Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The committee received a report of the Town Clerk in respect of a decision taken under urgency, in accordance with Standing Order 41(a), since the last meeting of the Committee.

Beech Street Property Uses – request for additional funding to explore options for the School and Cultural Hub in more detail.

Action taken:

(i) up to £50k was approved  from the Finance Committee City’s Cash contingency, to allow the City of London School for Girls to explore the options identified, including Exhibition Hall 2, in greater detail; and

(ii) up to £50k was approved from the Finance Committee City Fund contingency, to enable the Barbican Centre, on behalf of the Cultural Hub, to explore the potential use of Exhibition Hall 2 in greater detail, to align with aims and objectives of the Cultural Hub.