Issue - meetings

The Committee considered the report of the Director, Legal and Business Services enabling the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee to examine the content of the Forward Plan and to discuss issues of interest or concern with the Executive.

In regard to Appendix 1 the briefing paper “Introduction of fees for Council’s public electric vehicle chargers” Councillor Mitchell – Cabinet Member for Housing & Green Environment, Steve Guppy – Green City Lead and Chris Griffin - Sustainability Projects Lead (Electric Vehicles) were present and with the consent of Chair addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That, during the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging consultation exercise, officers explore with EV owners the existing barriers to charging EV vehicles via the publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers in the City Council’s car parks and highways.

(ii)  That the Administration explores best practice when considering the future approach to Southampton’s EV charging infrastructure.