Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Tom Hoffman, Henrika Priest, Stephen Quilter, Judith Pleasance and Mark Wheatley.

Mr Mayhew declared a general (non-pecuniary) interest in respect of agenda item 9: City of London Festival, by virtue as his status as a Director of the City of London Festival Board. 

To approve the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 23^rd September 2015.

The public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 23^rd September 2015 were approved.

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk in respect of the Committee’s Terms of Reference and frequency of its meetings.

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries in respect of the Department’s Business Plan 2015-18 – Quarter 2 – Monitoring Review. 

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

The Committee considered a joint report of the Chamberlain and the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries, which presented the annual submission of the revenue and capital budgets overseen by the Committee.

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries, which sought to assure Members that the risk management procedures in place within the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee were satisfactory and met the requirements of the Corporate Risk Management Framework.

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries, which presented the recommendations of the City Arts Initiative which met on 5^th November 2015. 

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries in respect of the City Arts Trust’s Annual Report on the 2015 City of London Festival and its plans for 2016.

Members are asked to note a resolution from the Community and Children’s Services Committee.   

The Committee received a resolution of the Community and Children’s Services Committee, which sought to present the Local Authorities Designated Officer (LADO) Annual Report to the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee, amongst others, for information. 

In response to a question about publicity of various events, officers explained that some are not communicated early as they are waiting on sponsorship.  The Seasonal Events Guide will continue to be placed in Members’ pigeon holes. 

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.

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.

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To approve the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 23^rd September 2015.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 23^rd September 2015 were approved.

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee considered and approved a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries. 

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries and received a short presentation on September’s Bascule concerts which had been very successful and attracted considerable media interest. 

Report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries.

This report was approved by the Projects Sub Committee on 8^th October 2015.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Culture, Heritage and Libraries, which had been approved by the Projects Sub Committee on 8^th October 2015.

The Director of Artichoke provided Members with an update on proposed commemorations for the 350^th Anniversary of the Great Fire in 2016.

There was one question while the public were excluded.

There were no items.