(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.

10.          Announcements 

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements:

·        Congratulations were offered to the seven Plymothians who were announced in the Queen’s birthday honours;

·        The Oceansgate project has won a prestigious South West region award for regeneration from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The project will now be put forward to the national finals in November;

·        The Council won the Client of the Year Award and the Image of Construction Award for Building Plymouth at the South West Built Environment Awards;

·        The Royal Town Planning Institute’s Silver Jubilee Cup was awarded to the City Planning Team for the City Change Fund initiative. This is the highest accolade in the planning profession and the third time that the Council has won this award;

·        The efforts of Pete Curgenven, School Crossing Patroller and Manadon Vale Primary who put himself at risk to protect children crossing the road were commended.

The Leader of the Council, Tudor Evans OBE made the following announcements:

·        An update was provided on Barden with the securing of 400 jobs, following the purchase by HQW who have a vision to significantly grow the business in Plymouth;

·        The Barcode development at Bretonside is now 70 per cent let with many new restaurants and leisure opportunities. The planning application for Old Town Street has been submitted and this is important in linking the Bretonside Development to the City Centre. This is a £10m public realm investment;

·        A bid has been made to the Government’s High Street Fund of £25m to support the development of Colin Campbell Court and the Dingles building;

·        The £50m scheme at Derry’s is on track to have a 110 bedroom city centre hotel;

·        The Plymouth Railway Station project continues and a new concourse design will be completed shortly. The University will repurpose Intercity House to a new Medical and Dental School;

·        Prestigious events such as the Fastnet Race have been secured for the city and should be maximised;

·        Smart Sound has been launched – a proving area for the design, testing and development of cutting edge products and services for the marine sector; and

·        Consultants have been engaged on a new plan for live music in the City in conjunction with the Music Venue Trust – ‘Fighback Plymouth’ will celebrate Plymouth’s grassroots music venues.

The Deputy Leader, Councillor Smith made the following announcements:

·        All Councillors have received a briefing relating to student registration at the elections held in May 2019. In summary, clarification has been received from the Electoral Commission which highlighted a procedural error which has now been corrected. It was confirmed that no individual that was ineligible to vote was able to do so.

·        Work starts on the Elizabethan House to restore this historic building in Plymouth. The current work will see the building fully restored and repaired over 12 months to be reopened in 2020 as part of the Mayflower celebrations;

·        Plymouth City Council has secured £605,000 from the Department for Education to coordinate a city wide holiday activity and food  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10