Member

Subject

Reason

Interest

Councillor Buchan

Minute 7: Climate Emergency Action Plan and Corporate Carbon Reduction Action Plan Year 1: Progress Report

Role as Assistant Cabinet Member (Monitoring Officer advice had been sought)

Council Representative on Plymouth Energy Community Trust

Personal

Private

Councillor Buchan

Minute 8: Brexit Update

Council Representative and Vice Chair of Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

Cattewater Harbour Commissioners (Board Member)

Personal

Personal

Councillor Drean

Minute 7: Climate Emergency Action Plan and Corporate Carbon Reduction Action Plan Year 1: Progress Report

Wife employed by one of the ferry operators

Personal

Councillor Kelly

Minute 7: Climate Emergency Action Plan and Corporate Carbon Reduction Action Plan Year 1: Progress Report

Rod and line commercial angling (Plymouth registered boat)

Personal

(a)

Mayflower 400 –

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due to the Covid pandemic programmes and activities had been scheduled to summer 2021; the naming of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship had taken place in September 2020, together with the broadcast of Dan Snow’s history programme on YouTube which had received worldwide media coverage;

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work continued on the Plymouth Community Voluntary Programme with Mayflower Makers, Community Sparks and the schools and educational programme;

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there were a number of Mayflower 400 capital works that had been completed or were nearing completion such as the Mayflower Steps, the trails, the Elizabethan House refurbishment, public realm and road sign improvement programme;

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work to attract other events that would complement and support this programme had been identified with Sail GB taking place in the city next summer;

(b)

The Box (information based on the first three weeks of opening) -

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17,000 visitors, all tickets for November 2020 had been booked as well as half term; tickets for the remainder of 2020 had now been released;

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the Mayflower 400 exhibition tickets had sold out which had generated income of approximately £5,000;

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retail, catering and donations had all exceeded their targets (which had been revised due to the pandemic);

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average retail sales equated to £13 per person which totalled £27,000; (the best sellers included the Woolly Mammoth, Gus Honeybun toy, Cavallini wrapping paper, figure heads book and the junior marine biologist t-shirt);

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catering (provided by Fosters Event Catering) had generated sales of £40,000 (the most popular meal choices were the ploughman’s and fish and chips);

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there was a total of 411 new members which generated income of approximately £11,500; donations online, on site or through patrons totalled approximately £17,000;

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visitors’ feedback on all platforms had been extremely positive such as the excellence of the welcome, safety of the visit and the pride and pleasure of the city’s heritage being celebrated;

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social media coverage included over 100,000 Facebook posts/shares, 115 Google reviews of which 111 received five star experience and Trip Advisor 62 reviews of which 58 were categorised as excellent.

(a)

the Council would be looking to commission research, in order to respond to the Government’s consultation package on fisheries which included the following –

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a strengthened economic link for English licensed vessels (to help ensure genuine economic benefits for our coastal communities – including plans for an increased landing requirement of 70%);

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proposals on how to allocate the new opportunities the UK secures in negotiations (with other partners would be split between Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, in a way that was fairer and more profitable for fishing communities across the four nations);

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further proposals on how England’s share of those new opportunities (would be distributed across the English fleet to benefit our coastal communities’ hard working fishermen and women);

(b)

the Department for International Trade had announced that British businesses would be able to continue bidding for public sector contracts around the world worth £1.3 trillion a year; however, it should be noted that businesses from around the world would also be able to bid for British public sector contracts; this would place an administrative burden on the local authority for the operation of the European Journal.

(a)

whether there was a plan to upgrade the play areas in the Plympton Erle Ward;

(b)

whether there was a plan for the installation of the local district charging points;

(c)

the measures that Plymouth could take, as a planning authority, to ensure that climate change was embedded within its planning policies;

(d)

clarification as to the membership of the various boards and forums such as the Plymouth Net Zero Executive;

(e)

the ability to be able to effectively measure the performance of both the plans and the need for baseline information to be able to achieve this;

(f)

the impact on the environment on the Council’s decision not  to collect garden waste during the pandemic (with residents having to dispose of their own garden waste);

(g)

whether the ‘All Electric Bus Town Scheme’ Government grant was still available for the replacement of Plymouth’s bus fleet with all electric buses;

(h)

clarification as to the payment method that would be implemented for the use of electricity by the ferry operators;

(i)

clarification as to who would be running the trial of the electric car club;

(j)

whether the comms programme would be used to impart information, provide ideas and tips or whether there would be more dialogue;

(k)

whether work would be undertaken to monitor the changes in the volume of domestic waste, given that working practices had changed during the pandemic (with more people working from home);

(l)

clarification as to how the funding from the Better Deal for Buses had been spent;

(m)

whether the Council was on track, or behind with the actions defined within each plan;

(n)

whether the ‘relevant’ climate comms (from the Green Champions) could be circulated to Councillors;

(o)

sought clarification as to how the ‘carbon footprint (environmental) implications’ was being developed and monitored (in order to assess the impact of the Council’s decisions on carbon reduction);

(p)

whether it would be feasible for the bus industry to replace their fleet with hydrogen buses (similar to the option being considered by the haulage industry);

(q)

whether there was any information regarding transport hierarchy and whether there was a timescale for this to return to normal;

(r)

clarification on the implications of the cessation of EU funding.

(s)

to circulate the membership of the various boards and forums to Committee Members;

(t)

to provide the original baseline information for both Plans, in order  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

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Ports: Millbay Docks ferry terminal, Sutton Harbour fish quay and Cattewater Harbour;

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lorry park;

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other Brexit Risks including EU Settled Status Scheme, border operating model, civil contingencies, EU funding and free-ports.

(a)

whether the Council was in discussions with the fishing community to investigate the opportunities that would arise from the UK leaving the EU, with the potential for higher fish quotas and the expansion of the quay;

(b)

whether consideration had been given to investigating the opportunities that could arise, if other ferry operators looked to use alternative ports to operate from and the potential need to identify an area that could be set aside for a lorry park;

(c)

whether there was a need for the Committee to scrutinise the risks and impact of Brexit on the Council and its preparedness for the end of the transition period;

(d)

concerns that this was a complex, difficult and challenging issue for the Committee to scrutinise and considered that an oversight of these issues would provide Councillors with a better understanding;

(e)

whether the Council had received feedback from local businesses on their preparedness for the end of the transition period and whether the Council was consulting with businesses on these issues;

(f)

whether consideration had been given for the Committee to seek the views of the business community, in order to ascertain how things were on the ground.

(1)

the risks and impact of Brexit and the impact of Covid on the Council’s preparedness for the end of the transition period;

(2)

the preparedness of a diverse range of local businesses for the end of the transition period.

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The Box;

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Mayflower 400;

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the marine agenda (as part of the economy and Resurgam);

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disabled parking allocations for Blue Badge holders;

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public transport delivery (climate change/impact of Covid);

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the economic fallout and impact of Covid relating to Resurgam programme;

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airport update.