Decision details
LEVI Pilot Funding for Askham Bar HyperHub
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: The Council has been awarded a sum from the
Local Electric Vehicle Investment fund for Hyperhub 4. A decision is required to accept the
LEVI funding offer and approve match funding for the construction
of HyperHub 4 at Askham Bar
The Executive will be asked to consider the business case in order
to accept the funding and invest the match funding
contribution.
Decision:
Resolved: (i) That Option 1 be approved and the LEVI funding offer of £1,243k be accepted in principle, recognising the ultimate need for the £669k match funding, and that approval be given at this stage to match fund £60k, allocated from within current transport budgets, for a phase 1 business case and feasibility study.
(ii) That the results of the feasibility study be reported to a future Executive meeting and a further decision be sought on proceeding with delivery dependent on the outcome of the study.
Reason: To continue to deliver on the public EV charging strategy to meet objectives in terms of uptake of Electric Vehicles and climate change and carbon reduction.
Report author: Stuart Andrews
Publication date: 14/07/2023
Date of decision: 13/07/2023
Decided at meeting: 13/07/2023 - Executive
Effective from: 18/07/2023
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