a)     

A visit had been hosted for Baroness Vere of Norbiton from the House of Lords on 25 July 2022. Among the items discussed were the Plymouth Station Regeneration Project; strategic schemes through the major route networks; the infrastructure at the Forder Valley Interchange and Forder Valley Link Road; the Northern Corridor Strategic Cycle Network; the Woolwell to the George Transport interchange scheme; plans for Manadon Roundabout; pop-up e-chargers on The Hoe; and the EV Ferry;

b)     

The CCTV Centre, VMA and UTC Tenders had been circulated and the Highways Team hoped to have upgraded software and hardware in place by next year;

c)     

Micro Asphalt treatment 90,000Mtr² had been delivered from September, which is in addition to the yearly surface treatment programme;

d)     

Surface Dressing of 40,000Mtr² was complete and is also in addition to the published surface treatment programme;

e)     

The Ridgeway Pedestrian upgrade was completed and used recycled slabs and street furniture to reduce costs and carbon emissions;

f)      

6 major junctions had been upgraded to MOVA, funded by TCF2 with another 4 programmed for the 2022/23 financial year;

g)     

Commencement of main road lining works using MMA lining that reduces Carbon emissions, lasts longer and improves visibility, this will also see city wide Zebra Crossing remarking, from September 2022.

a)     

95% of all cargo in and out of Plymouth, transited through the Cattewater

b)     

Cattewater Harbour had facilitated over 2.2 million tonnes of cargo
through the port in 2021 and equated to an increase of 370,000 tonnes from the year before;

c)     

New export customers had been established in Mexico. Regular shipping routes to Mexico had been underway with the possibly of Egypt coming;

d)     

Cargoes included break bulk, clay, fertiliser, salt, liquid cargo, project cargo, animal feed as well as many more, essential to the South West;

e)     

Cruise, CHC increased the offering to the city for visiting vessels not wishing to visit ABP;

f)      

Port had a programme underway engaging with schools, giving students a hands on experience of trade that passed through Plymouth, as well as opportunities to meet the staff, and an afternoon afloat viewing Port facilities;

g)     

10 apprentices commenced work over an 18 month period in the port;

h)     

Millions had been invested into the port over the previous 18 months, from shore cranes to vessels.

a)     

Apologies to the residents of Plymouth for the early end of Garden Waste Collections, the decision had been very necessary to prevent further budget issues;

b)     

Thanked and paid tribute to all of the Council’s outdoor workers who had all been working in extreme heat;

c)     

Crews had been working to remove weeds from central reservations and kept on top of weeds across the city as they continued to grow.

a)     

Thanked the events, leisure, National Marine Park, Street Services teams and partners who ensured Plymouth had the very best events the city had ever had over the summer period;

b)     

The digital inclusion network had been recognised at the National SOCITM Awards in winning the award for best outcome for a community group or area;

c)     

More than 2,500 children registered for the Summer Reading Challenge with Plymouth Libraries which had been higher than 2021;

d)     

The registrations services were in ‘wedding season’ and conducting many ceremonies each week and were going above and beyond and had been fully committed to individual customer needs, including short notice ceremonies for vulnerable and terminally ill patients. The registration service was also working closely with the Lord Mayor to modernise the citizenship service and ceremony to bring Plymouth’s history to life. Councillor Patel encouraged Cabinet Members who had not yet attended a citizenship ceremony to do so;

e)     

Sail GP was hosted by Plymouth at the end of July and an estimated 30,000 spectators watched the event from land and water, including HRH Duchess of Cambridge. At least 20 organisations worked in partnership to make the event happen, as well as all the hard work from Plymouth City Council staff. There were 51 millions views of Sail GP Plymouth on TikTok alone, with coverage on Sky Sports. 1137 young people were directly involved in the inspire program including 225 children and adults with additional needs and 150 young people would be gaining sailing qualifications as part of the legacy program;

f)      

First anniversary since the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park received £9.5mllion from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the benefits of this investment is already being felt across the city with a summer calendar of community activities and over 6,000 residents having been engaged. The CEO of the Heritage Fund visited Plymouth to mark the anniversary and there was a tour to show what work had already taken place;

g)     

The 25 Anniversary of the British Firework Championships would be this year and the event would take place on 17 and 18 August 2022;

h)     

West End Carnival would be taking place on 27 August 2022 11am-4pm with a free, family-friendly, fun-packed day;

i)      

The Box had been re-awarded the Archive Services Accreditation by The National Archives which recognised good performance in all areas of archive service delivery and was a welcome acknowledgement of the hard work done by colleagues working at The Box.