Agenda item

Joint report of the Director of the Built Environment, City Surveyor and the Director of Communications.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Director of the Built Environment, the City Surveyor and the Director of Communications concerning the One City Social Media Platform.

Reference was made to ensuring that the website contained information about the City Corporation’s cultural activities and not just details of its restaurants and bars. The Committee supported this and also a suggestion that officers report back after the first year of operation.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to:-

1.    the delivery of the One City Social Media Platform, to be funded for a three year period at a total cost of up to £180,000, depending on any irrecoverable VAT incurred by the City Property Association (CPA). The funds be met from the Policy Initiative Fund (i.e. £60,000 in years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20) categorised under “Promoting the City” and charged to City’s Cash;

2.    the final terms of the agreement with the CPA to deliver the platform be delegated to the City Surveyor, the Director of the Built Environment and the Director of Communications, in consultation with the Comptroller and City Solicitor and The Chamberlain for those terms of a financial nature;

3.    efforts be made to include the City’s cultural activities and not just details of its restaurants and bars;

4.    it be noted that any underspending or over achievement of  third party contributions would be reinvested back into the project, subject to Member agreement; and

5.    a report be considered by this Committee following the first year of project’s operation.