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Questions submitted in advance of the meeting are set out below.

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RCC Pre Committee Questions – 30 November 2015

Agenda item 4, “You Said; We Did” Actions List - Page 9

Redecoration costs at Frobisher Crescent

Q. Here, there is a comment on the redecoration of the metal work on the north elevation which is not correct.  We are still awaiting information on when this metal work was last painted together with sight of the condition survey made at the time of the development.  This information has remained outstanding now for months!

A. City Surveyors do not have a copy of the condition survey of the metalwork at the time of development. We are awaiting confirmation of the date when the works were last carried out from the Barbican Arts Centre.

Agenda Item 6, SLA Quarterly Review - Page 20

Noisy works generated by flat refurbishments 

Q. A flat in Defoe is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment including the installation of a suspended ceiling to accommodate new wiring and down-lighters. A number of residents have experienced extremely noisy episodes and have requested the committee to look into the issue of permissions and management of refurbishments on this scale. It is apparent that the current Alterations Booklet is now out-dated and in need of rewriting so that refurbishment of this scale are managed considerately by the Contractors and the City. The Defoe Committee understands that the SLA Working Party is looking into this with Michael Bennett, we would like representation the next time this issue is discussed at the SLA Working Party but would also suggest that this issue warrants the establishment of a separate body. Is the SLA Working Party the right place for this issue to be looked at?

A. The BEO are reviewing a