Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Committee were informed that a cross-cutting review of the potential for the City Corporation to exploit new sources of income was commissioned as part of the Service Based Review programme. The review was undertaken from April - September 2015, with a final report cleared by the Chief Officers Summit Group in January 2016.

Members noted that the review found that there were:

· Opportunities to increase certain fees and charges to bring income into

greater alignment with costs, in line with the approach taken in London local

authorities;

· Opportunities to drive increased income from a more entrepreneurial

approach in certain areas;

· Limited scope to increase revenues from public sector grants

· Potential opportunities to unlock increased corporate sponsorship and private

giving to the benefit of the City’s cultural and artistic institutions by taking a

more co-ordinated approach.

Discussions ensued regarding the use of the City’s open spaces for filming. Members agreed that any costs for wear and tear must be covered by the production company. The Committee also agreed that large areas of the open spaces should not be restricted from public access for long periods of time.

Resolved – that the Epping Forest and Commons Committee endorsed the

recommendation “to adopt a proactive approach to marketing the Corporation’s

filming locations ensuring consistent coverage of professional film location handling

services across the Corporation’s entire land and property portfolio”), noting

the specific reference to the opportunity to in relation to Burnham Beeches.