Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall
Contact: Gregory Moore
tel. no.: 020 7332 1399
Email: gregory.moore@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Alderman David Graves, Tom Hoffman and Deputy Dr Giles Shilson. |
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Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the agenda Minutes: There were none. |
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Minutes of the Board PDF 179 KB To approve the public minutes and summary of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 8 October 2014. Minutes: The public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 8 October 2014 were approved.
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Minutes of the Finance Committee PDF 126 KB To receive the public minutes and summary of the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 24 September 2014. Minutes: The public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 24 September 2014 were received. |
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Minutes of the Finance Committee PDF 128 KB To receive the draft public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 19 November 2014. Minutes: The draft public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 19 November 2014 were received.
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Minutes of the Risk Committee PDF 135 KB To receive the draft public minutes and summary of the Risk Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 14 October 2014. Minutes: The draft public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 14 October 2014 were received.
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Minutes of the Nominations Committee PDF 123 KB To receive the draft public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 8 October 2014. Minutes: The draft public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 8 October 2014 were received.
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Management Report by the Centre's Directors PDF 299 KB Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: Members received a report of the Managing Director providing updates from the six Barbican Directors on their respective areas. The Directors spoke to each update with a number of questions asked by the Board: · Olympic Park Development: The opportunities arising from the development of a new East London cultural hub located in the site of the Olympic Park were discussed, with Members keen to understand the potential for co-operation and any risks associated with the development. The Managing Director confirmed that the Centre had been aware of the development for some time and felt that adopting a flexible approach to working with others across East London would be more beneficial than establishing a permanent presence at the new site. The Director for Creative Learning and Director of Arts had also been involved in discussions with Chobham Academy, a specialist arts school at the site, who the Barbican were looking to work closely with, thereby providing a focus on the creative learning aspect at the cultural hub. Members agreed that a flexible approach to working with others would be the sensible approach to take, particularly as it facilitated early engagement and delivery of outcomes rather than requiring a delay until a material building was erected. · Touring: Members noted the success of a number of shows which had now been scheduled to go on tour to a number of foreign cities. It was suggested that thought should also be given to touring around the UK, thereby spreading the Centre’s cultural offerings across the regions. · Creative Learning: Validation had now been received for the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GSMD) and Barbican Centre’s jointly taught Bachelor of Arts degree in Performance & Creative Enterprise. Separately, the Centre and GSMD had also launched a joint manifesto outlining the creative learning offering to young people; this |
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Questions on Matters Relating to the Work of the Board Minutes: There were no questions. |
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Any other Business that the Chairman considers Urgent Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Exclusion of the Public MOTION – That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of Exempt Information, as defined in Part 1, of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act
Minutes: RESOLVED – That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.
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Non-Public Minutes of the Board To agree the non-public minutes of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 8 October 2014. Minutes: The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 8 October 2014 were approved. |
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Non Public Minutes of the Finance Committee To receive the non-public minutes of the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 24 September 2014. Minutes: The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2014 were received.
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Non-public minutes of the Finance Committee To receive the draft non-public minutes of the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 19 November 2014 (TO FOLLOW). Minutes: The draft non-public minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2014 were received. Under this item, consideration was given to the existing composition of the Finance Committee, with it consequently agreed that the Chairman of the Barbican Centre Trust should be made a formal Member of the Committee henceforth. |
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Non Public Minutes of the Risk Committee To receive the draft non-public minutes of the Risk Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 14 October 2014. Minutes: The draft non-public minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2014 were received. |
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Outstanding Actions of the Board Report of the Town Clerk Minutes: The Board noted the outstanding actions list.
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Service Based Review - Implementation Plan Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer setting out a likely timetable to implement the various proposals and recommendations which formed part of the Service Based Review.
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Visual Arts: Annual Presentation Report of the Head of Visual Arts. Minutes: The Board received a report and accompanying presentation from the Head of Visual Arts.
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Development Strategy annual paper Report of the Head of Development (TO FOLLOW). Minutes: The Board received a report of the Head of Development and the Chairman of the Barbican Centre Trust outlining the development strategy for the forthcoming period.
---- RESOLVED: With two hours having elapsed since the start of the meeting, in accordance with Standing Order No. 40 the Board agreed at this point to extend the meeting by up to thirty minutes. ---- |
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Development Update Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Head of Development which set out the 2014/15 fundraising results, to date, against budget.
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Business Review Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer (TO FOLLOW). Minutes: The Committee received a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer presenting the Business Review for the Period 7 Accounts 2014/15.
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Budget Report 2015/16 Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer. This report was approved by the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board at its 19 November 2014 meeting. Minutes: The Committee considered a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer putting forward the budget for 2015/16 for Members’ consideration.
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Update on Capital Works Report of the Director of Operations & Buildings. Minutes: The Committee received a report of the Director of Operations & Buildings providing an update on the Barbican Centre’s Capital Cap programme and a number of non-Capital Cap projects.
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Risk Update Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer setting out the key risks facing the Centre.
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Capital Cap Extension 2016/17 Report of the Managing Director. This report was approved by the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board and the Corporate Asset Sub-Committee at their 19 November 2014 and 21 November 2014 meetings respectively. Minutes: The Committee considered a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer proposing the extension of the existing capital cap for the Barbican Centre until 2016/17.
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Proposed Investment in Bar Operations Report of the Managing Director. This report was approved by the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board at its 19 November 2014 meeting. Minutes: The Committee approved a report of the Managing Director concerning the refurbishment of and improvement works to the bars at the Barbican Centre.
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Questions relating to the work of the Board Minutes: There were no questions. |
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Any other business the Chairman considers urgent Minutes: There were no urgent items. |