Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services

The Committee received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services, which updated Members on issues raised by the Barbican Estate Residents’ Consultation Committee (RCC) and BRC at their meetings in March 2014.  It also provided updates on other issues on the estate. 

During the discussion and debate on this item, the following issues were raised/noted:

·      The electricity charges relating to the ‘City widened line’ underground tunnel were being investigated and a report would need to be presented to the BRC and Finance Committees in September 2014.

·      Residents were enduring severe noise disturbance from the St Alphage House development and asked for ear protectors. Officers agreed to look into this with the developers.

·      There was a perception that the London Wall lift had been out of service for considerably longer than the 24 hours referred to in the report.  There was a similar challenge to the 70% availability rate of the Moorgate Escalator.  Officers agreed to check the data and investigate further with the City Surveyor. 

·     The Housing Service Director had met with the Directors of VFM in order to address the concerns raised by the RCC in respect of the TV and Broadband upgrade.  Members noted that there would be a new marketing strategy across the estate and another open day would be scheduled for residents. 

·      In respect of the heating outage at Frobisher Crescent during the Winter, the City Surveyor had written to the developer and chased a response.

Members noted that the above issues would be addressed in the next issue of the ‘You said; we did’ bulletin.

RESOLVED, that;

The update report and above comments be noted.