Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House
Contact: Democratic Advisor Email: democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk
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To Note the Appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair The Committee will be asked to note the appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair for the municipal year 2021/22. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee noted the appointment of Councillor Bingley as Chair and Councillor Dr Buchan as Vice Chair of this Committee for the forthcoming municipal year 2021/22.
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Appointment of Vice Chair Additional documents: Minutes: In the absence of Councillor Dr Buchan (Vice Chair), Councillor Penberthy was appointed as Vice Chair for this particular meeting.
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Declarations of Interest Councillors will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: In accordance with the code of conduct, Councillor Dann declared a personal interest in minute 8, due to her role as Lady Mayoress in 2020/21 and Councillor Jordan declared a personal interest in minute 9, as he was Chair of a Charity. |
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To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 10 March 2021. Additional documents: Minutes:
The Committee agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2021 are a correct record.
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Chair's Urgent Business To receive reports on business which in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair took this opportunity (on behalf of the Committee) to congratulate –
Councillor Dann formally endorsed Councillor Bingley’s comments. She had been the former Cabinet Member that had driven the National Marine Park project which had formed part of the Labour Party’s manifesto. The Council had collaborated with a large number of stakeholders in order to progress this initiative. The National Marine Park would be a fantastic legacy for the city.
In accordance with Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the Chair brought forward the above item for urgent consideration because of the need to advise Members for information).
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Terms of Reference for the Scrutiny Committee PDF 103 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered its terms of reference.
Councillor Salmon queried the membership, in terms of the number of Councillors that were appointed to the Committee. The terms of reference stated nine but there were 10 members on this Scrutiny Committee.
The Democratic Support Officer advised that the terms of reference were incorrect (the correct number of Members was 10). The terms of reference would need to be amended at the next City Council meeting. The number of Councillors had changed following the recent local elections.
The Committee requested that the terms of reference be amended to reflect the change in the number of Councillors appointed to this Committee.
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Additional documents: Minutes:
Sophie Tucker (Senior Support and Research Assistant) provided an update to the briefing that had been circulated with the agenda, which included –
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Order of Business With the permission of the Chair the order of business was changed and is reflected in the minutes. Additional documents: |
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Mayflower 400 Update PDF 163 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Mark Deacon (Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport) and Charles Hackett (Charles Hackett (Chief Executive Officer Mayflower 400) provided an update on the Mayflower 400 which highlighted the following –
The Committee discussed the following key issues –
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Minutes: Councillor Maddie Bridgeman (Cabinet for Environment and Street Scene), Councillor Jonathan Drean (Cabinet Member for Transport), Paul Barnard (Service Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure), Philip Robinson (Service Director for Street Services) and Paul Elliott (Low Carbon City Manager) presented the reports which highlighted the following -
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Plymouth and South Devon Freezone PDF 174 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Leader (Councillor Nick Kelly), David Draffan (Service Director for Economic Development) and Richard May (Head of Oceansgate and Marine Investment) presented the report which highlighted the following –
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee discussed its work programme for 2021/22 and agreed to include the following items on its programme -
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