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To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

The minutes of the meeting held on 13th July 2023 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.

The deadline for questions is noon on Monday, 31st July 2023.

A.        Councillor Fryer – Electric Vehicle Charging Points, Council Owned Car Parks

“The administration have stated, via their election manifesto, that Electric Vehicle charging points will be installed in all council owned car parks as a matter of urgency.    Could they please supply and clarify:

a.         A list of all CBC owned car parks with addresses

b.         Any car parks not owned but maintained by CBC

c.         A schedule of installation and numbers of points?

I also reserve my right to ask a supplementary and or make a statement.”

The following response had been published prior to the meeting:

a.         A list of all CBC owned car parks with addresses

• Beehive Lane Multi Storey
• Granby Street
• Browns Lane
• Southfields Offices
• Southfields Road Extension
• The Nook, Anstey
• High Street, Barrow upon Soar
• King Street, Sileby
• Melton Road, Syston
• Chapel Street, Syston

A full list of CBC owned car parks can be found on our website at:  Car park locations - Charnwood Borough Council and Car park locations in Charnwood – Google My Maps

b.         Any car parks not owned but maintained by CBC

• Station Road, Quorn
• Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves

c.         A schedule of installation and numbers of points?

Charnwood Borough Council’s Street Management Team have worked in partnership with the national highway’s authority to site a 50kW dual ‘rapid’ charger on Sileby car park.

Projects Street Management are currently working on or supporting:

1.         ORCS (On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme) – Sileby and Anstey
ORCS is a government funded scheme to provide Electric Vehicle infrastructure for residents that do not have driveways and therefore cannot charge vehicles from their homes.
ORCS funding has been awarded to CBC and a contractor procured for: Anstey 4 x fast dual units, Sileby 3 x fast dual units.
Legal contracts and lease agreements have been completed, with installation expected to commence on-site imminently. Final connection to be arranged with National Grid (approx. mid to end of Aug).

2.         LEVI (Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) scheme funding – Leicestershire County Council on street EVCPs (Electric Vehicle private Charge Points)
Leicestershire County Council are leading on a project for on-street residential charge points. LCC have been awarded funding through the government’s LEVI (Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) scheme. CBC will have little involvement other than discussions on the proposed on-street site locations – All sites being on County Council Highways.

3.         Flex-D solar hubs partly using LEVI funding and car share scheme
CBC is part of a Leicestershire wide project which has been awarded LEVI funding for the installation of Solar canopies, battery storage and EV charge points in public car parks throughout the County. The project is headed up by Harborough District Council and supported by Nottingham City Council Midlands Net Zero Hub.  Syston has been agreed by SLT as the preferred site in Charnwood.  There will be between 6 to 12 7kW charge points to be agreed with Flex-D project (given the size of the car park, this will probably be on the lower side.  Installation expected  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

A report of the Director Housing and Wellbeing.

Key Decision

Considered, a report of the Director Housing and Wellbeing to consider procurement of an additional contractor to work on void properties (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

Councillor Seaton, Chair of the Scrutiny Commission, presented a report setting out the Commission’s pre-decision scrutiny of the matter and recommendation (copy filed with these minutes).

The Leader thanked the Scrutiny Commission for its consideration of the matter, its input was valued.

RESOLVED

1.         that the Director of Housing and Wellbeing be authorised to commence a procurement exercise, identify a suitable framework, and subsequently award a contract for the delivery of void repairs and associated works for a period of up to four years;

2.         that it be recommended to Council that the HRA revenue budgets be increased by £858.1k on an ongoing basis to fund the estimated cost of the works delivered through the void repairs contract and the officer resource needed to support the effective management of the contract and void repairs generally;

3.         that the report of the Scrutiny Commission be noted.

Reasons

1.      To support clearance of a backlog of voids and re-let properties faster.

2.      To provide sufficient budget to meet the estimated cost of works delivered through the void repairs contract, and to provide an appropriate level of resource to support effective contract management and clearance of a backlog of voids and re-let properties faster.

3.      To acknowledge the work undertaken by and the views of the Scrutiny Commission.