers' satisfaction, thus, it is not considered that any further amendments are required prior to signing.
Option 3 - Sign the collaboration agreement. RECOMMENDED so as to enable the residents of East Herts to benefit from the installation of on-street chargers supported through the LEVI programme.