a)     

Formed a group to look at violent crime, repeat crime and violent crime against women and girls. The first preliminary meetings would be held to devise a comprehensive strategy by analysing good practice not only nationally but from around the world;

a)     

Working with Destination Plymouth an Armed forces guide had been produced to offer discounts from local businesses to service personnel and veterans across the city. The guide was available electronically and would be distributed to the Armed Forces network for use by locally based forces as well as those visiting vessels and units. The initiative had been created by Peter Coulson and supported by Plymouth City Council and the Armed Forces team.

b)     

From 11 July 2022 Statutory instruments for Plymouth and South Devon were  laid before parliament that officially Plymouth would have a Freeport and would be mobilising over the next 6 month period and undertaking the recruitment of a Chair and Chief Executive;

c)     

Welcomed the Nautical Institute of Plymouth for their 50^th anniversary conference which would be held the week of 4 July 2022.

a)     

Gridding growth had been a challenge for the council who had been tackling this problem with mechanical sweepers which had been fitted with new mechanical systems to help remove the system of weeds. This would be a more environmentally friendly approach for the City.

b)     

The Council had been trialling a gas fuelled burner in which a flame would be placed over vegetation until it wilts;

c)     

The Council would be purchasing two Kersten Quick-Attach70 systems which had been trialled recently and allowed a wide range of instruments to be changed within seconds.

a)     

Work had been underway to install heat pumps of Ballard House as part of the Council’s Decarbonisation strategy;

a)     

The Council had welcomed 42 Ukrainian refugee children under the age18 of which 32 had been under 16 years of age. These children had been doing well and were settling well in the City.

a)     

A number of contracts to improve the City’s sustainability transport offer had been given approval. The first would commit £800,000 to the first of 23 mobility hubs – these sites would be allocated to e-car clubs, e-bike hire and electric vehicle arrangements. This project had been funded by the Department for Transports, Transforming Cities Fund;

b)     

Continuing to invest in sustainable transport infrastructure in the East of the City and the Council awarded £871,000 to continue to the Eastern Corridor’s Strategic Cycle route from Saltram Meadow to Colesdown Hill which would provide a high quality cycling and walking route along the former railway road to Billacombe road;

c)     

£115,000 would be invested in July 2022 to improve cycling infrastructure along Billacombe Road;

d)     

Trials had been carried out in parts the city on a new form of resurfacing;

e)     

Working in partnership with the South West Highways alliance to maintain carbon reduction momentum;

f)      

Fibre connection upgrade had been nearing completion for the new planned CCTV centre at Chelson Meadow.

a)     

Green tourism promoted by Destination Plymouth to support Plymouth’s tourism and hospitality and leisure sector had been moving forward successfully. 34 business had signed up at the end June 2022 with one business going through the full accreditation process and received a gold award, 38 other businesses across the city had become welcome hosts and received gold training. A further 30 had received the green sustainability training. The sign up window for the scheme had been extended to the end of September 2022;

b)     

A national collection of 10 bookable National Marine Park visitor experiences had been developed and would be launched before the end of July 22;

c)     

Councillor Patel visited the Mayflower museum located on the Barbican and encouraged residents of Plymouth to visit the exhibition.

d)     

Plymouth would host SAILGP at the end of July 2022, which had injected £7.7 mil into the local economy in 2021 with 27,000 spectators viewing the spectacle;

a)     

The Inaugural meeting NHS Devon Local Care Partnership took place on 7 July 2022. Plymouth City Council looked forward to working with NHS following the implementation of this new organisation for the benefit of all of Plymouths Communities.