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The Leader of the Opposition,
Councillor Phil Bibby CC, advised that he had received comments
from Indoor Market stallholders about reduced footfall following
the siting of the Bus Interchange, in particular less mobile people.  He
therefore asked the following question:
 
“What can the Council do
with stallholders to improve their businesses to increase footfall
and cater for those that had difficulty in walking from the Bus
Interchange to the Indoor Market?”
 
The Leader of the Council
replied that he was not aware of any evidence to support the matter
raised in the question, but he and the Deputy Leader would
investigate further with officers.
 
The Council then received
updates from the relevant Executive Portfolio Holders on the
following matters:
 
·        
Coronation
Living Heritage Fund;
·        
Flat Block
Recycling Pilot;
·        
Co-operative
Neighbourhoods: Walkways Cleansing Programme;
·        
SBC Business
Support Programme;
·        
Wenta; and
·        
Stevenage
Works.
The Leader of the Opposition advised that
Members had recently received an e-mail regarding the maintenance
of Play Areas.  The Programme had been
delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the consultation was being
re-run.  He was not sure why as Members
had previously been told that 50 Play areas were to be maintained
in good working order.  He asked if the
£1.5Million budget was sufficient to cover the costs of the
works.
 
The Leader of the Council replied that he
would ask the Portfolio Holders for Environment & Performance
and Culture, Leisure & Information Technology to investigate
the matter.