Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Deputy Alex Deane, Deputy Billy Dove and Deputy Alastair Moss.

There were no declarations.

To consider minutes as follows:-

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015 were approved as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting of the Projects Sub Committee held on 16 June 2015 were received.

The minutes of the meeting of the Review of Outside Bodies Working Party were received. In response to a question from a member about appointments by the Court of Aldermen, the Chairman noted that the working party was conducting an information gathering exercise and that any decision on the City Corporation’s outside bodies would be made by the appropriate committee in the usual way.

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Director of Public Relations withdrew from the room for this item.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk on sponsorship of the King’s Commission on London.

RESOLVED, that

Sponsorship of £50,000 per annum for two years be approved to the King’s Commission on London, at King’s College London, from the Policy Initiatives Fund for 2015/16 and 2016/17 respectively, allocated to the Research section of the Fund, and charged to City’s Cash.

Report of the Remembrancer.

The Committee considered a report of the Remembrancer on the promotion of a City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Bill.

RESOLVED, that

It be recommended to the Court of Common Council that authority be given to promote a City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Bill in order to seek the legislative changes set out in the report.

Report of the Director of Public Relations.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Public Relations regarding charges for filming in the City. In response to comments from members, the Director of Public Relations confirmed that staff sought to manage filming as closely as possible and that the proposed charges were intended to be competitive with the City’s peers.

RESOLVED, that

The increases in administration charges by the Film Team for managing filming requests, as set out in the report, be approved.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and the Comptroller & City Solicitor.

The Committee received a joint report of the Town Clerk and the Comptroller & City Solicitor regarding co-opted members’ declarations.

RECEIVED

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee received an update report of the Town Clerk on the Town Clerk’s Business Plan.

RECEIVED

Joint report of the Town Clerk, Chamberlain and the Remembrancer.

The Committee received a joint report of the Town Clerk, Chamberlain and Remembrancer on  the revenue outturn for 2014/15.

RECEIVED

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Committee received a report of the Chamberlain on the Policy Initiatives Fund.

RECEIVED

Report of the Director Economic Development.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Economic Development on the Fintech sector and sponsorship for Innovate Finance. In response to a question from a member the Chairman replied that fintech sector development was low key but encouraging, noting that it had been the subject of a recent high profile event at Guildhall.

RECEIVED

Report of the Director of Public Relations.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Public Relations on recent Public Relations Office activities.

RECEIVED

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk on the appointment of a City of London Corporation Governor to the Museum of London.

RESOLVED, that

Sir Steve Bullock be appointed to the Board of Governors of the Museum of London for a two-year term expiring 15 July 2017.

Discussion paper for consideration in conjunction with the notes of the informal meeting of the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee at item no. 19.

The Committee received a discussion paper regarding standing for election to Common Council that had been submitted to the informal meetings of the Resource Allocation Sub Committee on 19 and 20 June 2015.

A member noted that the time commitment for attending committee meetings of 40 hours per year was an underestimate. Moreover he felt that the City Corporation was falling short in terms of the diversity of the Court of Common Council, an issue that could be addressed by communicating more information more clearly into local communities. Another member agreed that the Common Council needed to reflect its electorate and therefore more outreach should be conducted with City businesses.

RECEIVED

There were no questions.

Policy Dinner 15 July 2015

Members provided feedback on the Policy Committee Dinner held on 15 July.  Given the attendance of two European Commissioners the dinner was considered to have been very successful.  A range of views were given on  the dress code of lounge suits but generally this was thought to be appropriate given the ‘policy’ nature of the dinner.

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

To consider non-public minutes of meetings as follows:-

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015 were approved as a correct record.

The non-public minutes of the meeting of the Projects Sub Committee held on 16 June 2015 were received.

The draft non-public minutes of the meeting of the Hospitality Working Party held on 17 June 2015 were received.

To consider the draft notes and discussion papers of the informal Resource Allocation Sub-Committee meetings held on 19th and 20th June 2015 and approve the recommendations contained therein.

The Committee considered the draft notes, discussion papers and recommendations of the informal Resource Allocation Sub Committee meetings held on 19 and 20 June 2015.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered the public relations implications of installing a decorative pineapple on the Lord Mayor’s State Coach during its restoration, to mark the 800^th Lord Mayor’s Show.

Resolution from the Education Board of 25 June 2015.

The Committee considered a resolution of the Education Board regarding the City of London Corporation’s interim policy for assessing opportunities for academy expansion.

There were no questions.

There was no other business.