Agenda and minutes

Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2014 11.30 am

Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Julie Mayer
tel. no.: 020 7332 1410  Email: julie.mayer@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

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Minutes:

Apologies were received from Dennis Cotgrove, Wendy Hyde, Deputy John Owen-Ward, Henrika Priest, Deputy Gerald Pulman, Deputy Richard Regan, Deputy Giles Shilson, Alderman David Graves and Deputy John Tomlinson.

 

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2.

Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the agenda

 

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Minutes:

There were no declarations.

 

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 218 KB

To approve the public minutes of the meeting held on 27 October 2014

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Minutes:

The public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 27 October 2014 be approved.

 

Matters arising

 

  • A report on digitisation of the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) would be presented to Members in January.

 

  • The Chief Officers’ Group on 12th November 2014 decided to defer publication of the Cultural Strategy for 6 months.

 

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4.

Risk Management Strategy pdf icon PDF 102 KB

Report of the Chamberlain

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

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5.

Revenue and Capital Budgets pdf icon PDF 482 KB

Report of the Chamberlain and Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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6.

Public Relations Office - Annual Update pdf icon PDF 198 KB

Report of the Director of Public Relations

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Minutes:

 

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7.

Business Plan 2014/15 - Quarter 2 - Monitoring Review pdf icon PDF 208 KB

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

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8.

Animating Guildhall Yard: a proposal for enhanced public use pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

 

The recommendations in this report were endorsed by the Hospitality Working Party on 21 October 2014.  The report will be presented to the Corporate Asset Sub Committee on 21 November 2014 (an update will be provided at the meeting) and the Policy and Resources Committee on 11 December 2014.

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

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9.

London Metropolitan Archives: the 'Speak Out London - Diversity City grant award' pdf icon PDF 134 KB

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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10.

Replacement of High Level Walkway Roof Coverings including New Insulation and Replace/Repair of North and South Tower Roofs - Tower Bridge - Gateways 1&2 - Project Proposal pdf icon PDF 216 KB

Report of the City Surveyor

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Minutes:

 

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11.

Barbican and Community Libraries Customer survey pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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12.

Keats Foundation Representation pdf icon PDF 84 KB

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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13.

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Committee

 

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Minutes:

 

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14.

Any other business the Chairman considers urgent

 

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Minutes:

 

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15.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

 

 

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Minutes:

RESOLVED – That:  under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

 

Item No.

Paragraph No.

 

 

 

 

                                    16-17                                                               3

                                    18                                                                    1, 3

                                    19                                                                    3

                                    20 – 21                                                            -

 

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16.

Non Public Minutes

To approve the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 27th October 2014

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Minutes:

RESOLVED, that:

 

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 27th October 2014 be approved.

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17.

Guildhall Art Gallery Refurbishment and Gallery Re-Hang - 28 July 2014 to 9 January 2015

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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18.

Funding of Keats House Interpretation Project

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries

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Minutes:

 

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19.

Tower Bridge and Monument Performance Report - April to September 2014

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries 

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Minutes:

 

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20.

Non public questions on matters relating to the work of the Committee

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Minutes:

 

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21.

Any other business that the Chairman considers urgent and which the Committee agree should be considered whilst the public are excluded

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Minutes:

 

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