Agenda item - Mayor's Communications.

53.1         The Mayor stated that he was pleased to announce that Robert Robertson, the Mayoral Chauffeur won an award for completing the RAC Future Car Challenge on Saturday 3^rd November, managing to get the mayoral car from Brighton to London with just over 30miles of charge left in the battery.  He invited Robert to come forward to collect the award.

53.2         The Mayor stated that he was pleased to announce Brighton & Hove City Council’s Soundscape project had received national recognition at the Noise Abatement Society’s annual John Connell Awards. The council had been highlighted for its pioneering approach to considering noise in city planning projects, using sound to tackle antisocial behaviour, and excellent multi-agency working.  He then invited Gloria Elliot and Lisa Lavia from the Noise Abatement Society, and Matthew Eastell, from the Sustainable Communities Team to come forward to collect the award.

53.3         The Mayor noted that the Revenues & Benefits team had recently had a review which assessed their commitment to Customer Service and had passed.  He then invited Councillor Littman and John Francis to come forward to receive the certificate on behalf of the team.