(a)        To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Service Director for Finance or Head of Legal Services;

(b)        To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements:

Adult Social Worker of the Year

·         A Plymouth social worker who has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to the profession has been named as Adult Social Worker of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony. Teresa Barrett, adult social worker at Livewell Southwest, won the accolade at the annual Social Worker of the Year awards.

Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award

·         The Lord Mayor presented an award to colleagues for the Council’s City Change Fund which has been recognised globally for its ground breaking approach to genuine citizen engagement when it was crowned a winner of the Engaged Cities Award at a recent ceremony in Washington. Cities of Service received over 100 applications from across the Americas and Europe.

The Lord Mayor then led a Minutes Silence in memory of Alderman Coleman and two former Lady Mayoresses, Mrs Finnigan and Mrs Stark.

Councillor Evans OBE, Leader of the Council made the following announcements:

·         Paul Barnard, the Service Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure has been awarded the Royal Town Planning Institute Gold Medal in recognition of exceptional achievement in the field of town and country planning.

·         2019 saw £100m of completed projects, with £200m of projects on-going at present, and another £900m to come. Highlights include:

o   The Range Head Office bringing 500 jobs;

o   The Barcode, the UK’s 3rd largest IMAX cinema;

o   Oceansgate, fully let phase one and now starting on phase two;

o   Securing the future of Barden;

o   Mayflower 400 and Illuminate;

o   The Box figureheads – the biggest refurbishment of its kind in the UK;

o   Millbay hotel, committed to forward fund the next stage of regeneration of Millbay;

o   Brunel plaza anchor tenant in the University of Plymouth;

o   British Land investment into Old Town Street and New George Street;

o    Receiving Government recognition as the UK’s first National Marine Park;

o    Plymouth featured as a top 10 location to visit in the wold in Condé Nast Travel Magazine.

Projects underway include:

o      Mayflower 400 festival;

o      The Box – building due for completion early in 2020 and gallery fit out to be completed by April;

o      Completion of all legal requirements to start the new concourse on Brunel Plaza;

o      Three new developments including Broadley park to create 70,000 sq. ft. of new industrial units;

o      The former Derry’s Building and BHS have been repurposed and works will be completed in 2020;

o      Next phase of development due at the Derriford District Centre;

o      Public Realm - £9m transformation of Old Town Street, connecting the City Centre to the Barcode;

o      The Mount Batten Centre – consultants to be appointed to take forward the next phase of development;

o      A Plan for Fishing will be developed to protect and grow the sector; 

o      New Visitor Plan due to be adopted with a cultural strategy refresh;

o      12 Cruise ships will be welcomed in 2020 including the iconic Disney Princess;

o      Phoenix Wharf regeneration will be completed;

o      Completion of the Millbay Boulevard;

o      Development of The Melville Building in the Royal William Yard which will include the Everyman cinema;

o      Devonport Market Hall – the world’s biggest immersive dome will be open in the Spring;

o      New support programme for creative businesses;

o      Continue to bring forward the pipeline of projects including the Civic Centre, Colin Campbell Court, Bath Street, Woolwell, Weston Mill and Oceansgate Phase three.

Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure made the following announcements:

o   The Plymotion team have been highly commended at the Transport planning Society’s People’s Award and were one of only five projects shortlisted for this prestigious award;

o   In the Plymotions School’s campaign, Pennycross primary school has been announced as the overall winner of the South West Region Modeshift STARS Award, a national scheme to recognise schools that demonstrate excellence in sustainable travel

Sue Dann, Cabinet Member for Environment and Street Scene made the following announcements:

o   Plymouth City Council has received two awards and further funding in recognition of the work undertaken by the Low Carbon City Team; The National Energy Efficiency Award and the Climate Active Neighbourhoods Project;

o   Plymouth City Council has been awarded a further £530,000 to continue the Warm Homes Scheme, addressing fuel poverty across the city.

Councillor Kate Taylor made the following announcement:

o   The Independence and Home Service was inspected by the Care Quality Commission in November and received a rating of ‘good’ the highest achievable on a first inspection. Staff were found to be compassionate and kind and were proud of the service they provide.