Issue - meetings

Announcements

 

 

Meeting: 24/11/2014 - City Council (Item 41)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

 

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Leader -

(a)

David Mackay

 

referred to the recent death of David Mackay and paid tribute to him for the significant role he had played in shaping the Master Plan for Plymouth in 2005.

 

The Council joined with the Leader in sending condolences to David’s family and colleagues.

 

(b)

Rail Connectivity and Investment

 

advised the Council of the actions and progress which had been taken since the Council Motion on Notice on 24 February 2014 which called upon the Prime Minister to expedite the study into the delivery of a fast and resilient additional rail connection to the south west and Plymouth including –

 

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lobbying for £7.6 billion investment to deliver a south west railway;
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campaigning for faster journey times, better connectivity, sufficient capacity and comfort on journeys;
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the expansion of the Devon metro network to provide new local rail connections to Exeter and Plymouth;
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meetings with the Secretary of State for Transport, Members of Parliament;
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evidence to the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee.

 

Councillors were assured that the Council would continue to keep this pressure up.

 

(c)

Plan for Jobs

 

thanked all the businesses,  city partners and members of the community for helping the Council to achieve the 2,000 job creation target in only 18 months. Special mention was made of the 1000 Club which had led to over 1000 young people getting work.

 

He also thanked the teams that have worked to ensure the plan has delivered: the Economy Enterprise and Employment, Planning and Housing Delivery, Land and Property and the Procurement Teams; and the Jobs Task Force, Plymouth Growth Board, partners including the University and City College and individual businesses.

 

 

 

Councillor Tuffin referred to the new standards for home care in Plymouth and made particular reference to the work with the NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group to improve standards in domiciliary care.  He thanked and congratulated the Joint Commissioning Team on their work.

 

Councillor Penberthy referred to the Plan for Homes and indicated that progress would be reported to the Working Plymouth Scrutiny Panel shortly.  He announced that the affordable housing loans facility was now available and that applications would be welcomed from registered providers, partners, housing co-operatives and the community land trust to support affordable homes in Plymouth.