Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk concerning the Crossrail Art Programme and the use of its remaining funding.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following:-

1.   the City Corporation varying the terms of its existing commitments to the Crossrail Art Programme to allow the remainder of its £3.5m commitment (£478,000) to be used to deliver artworks across the seven central London Elizabeth Line stations without requiring the City’s contribution to be match funded by another donor;

2.   the City Corporation taking ownership and responsibility for the artworks situated in the public realm at the Broadgate and Moorgate exits of the new Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line station (subject to highway authority approval and other land owner consents) in principle;

3.   the approval of the commuted sum the City Corporation would receive upon taking ownership and responsibility for the artworks at Broadgate and Moorgate Delegate be delegated to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman;

4.   the Town Clerk be authorised to instruct the City Solicitor to enter into an Artworks Agreement in respect of both artworks accepting ownership and responsibility for the artworks and agreeing implementation arrangements, subject to receipt of the commuted sum;

5.   any further decisions required including the approval of the variation of any existing commitments made by the City necessary to facilitate the successful delivery of the Crossrail Art Programme be delegated authority to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman; and

6.   it be note that no additional financial resources were required.