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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