Agenda item - Mayor's Communications.

85.1      The Mayor stated that she was pleased to announce that the Tenancy Services Team had won the Elderly Accommodation Counsel Older People’s Awards.  The team had received Gold for Hazelholt and Bronze for Churchill House. The award was based on resident feedback and in addition, Hazelholt had also been selected as one of 27 schemes in the UK for a national award.   She stated that the team were particularly pleased given some of the challenges seen in the city to be recognised by our residents in these schemes.  Scheme manager, Kathy Boyce had done a fantastic job of developing the scheme and community into the vibrant one it was today.  The Mayor then invited Councillor Hill to come forward with members of the Team to collect the award.

85.2      The Mayor noted that today’s meeting was the last full Council meeting for a number of councillors who would be retiring in May and wished them well for the future and thanked them for their services over the years to the Council and the city.  She hoped to see them at future civic events.

85.3      The Mayor then reminded councillors of the sleep out at the i-360 on the 6^th April in aid of her charities and noted that Councillor Druitt had volunteered to join her for the duration of the event.