Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received by the Chair, Deputy Catherine McGuinness, Karina Dostalova and Anne Fairweather.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting held on 7 May 2020.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2020 were approved as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Built Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Built Environment concerning the City Corporation’s transportation response to support COVID-19 recovery.

The Sub-Committee heard how this report had already been approved by the Planning and Transportation Committee, and that the Resource Allocation Sub Committee were looking at this due to the strategic importance of this work to the City’s financial recovery and to endorse it to the Policy and Resources Committee under urgency.

It was also clarified that the report did not seek approval for funding as the costs and funding approach for Phase 1 were not confirmed at the time of writing the report. Members heard that an application had been submitted to Transport for London to fund these works and a decision on this would be expected shortly. A report detailing the full costs and funding approach for Tier 1 delivery would be submitted to the Planning & Transportation Committee on 2June and the Policy & Resources Committee on 11 June.

Members underlined the importance of ensuring that disabled people would not encounter access issues as a result of this scheme, and it was confirmed that this was understood and being acted upon.

A Member also urged officers to consider and build on air quality improvements that had been made during this time.

RESOLVED, that:-

·         The aims and objectives of the transportation response to support COVID-19 recovery be endorsed to the Policy and Resources Committee to agree under urgency.

One question was raised concerning the governance timeline of the revised committee appointments paper, following the recent meeting of the Court of Common Council. Members heard that the paper would be considered by the Resource Allocation Sub Committee on 8 June 2020, then the Policy and Resources Committee on 11 June 2020, with a recommendation to the Court of Common Council to be considered at its meeting on 18 June 2020.

There was no urgent business.

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 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

Part 2 – Non-Public Agenda

RESOLVED, 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 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the non-public minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting held on 7 May 2020.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 7 May 2020 were approved as a correct record.

To receive the note of the informal meeting of Resource Allocation Sub Committee on 14 May 2020.

The note of the informal meeting on 14 May 2020 was noted.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business.