Councillor Nick Kelly (The Leader) introduced the 100 Day Plan and invited Cabinet Members to speak to commitments related to their portfolios as follows:

Councillor Patrick Nicholson highlighted that – commitment 4 to speak to members of parliament had been completed with the director of public health and Craig McArdle we had presented Members of Parliament with a paper on the respective Health agenda’s relevant to their constituencies this had been expanded to encompass of health requirements not just adult social care. In relation to the health and Wellbeing hubs this had been drilled down in relation to our aspirations in relation to their constituencies but also access to gp services and other requirements. The government had made an announcement on Adult Social Care reform which would lead the debate further on.

Councillor Mrs Maddi Bridgeman – commitment 27 continue to support champion and adhere to the waste hierarchy empowerment by the government under the environment bill which is currently under consultation. We continue to explore waste to make it easier for business and communities to reduce the waste that they produce and to favour reused recycle over recovery and disposal. Within the Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP project) we are seeking to work with 50 local businesses and 50 local communities to help them to reduce their plastic waste and explore new ways to evidence change and illustrate modifications in their supply chains. They will have the opportunity to sign up to a plastic charter. A two year contract has been agreed with the Ocean Conservation Trust and Environment Plymouth to act as external experts. We had been working to build on those pledges and networks already identified when Plymouth became a plastic free city and to date have seven new businesses, three new schools and four new tourism and leisure groups working towards the revised charter. The Plastic Task Force from the PPP project had worked with the following local communities over the last 12 months; Odessey innovations, National Marine Aquarium, Surfers Against Sewage, Marine Conservation Society, Food Plymouth, Source to Sea, Clean our Patch, The 1000 tires project, KFC, Plasticey, Precious Plastic Plymouth, Fab Lab Plymouth and the Smart Citizens programme. Councillor Bridgeman announced that the Plastic Sculpture has also been signed off.  

Councillor Jonathon Drean – manifesto commitment 30 had been completed. Councillor Drean had written to the minister and shared with him how we had been moving as a city to install the electric charging points and the plan for mobility hubs. He had also been made aware of the electric boat charging points on the Mountbatten ferry site for the E-voyager and E-Link.

Plymouth City Council had submitted a bid to the Department of Transport under the Active Travel Fund for a programme of walking and cycling schemes for a total of £4.4mil for the schemes we had completed by 31st March 2023. The bid comprised of a 10 different projects.

Commitment 72 to help road safety and traffic flow and encourage the use of private garages and driveways for the parking of vehicles to leave the roads clearer. We have written to key businesses and employers within the city to raise awareness and challenges of on street parking. Further promoted of work placed travel grants available through the Council’s transforming Cities future programme. We had asked businesses and companies to consider more sustainable modes of transport to reduce work vehicles taken home by staff especially in communities where there is high demand for parking. Where staff must take vehincles home, staff had been encouraged to utilise off street parking. In the longer term work is being completed with colleagues in the Planning department around considering this commitment alongside the defining parking standards when working with developers in the new developments proposed for the city.

Members noted the completion of the 22 commitments identified in the report.