Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received from John Barker, Simon Duckworth and Sir David Wootton.

There were no declarations.

To agree the public minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting held on 22 January 2015.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2015 were approved.

To agree the minutes of the Sub-Committee’s joint meeting with the Efficiency and Performance Sub-Committee held on 22 January 2015.

The public minutes of the Sub-Committee’s joint meeting with the Efficiency and Performance Sub-Committee on 22 January 2015 were approved.

This report will have been considered earlier by the Grand Committee (please refer to item no. 8, page 45, of that agenda for details) and its resolution should be noted.

The Sub-Committee noted that at its meeting earlier this day the Grand Committee had agreed to the creation of an internal Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF), with funding of £500k per annum.

This report will have been considered earlier by the Grand Committee (please refer to item no. 11, page 81, of that agenda for details) and its resolution should be noted.

The Sub-Committee noted that at its meeting earlier this day the Grand Committee had agreed to the allocation of £200,000 from the 2014/15 City Fund provision for new schemes to meet the cost of demolishing the poultry sheds at the Woodredon.

Joint report of the Chamberlain and the City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee considered a joint report of the Chamberlain and the City Surveyor updating it on the progress of the Operational Property Review.

A Member referred to a previous decision which agreed to the cessation of capital caps and questioned when a report on an alternative arrangement was likely to be considered. The Budget Direct advised that the report would be considered at the Sub-Committee’s meeting in May and that the paper would cover the issues of quantum and a new mechanism for the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School. She also referred to the longer lead-in time required for those bodies.

The Chairman of the Projects Sub-Committee commented that he envisaged the process being a fairly straightforward exercise with departments being required to specify their requirements and the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee considering them in terms of the City Corporation’s overall priorities.

RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted and that a further update would be submitted to the Sub-Committee’s meeting in May.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.

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.

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:-

Item Nos.                              Paragraph(s) in Schedule 12A

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To agree the non-public minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting held on 22 January 2015.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2015 were approved.

Matters Arising – Additional Work Programme

Reference was made to the request for a sampling exercise to be undertaken and an explanation given as to what was envisaged of the exercise.

To approve the non-public minutes of the Sub-Committee’s joint meeting with the Efficiency and Performance Sub-Committee held on 22 January 2015.

The non-public minutes of the Sub-Committee’s joint meeting with the Efficiency and Performance Sub-Committee on 22 January 2015 were approved.

This report will have been considered earlier by the Grand Committee (please refer to item no. 30, page 255) of that agenda for details) and its resolution should be noted.

The Sub-Committee noted that at its meeting earlier this day the Grand Committee had supported the recommendations associated with the City of London Academy Hackney sixth form expansion.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.