The Barbican
Residents Consultative Committee (RCC) exists to enable
consultation and the flow of information between the Corporation of
London and tenants and to work towards a partnership approach to
management
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Membership/Constitution
1. Each
House is entitled to nominate one representative to the
RCC. If the nominated representative is
unable to attend, the House may nominate a substitute. In the event
of a vote (AGM only) elected members must declare their interest in
relevant issues.
2. In
addition to the House representatives, the RCC will include three
officers; - i.e. the Chair and two
Deputy Chairs. Officers will be elected
annually at the AGM and may serve for a maximum of four years in
their role.
3. Candidates for the officer positions must be
House representatives or existing officers of the RCC. Nominations
for officers will be requested in advance of the AGM and nominees
will be offered the opportunity to circulate a brief statement to
support their candidacy. Further
nominations may be proposed at the AGM itself. Members may self-nominate. The immediate past-RCC Chair may stand for
election as a Deputy Chair, for one year only, to ensure a smooth
transition and the handover of institutional knowledge and
contacts.
4. The Chair of the Barbican Association is an
ex-officio Member of the RCC, providing that the Barbican
Association reciprocates by ensuring that its rules provide
ex-officio membership of its General Council to the Chair of the
RCC. The Chair of the Barbican
Association is not eligible to stand for election as an officer of
the RCC.
5. In
the event that an officer position becomes vacant, after the AGM,
an election may be held at a subsequent RCC meeting. Officers
elected in this way, within six months of the next AGM, may
continue in office without having to seek re-election at that
AGM.
Terms of Reference
1. To be the main
formal channel of communication between tenants* and the
Corporation of London in all landlord and tenant matters which
affect the Barbican Residential Estate, including interfaces with
other occupiers including the commercial premises, the City of
London School for Girls and the Barbican Arts Centre.
2. To present the
views of tenants on the general management of the estate, within
the parameters of the Barbican RCC/Barbican Residential
Committee’s Terms of Reference and communicating views, via
Resolution, as appropriate.
3. To enable
consultation and the flow of information between the Corporation of
London and tenants and to work towards a partnership approach to
management.
4. To develop, in
conjunction with the Corporation, Service Level Agreements between
tenants and the Barbican Estate Office for the Estate as a whole
and for individual House Groups and to be involved in the
modification of these agreements as required.
5. To oversee
delivery of services against any Service Level Agreements with
tenants, third parties and Corporation departments, monitoring
their performance and satisfaction with the service and making
suggestions where appropriate for alterations or
improvement
6. To identify
Service Charge items and monitor service charge costs, receiving
reports of all accounts relating to the estate
7. To discuss
routine and major repair works and to consult on how these will
affect tenants
8. To seek to
achieve efficiencies and improvements to resident services via the
network of Working Parties serving the Barbican Estate.
*tenants refers to all persons who have a tenancy
agreement with the Corporation and also includes any resident who
no longer retains the Corporation as a landlord but still pays a
service charge to the Corporation.
