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Councillor Ian Bowyer

Councillor Evans OBE

A request for Union Jack flags to be flown on Plymouth City Council buildings on 31 January 2020 (Brexit date)

Response: The procedure for flying flags on Plymouth City Council buildings on 31 January 2020 to mark the United Kingdom leaving the European Union would be checked; instructions were normally received from Government with regards to flying flags on Council buildings for specific occasions.

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Councillor Jon Taylor

Councillor Dann

Green Minds Project

Response: Plymouth was the only UK applicant to be successful in being accepted on the Green Minds Project; the council would be working in partnership with the University, the College of Art and the National Trust in order to enhance the many strands of work across the city linked to community stewardship.

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Councillor Nicholson

Councillor Coker

Road congestion due to utility companies working on the highway

Response: Utility companies had an automatic right to work on the road network; recent traffic congestion on Tavistock Road was caused by a mains gas leak as well as a sewer leak. A consultation regarding a permit scheme, enabling the Council to control more vigorously the amount of roadworks was currently underway.

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Councillor Mrs Johnson

Councillor Dann

Garden Waste – sign-up

Response: Approximately 22,190 local residents had signed up for the garden waste collections; this was welcomed as major campaigning to advertise the need to sign up had not yet started.

5

Councillor Lynda Bowyer

Councillor Kate Taylor

Coronavirus update

Response: A full update on the Coronavirus would be provided at the next scheduled meeting of Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny on Wednesday 29 January 2020.

6

Councillor Mrs Aspinall

Councillor Pete Smith

Battle of Britain celebrations

Response: A service in St Andrew’s Church was currently being arranged to celebrate the Battle of Britain Anniversary in 2020; staff working in the Lord Mayor’s Parlour were involved in the coordination of the event and could be contacted to ensure local squadrons were engaged in the planning.

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Councillor Kelly

Councillor Dann

Plans to improve access issues to the Nancy Astor statue and aesthetics on the Hoe now and in preparation for Mayflower 400 celebrations. 

Response: There was an expectation that the Mayflower 400 celebrations would attract several visitors to Plymouth, specifically the Hoe. A maintenance schedule was being discussed at readiness groups – it was acknowledged that due to bad weather, grassed areas were very muddy. It was not known if there were plans to improve access issues to the Nancy Astor statue.

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Councillor Jordan

Councillor Haydon

Hackney Carriage Licence plates – high rate of returns

Response: Councillor Haydon welcomed meeting with Councillor Jordan and a Council Officer to discuss why several Hackney Carriage licence plates had been handed back to the Council.

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Councillor Rennie

Councillor Haydon

Martin’s Law

Response: The Council would work closely with Manchester Council with regards to the introduction of Martin’s Law (a law designed to make secure venues more  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27