Agenda item

Joint report of the Directors of Open Spaces and Community and Children’s Services and the Assistant Town Clerk and Cultural Hub Director.

The Committee received a joint report of the Director of Open Spaces, the Director of Community & Children’s Services and the Assistant Town Clerk and Cultural Hub Director presenting draft summary business plans for 2017/18.

In response to questions, the Open Spaces Business Manager stated that, in future, she could look to clearly highlight those elements of the Departmental business plan that directly related to this Committee.

A Member commented on the need to focus efforts across Departments in certain areas. He referred, for example, to the fact that only one of the draft business plans referred to a fundraising strategy – an area that would clearly benefit from a more strategic ‘push’ across the City Corporation.

The Assistant Town Clerk highlighted that it was envisaged, following changes made to the services overseen by this Committee, there would be better opportunities to work collaboratively with other areas of the Corporation concerned with culture such as the Museum of London and the Barbican in future.

RESOLVED – That, Members note the draft business plans from the Director of Open Spaces, Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Assistant Town Clerk and Cultural Hub Director and ask that their initial feedback on these be noted.