Issue - meetings

Announcements

 

 

Meeting: 19/06/2023 - City Council (Item 17)

Announcements

(a)        To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Service Director for Finance or Head of Legal Services;

 

(b)        To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

Minutes:

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements to Members –

 

a)    Announced with sadness the passing of Alderman Ted Fry, who was a Councillor for Compton Ward from 1992 to 2018, including as Deputy Lord Mayor in the 1995/96 municipal year, had passed away on 29 May 2023. The Lord Mayor added that he was highly regarded by Councillors and Officers, he would be greatly missed and that, on behalf of the Council, he sent his heartfelt condolences to his family. A minutes silence was then held in his memory;

b)    The Plymouth and South Devon Joint Local Plan had won an awarded for the innovative use of digital technology in the ‘My Place, My Views’ consultation at the Planning Awards 2023;

c)    Platinum Parkway, also known as the Forder Valley Link Road, was named the transformation project of the year in the 2023 Chartered Institute of Highways Transportation South West Regional Awards; Sarah McVeigh accepted the award on behalf of the Strategic Transport Team;

d)    Plymouth City Council had worked with RIO and The National Trust on an innovative Plymouth Apprenticeship Scheme, which received recognition at the National Kickstart Awards for proting diversity and inclusion; Chris Avent accepted the reward on behalf of the Plymouth National Grid Apprenticeship Scheme.

 

The Leader gave the following announcements:

 

e)    In relation to the Armada Way project:

                      i.        The Leader had overturned the original decision in May 2023 and the original scheme would not be implemented;

                     ii.        The administration has listened to businesses and stakeholders views and concerns and had installed several temporary benches, pushed back fencing to make access to shops better and had created a pathway through close to Oggy Oggy Pasty Shop;

                    iii.        His Cabinet were working with officers on proposals for a new scheme, that would incorporate previous feedback and would consider the existing trees and biodiversity and would include more seating and larger plays for play and enjoyment;

                    iv.        The Council would work with independent external engagement specialists to ensure the people of Plymouth had the opportunity to express their views;

                     v.        The legal injunctions and nesting birds were making it difficult for the clean up to take place, but tree stumps would be removed within two weeks, which would allow some fencing to be pushed back further;

                    vi.        The claimant had been asked to withdraw their legal action the week before, which they agreed to with conditions, which in the opinion of the Council were above and beyond what the court would request itself and despite the Council’s efforts to be reasonable and flexible, an agreement could not be reached and so the court has been asked directly to consider the application to withdraw the JR and injunction;

 

f)     A £25m investment had been secured for Colin Campbell Court;

g)    The Leader had signed an executive decision to approve a £19m investment in the next phase of the Derriford District Centre from the Property Regeneration Fund and Devon Contractors would be starting work imminently to provide a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17

Meeting: 20/06/2022 - City Council (Item 5)

Announcements

(a)        To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Service Director for Finance or Head of Legal Services;

 

(b)        To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements to Members –

 

(a)

she took this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in Lord Mayor’s Day and the Gala Dinner;

 

(b)

it was an honour to light the beacon on the citadel wall as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and attending a variety of different events across the city meeting with approximately 2,500 people over 4 days;

 

(c)

there have been a number of commemorative events for Falkland Veterans, which have all been very well received;

 

(d)

she took this opportunity to congratulate Alison Botham for her 30 years in Children’s Social Care and thanked her for her work with Plymouth City Council, and wished her well in her retirement;

 

(e)

she welcomed Sharon Muldoon who has joined the Council as the Director of Children’s Services;

 

(f)

the honours list has been announced as part of the Platinum Jubilee including Jane Jones MBE, Alexis Bowater OBE, Charlotte Murray BEM and Lieutenant Commander Carol Rashleigh BEM. The Lord Mayor congratulated all.

 

Councillor Bingley (Leader of the Council) made the following announcements to Council –

 

(g)

asked that there is a new online hub with signposting to support for the rising cost of living which can be found at www.plymouth.gov.uk/costofliving The services listed will be promoted on Council social media pages;

 

(h)

the statutory designated tax dates for Plymouth’s Freeport are to go before Parliament shortly;

 

(i)

asked for a port strategy for Plymouth’s coastline to be put in place by the end of 2022 to create the opportunity for more joined up working in applying for funding and creating jobs in Plymouth’s ocean economy;

 

(j)

congratulated Professor Paul Fieldsend-Danks and his team on Plymouth College of Art being awarded University status. Bringing Plymouth to now have a total of 3 universities;

 

(k)

acknowledged that planning has been passed for NHS Devon and Plymouth City Council to develop a health and wellbeing centre in the West End;

 

(l)

congratulated St Matthews Primary School, Knowle Primary School and Lipson Co-operative Academy for comments made about their schools by Ofsted in recent visits, and Plymouth’s adult education service has improved from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’. Plans will soon be published by Cabinet to improve Ofsted performances;

 

Councillor Shayer (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Economy) made the following announcements to Council –

 

(m)

the Mayflower Autonomous Ship arrived in North America on 5 June 2022. Councillor Shayer paid tribute to Brett Phaneuf, his team, IBM and others involved for the success of the project which was a technological first;

 

(n)

Plymouth was to hold a conference on 21 June 2022 hosted by the Inclusive Growth Group of Plymouth Growth Board – Inclusive 2040, which will explore the current and emerging pressures on key sectors within the city and use existing data to look at where radical approaches are needed to more towards a more inclusive city for 2040;

 

(o)

two ministerial visits had been hosted in the previous two weeks,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5