(a)

the Mayflower 400 anniversary would be a defining moment for Plymouth and preparations and events associated with the celebration would help to transform the city;

(b)

the event would provide a platform for a national celebration of the enduring special relationship between the UK, Holland and US which began with the sailing of the Mayflower in 1620;

(c)

in headline terms, it is anticipated that Mayflower 400 will be in the top tier of international economic and cultural events in 2020 and will achieve the following major impacts:

·          

5,407 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) jobs and £256m Gross Value Added (GVA) for the Plymouth area;

·          

8,110 FTE jobs and £384m GVA for the Travel to Work Area;

·          

10,000 FTE jobs and £0.5bn for the UK;

·          

Media value will be in the order of £20-30m;

(d)

ambitions for the celebration included:

·          

a Presidential visit to the UK in 2020 – opening ceremony for new international ‘Mayflower Monument’;

·          

Royal Family visit to Plymouth, USA for Thanksgiving in November 2019;

·          

the Great Mayflower Re-union Party – following the National Mayflower Trail;

·          

a joint Armed Forces Celebration;

·          

a National public Mayflower art trail;

·          

a transatlantic cultural festival.

(e)

an event held in relation to the Mayflower 400 celebration whereby businesses were asked to pledge how they could support the event;

(f)

the Mayflower experience and the possibility of renovating the Elizabethan House and the Merchants House;

(g)

the £40m Drake Leisure Development and the impact of this upon the Mayflower 400 event;

(h)

the language used in the report and the difference between jobs that would be achieved and those forecasted;

(i)

the issue of accommodation in Plymouth and if the city had the correct type and standard in order to support the Mayflower 400 event and the numbers of visitors expected;

(j)

the link between the Mayflower 400 event and the History Centre;

(k)

how the event would be promoted in schools/ the curriculum;

(l)

the governance structure of the board;

(m)

ways in which the descendants of the Mayflower could be remembered and encouraged to visit Plymouth, i.e., having a guest book for them to sign or giving out pieces of fabric with names on to be transformed into a flag;

(n)

access to Plymouth and problems associated with the railway line and lack of an airport.

1.

the Mayflower 400 should remain on the work programme for the next municipal year;

2.

an update would be emailed to Members regarding what plans America had in place to celebrate Mayflower 400;

3.

the figures provided with regards to job creation would be broken down into sectors and emailed to Members;

4.

the governance structure of the Board is reviewed t ensure that it is fit for purpose;

5.

that the Leadership is asked not to underestimate the importance of the availability of cruise ship accommodation to top up the offer;

6.

a visit to the Mayflower buildings is arranged.