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REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY SAFETY TO THE ASSISTANT MAYOR FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING ON 14 JANUARY 2014

TITLE: Greater Manchester Electric Vehicle (GMEV) Charging Infrastructure (Phase 2).

RECOMMENDATIONS:

It is recommended that the Assistant Mayor for Strategic Planning

1. Approves the proposed locations for electric vehicle charge points, to be delivered in phase 2 of GMEV and approves officers to progress with further investigations in relation to these sites, including the provision of Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO’s).

2. Approve the City Council varying the Electric Vehicle Charging Points Agreement, dated 12 March 2013, by way of a memorandum, in accordance with clause 5.1 of the Electric Vehicle Charging Points Agreement, with full terms of the memorandum to be agreed.

3. Provide delegated authority to the Strategic Director for Environment and Community Safety, following the locations for additional electric vehicle charging points being confirmed, and the memorandum, in respect of clause 5.1 of the Electric Vehicle Charging Points agreement dated 12 March 2013 being negotiated and agreed, to sign and affix the Common Seal of the City Council to the memorandum.

4. Approve that parking shall be free within the electric vehicle charging bays delivered in phase 2 of GMEV, and any subsequent phases, for electric vehicles whilst they are being re-charged. As per the arrangements for phase 1 of GMEV, which was previously approved by the Assistant Mayor for Strategic Planning on 12 February 2013.

5. Notes and approves the likely loss of parking income (approximately £900.00 per annum) from the Parking Budget, arising from the implementation of electric vehicle charging points in existing pay and display locations.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Assistant Mayor for Strategic Planning will be aware from the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure report by the Strategic Director for Environment and

1 Community Safety on 12 February 2013, that Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have led on a programme to deliver electric vehicle charge points across Greater Manchester, to enable users to charge electric vehicles.

The City Council signed the Electric Vehicle Charge Point agreement with TfGM on 12 March 2013, which covered the delivery, installation, maintenance and removal of electric vehicle charging posts related to phase 1 of the GMEV scheme. Phase 1 of the GMEV scheme was successfully delivered in July 2013, and has provided a total of 264 public and workplace electric vehicle charging bays across Greater Manchester.

Further funding of £0.7million is available from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Block (ITB) to provide additional fast and rapid charging points as part of GMEV phase 2. The Electric Vehicle Charge Point agreement between TfGM and the City Council dated 12 March 2013 will need to be amended to include the additional phase 2 sites, by way of a memorandum between the City Council and TfGM. The infrastructure needs to be in place and operational by the end of March 2014.

Increasing the availability of electric vehicle charging points will encourage a greater take up of electric vehicles by drivers, and assist in reducing vehicle emissions at source. Potential additional rapid and fast charging sites in Salford have been identified, which aim to build upon the existing provision which serves the main district centres, focussing on the main areas of demand, which are located within the regional centre, Salford Quays and at Salford Royal Hospital.

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:

Report of the Strategic Director for Environment and Community Safety: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. 12 February 2013.

KEY DECISION: YES - The project will affect the following wards,

Ordsall Eccles Weaste and Seedley

ON FORWARD LOOK: YES

DETAILS:

Introduction

1 The aim of this report is to provide an update on the progress of GMEV phase 1, give an overview of GMEV phase 2 and to seek approval for the City

2 Council to work with TfGM to implement the additional rapid and fast chargers in Salford, as part of GMEV phase 2.

Background

2 The City Council entered into the Electric Vehicle Charge Point agreement with TfGM on 12 March 2013 to deliver phase 1 of the GMEV scheme. Following the successful delivery of GMEV phase 1 a total of 32 public and workplace charging bays have been installed across Salford, as part of the wider project which implemented 264 bays across Greater Manchester. TfGM are leading on the delivery of phase 2 of GMEV which will deliver an additional 25 fast charging points and 5 rapid charging points by March 2014. The locations of the existing and proposed electric vehicle charging bays in Salford are shown on the plan (EV Charge Points_December2013).

3 The charging infrastructure is being provided to encourage the take up of electric vehicles by providing accessible charging infrastructure for users. Nationally a total of 2,198 new electric cars were registered in 2012, an increase of 53% from 2011. The number of new registrations continues to increase and the current figures for 2013 show that 2,561 new electric cars have been registered up to the end of September. This trend for increased ownership of electric cars is also being seen in Greater Manchester, which demonstrates that the ownership and usage of electric vehicles is increasing as the required infrastructure is provided.

4 The existing electric vehicle charge points in Salford are being well used and the latest available figures show that the usage of the charge points in Salford accounted for approximately 25% of the total usage across Greater Manchester, from scheme launch in July 2013 up to the end of September 2013. Salford has the potential to build upon this success and be a well connected city for electric vehicle drivers by making full use of the OLEV and TfGM funding available.

5 The charge points to be provided in GMEV phase 2 will predominately be the fast charger type which can typically charge a vehicle in approximately 4 hours. There will also be a small number of rapid chargers which are able to charge a vehicle in approximately 20 minutes. The availability of these sites is limited due to the specific electrical connections required. The rapid charge points will therefore be placed at strategic locations across Greater Manchester, a rapid charge site at Stott Lane (Salford Royal Hospital) car park in Salford, is proposed within GMEV phase 2.

6 In order to limit the use of the electric vehicle charging bays to electric vehicles only, it is proposed to implement TRO’s on the bays, in line with the approach taken in phase 1. This will retain the availability of the bays for electric vehicles and allow turnover of the bays so that availability is maximised.

3 7 The available funding for GMEV phase 2 will provide approximately 25 fast charging posts and 5 rapid charging posts across Greater Manchester. The City Council has worked with TfGM to identify 6 potential fast charging sites and 1 rapid charging site. The identified sites aim to build upon the existing provision which serves the main district centres, and focus on the main areas of demand, which are located within the regional centre, Salford Quays and at Salford Royal Hospital. The site at Stott Lane car park has been identified as a potential for a rapid charging site, one of only 5 to be installed across Greater Manchester as part of GMEV phase 2.

Variation of the Electric Vehicle Charge Point Agreement

8 In order to deliver phase 1 of the GMEV scheme, a formal Electric Vehicle Charge Point Agreement between, TfGM and the City Council was signed on 12 March 2013; this agreement is to be varied by way of a memorandum between the City Council and TfGM, as permitted by clause 5.1 of the Electric Vehicle Charge Point Agreement, to include the additional charge posts installed in GMEV phase 2.

Capital set up costs

9 GMEV Phase 2 will be funded through a grant of £0.2 million from OLEV and £0.5 million of funding from the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Block (ITB), which has been previously approved for the GMEV project. The City Council is not required to make a further contribution to this project.

Operating costs

10 TfGM is committed to funding the ongoing operating costs for the GMEV scheme, which are approximately £0.25 million per year. This operating cost is funded from the Transport Levy as agreed in September 2012 by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).

11 The GMEV business plan aims to transfer the charging infrastructure, and associated revenues and costs to a private sector operator during 2015/16. TfGM will begin a market sounding exercise shortly to gauge demand from the private sector for a commercial agreement, for an agreed period.

Implications for Salford

12 The Assistant Mayor for Strategic Planning gave approval on 12 February 2013 that users of electric vehicles who are charging in dedicated electric vehicle charging bays will be exempt from any parking charges which apply. For consistency, and to encourage the use of electric vehicle charging bays in Salford it is proposed that parking shall be free within the electric vehicle charging bays implemented in phase 2 of GMEV, and any subsequent phases.

13 The proposed charging locations for phase 2 of GMEV are predominately in

4 locations where no parking charges apply, so consequently there is no loss of revenue. There are however 3 proposed sites that are within an existing pay and display location, either an on street bay or with a car park. Provision of electric vehicle charging bays in these locations would result in a potential loss of parking income. Urban Vision Parking Services have estimated the loss of revenue based on previous usage. The total annual loss of income is estimated at approximately £900.00 per year. The proposed sites are shown in table 1. The existing phase 1 charging sites, and those proposed in phase 2 of GMEV are shown on the plan (GMEV Charge Points_December 2013).

Progress to date

14 The list of recommended locations for electric vehicle charging points is shown in Table 1. Approximately 30 sites have been considered across the city and these have been through a detailed appraisal process, both internally, with TfGM and Electricity North West (ENW) to identify the most suitable sites. The short list of recommended sites, as agreed with TfGM following site investigations on 12 December 2013 are located where:

 it is felt that the demand from EV drivers is likely to he highest, such as city centre locations, large employment areas and locations with high numbers of visitors;  it is considered the sites can be delivered within the deadline of March 2014;  the power and phone connections necessary for the operation of the charging point are readily available;

15 Further investigations and approvals for the sites are still required, including the advertisement of TRO’s, which may lead to some sites being identified as unviable. The list may therefore be subject to change, with the potential that some sites may be removed. .

Table 1 - Recommended sites for GMEV Phase 2 charging points

Site Provision Location Community Approximate Comments

5 Name / No of charging No of Committee Loss of Ref posts Bays area revenue (per year) Stott Lane 1 (Rapid 1 Off street Claremont Car Park Charger) and Weaste £300.00 - SA_23 Monton 1 (Fast Charger) 2 Off Street Eccles Parking Services Car Park calculate no loss of SA_24 - revenue as the car park is never at full capacity. The Lowry 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and Only 1 site to be (option A) Langworthy - implemented at this SA_26(a) location, further The Lowry 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and investigations are (Option B) Langworthy ongoing to - SA_26(b) determine the most suitable site. Merchants 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and Quay Langworthy - - SA_27 Blackfriars 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and Road Langworthy £600.00 - SA_28 Chapel 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and Street Langworthy - - SA_29 Blackfriars 1 (Fast Charger) 2 On Street Ordsall and Street Langworthy - - SA_30 TOTAL £900.00

Next steps

16 The key actions and dates going forwards, are listed below.

• Progress the recommended sites in consultation with TfGM, secure internal approvals and progress the required TRO’s (January – February 2014) • Implementation of the charging infrastructure by TfGM, Electromotive and ENW (by end of March 2014). KEY COUNCIL POLICIES:

EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND IMPLICATIONS:

The proposed electric vehicle charging bays have been suggested in locations that offer a good accessibility. The bays will be accessed on a first come first served basis and be accessible for all users of electric vehicles. Where possible the electric vehicle parking bays are of a wider specification making them accessible to disabled drivers. ASSESSMENT OF RISK:

1. Risk to the City – LOW

The delivery agreement minimises the financial and operational risk to the City.

6 2. Project delivery risk – MEDIUM

Failure to gain the approval to progress with the recommended sites will result in a delay to the project. The infrastructure needs to be implemented and operational by the end of March 2014. In order to provide sufficient time to implement the posts at the preferred sites and secure the necessary TRO’s it is necessary to gain early approval to the project.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS Supplied by: Richard Holmes Tel: 234 4987

The variation to the Electric Vehicle Charging Points Delivery Agreement is being negotiated by the various parties and Legal Services will review the proposed draft memorandum to ensure that the City Council’s interests are protected in relation to the delivery of Phase 2 of the GMEV scheme.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Supplied by: Joanne Hardman Tel 793 3156

The impact upon the revenue budget is limited to the loss of car parking income. Based upon the estimates included within this report there will not be a significant impact, however, it should be noted that the car parking income budget is currently under-achieving against its target with mitigating items being identified to offset this pressure. The City Council is not required to make any other contribution to this phase of the project.

PROCUREMENT IMPLICATIONS Supplied by:

Not Applicable. The installation of the electric vehicle charging posts is being managed by TfGM.

HR IMPLICATIONS Supplied by:

Not Applicable

OTHER DIRECTORATES CONSULTED:

The Traffic Management Unit has consulted the major stakeholders which include the emergency services and TfGM, through the Traffic Management Unit (TMU). Parking Services at Urban Vision have been consulted on the proposed locations specifically on the potential revenue loss and enforcement implications resulting from the proposals. Further consultation will be undertaken through the statuary TRO process.

CONTACT OFFICER: Lee Evans TEL NO: 793 3801

WARDS TO WHICH REPORT RELATES:

7 Eccles Ordsall Weaste and Seedley

Ben Dolan - Strategic Director for Environment and Community Safety