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Apologies for Absence and to report the presence of any substitute Members Minutes: Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Kuldeep Lakhmana, Colleen Sullivan and Steve Tuckwell with Councillors Tony Eginton, Becky Haggar and John Morgan substituting. |
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Declarations of Interest in matters coming before this meeting Minutes: Councillor John Morgan declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 5 as he was in the process of purchasing an electric vehicle. |
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To receive the minutes of the previous meeting PDF 150 KB Minutes: It was highlighted that, in the attendance list for the 19 October 2021 meeting, Councillor Stuart Mathers was mistakenly listed as present, and Councillor Kuldeep Lakhmana was mistakenly omitted from the list.
RESOLVED: That, subject to the aforementioned amendments to the attendance list, the minutes of the meeting dated 19 October 2021 be agreed as an accurate record. |
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To confirm that the items of business marked as Part I will be considered in Public and that the items marked Part II will be considered in Private Minutes: It was confirmed that all items were marked Part 1 and would be considered in public. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Chairman briefly introduced the item highlighting that it was the third witness session of the Committee’s review into Electric Vehicles (EVs), EV infrastructure and future policy development for the Borough. The Committee began by welcoming both Dr Henrik Thiele, Managing Director, and Brian Renwick, UK Operations, of Qwello GmbH to the meeting. By way of introduction, it was highlighted that Qwello were an EV charge point provider and operator, operating in Europe, and looking to enter the emerging UK market. A presentation was delivered and some key points were highlighted, included:
In terms of charging speeds, it was highlighted that people who were generally not affiliated with the EV industry had a tendency to stress an importance on the availability of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers. This was attributed to the general public mostly looking to recreate the experience of filling up their Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle at a petrol station, which would usually take 5 minutes. Rapid chargers were considered those with a power of ... view the full minutes text for item 45. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the items listed on the Forward Plan. The Democratic Services Officer informed Members that, since the publication of the meeting agenda, a new Forward Plan had been published with two additional item listed under the Public Safety and Transport portfolio; these were the Contract for the Council’s Parking Enforcement Service to be considered at the January 2022 Cabinet meeting, and the TfL Local Implementation Plan – Annual Spending Submission to be considered at the September 2022 Cabinet meeting.
RESOLVED That the Committee noted the Forward Plan.
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee were minded to include a progress update on the work programme with regard to the implementation of the new working practices within the Anti-Social Behaviour Service that were explained at the Committee’s previous meeting. Within the requested progress update, the Committee also sought to have some information on the emergence of e-scooters and any common issues that may have arose.
RESOLVED That the Select Committee noted the items listed on the work programme and requested a progress update on the new working practices within the Anti-Social Behaviour Service. |