Councillor Mark Shayer, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Economy presented an updated to cabinet and highlighted the following key points:

a)    Plymouth City Council has re-confirmed its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Councillor Jonathan Drean, Cabinet Member for Transport presented an update to cabinet and highlighted the following key points:

a)    The first phase of the Mobility Hubs has been completed which was for 12 EV charging points (64 bays for EV charging cars) and 156 E-Bike Docks, which was £800,000 infrastructure works. The second phase has just been approved which includes 17 new sites with EV Charging Points for 84 bays and 98 E-Bike docks at £1.5million for infrastructure works. Ward Councillors have been involved in determining locations.

b)    Lining work was to be carried out on Sunday nights for two Sundays consecutively, weather dependant, at each of the following locations: North Cross Roundabout, Manadon Roundabout and Marsh Mills Roundabout. This work is being done on a Sunday night because of the volume of traffic. 

c)    Plymouth City Council was 1 of 11 Council’s to secure funding from the Department of Transport as part of the Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot for 2022/23 to 2024/25. £1.2 million has been secured to diverse programmes of social prescribing projects, and contributions from local internal, and external sources will take the overall value to £1.55 million.

d)    The Active Travel self-assessment showed that Plymouth showed strong local leadership and support with strong plans for the emerging walking and cycling network.

e)    12 Interactive Help Points to improve public safety are now installed. Upon activation lighting and the CCTV units will be switch on direct to the location and the person will be able to speak to the CCTV Control Centre and from there can be linked to the Police or Street Pastors. Locations were informed by footfall data and in consultation with Community Connections, the Police and VAWG group.

Councillor Bill Wakeham, Cabinet Member for Environment & Street Scene presented an update to cabinet and highlighted the following key points:

a)    It had been announced that DEFRA had approved £1.154 million in funding for woodland planting for the Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest.

b)    The Council was continuing to deliver against the ash dieback plan.

c)    The Council recognises the value and importance of providing good quality careers for the next generation of environmental managers and to continue the growth of the blue and green sectors in Plymouth.

·         Eight apprentices have been recruited to Street Scene & Waste.

·         The Council had supported 15 kick-starter placements throughout the Plymouth National Grid Project.

d)    A network of ponds and features to capture rain water were planning for Central Park near Barn Park to help reduce the localised flooding that occurs in this part of the park, as well as path improvements, heritage feature improvements, new trees and wildflower planting to improve air quality and biodiversity in the park.

e)    Thanked those officers working in the department at this time, hard, as they always do and throughout so many different types of weather. The Leader added his thanks.

Councillor Dr John Mahony, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care and Planning presented an update to cabinet and highlighted the following key points:

a)    The team at Plymouth Care have done fantastic work over the past year, responding to care provider failure, by stepping in quickly and ensuring continuity of care for service users and job security for carers.

b)    Thanked everyone working in social care in the City of Plymouth but in particular Joe Green, Rebecca Panel, Mandy Whitby and Kerry Lee Milne for their work on Plymouth Care.