Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall
Contact: Leanne Murphy
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Email: leanne.murphy@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Deputy Tom Hoffman, Lucy Musgrave, Trevor Phillips and Judith Pleasance.
The Chairman welcomed the new Head of Cinema, Gali Gold, to the Board. |
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Members' Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the agenda Minutes: There were no declarations. |
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To approve the public minutes and summary of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 23 January 2019. Minutes: The public minutes and summary of the Board meeting held on 23 January 2019 were approved subject to one typo. |
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Minutes of the Finance Committee PDF 57 KB To receive the draft public minutes of the Finance Committee of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 5 March 2019. Minutes: The draft public minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on 5 March 2019 were received. The Chairman thanked the Deputy Chair for chairing the meeting in his absence. |
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Minutes of the Risk Committee PDF 64 KB To receive the draft public minutes of the Risk Committee of the Barbican Centre Board held on 23 January 2019. Minutes: The draft public minutes of the Risk Committee meeting held on 23 January 2019 were received. |
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Outstanding Actions and Workplan PDF 44 KB Report of the Town Clerk Additional documents: Minutes: The Board noted the various outstanding actions and the updates provided thereon. The workplan for Board meetings in 2019 was also noted. |
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Management Report by the Barbican's Directors PDF 358 KB Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Managing Director providing updates from the Barbican Directors on their respective areas. The following comments were made:
· The Managing Director advised Members that the annual theme ‘Life Rewired’ had been launched giving energy and coherence to the programme.
· Following positive C4M announcements in January, the Managing Director quoted an article in the Architects’ Journal calling it an “urban regeneration project”. It was agreed that London needed a cultural infrastructure to thrive and the Barbican was continuing to refine its business model and programme fundraising to progress with this.
· The Artistic Director highlighted a number of projects including OpenFest: Art 50, a free weekender of events in partnership with Sky Arts. Life Rewired events included the Enterprising Adventures Showcase, a project exploring collaborative approaches in arts and neuroscience, an experiment at pitting an AI composer trained on the works of Bach against the original pieces in a concert called The Eternal Golden Braid and Unclaimed, a Wellcome-funded commission telling the stories of a surreal lost property office.
· Tune into Access, a celebratory free day consisting of performances and participation exploring accessibility, technology and the arts, took place on 18 March marking Disabled Access Day.
· It was noted that proactive work was taking place to celebrate the Barbican Estate’s 50th anniversary and the Barbican Centre would be hosting a key community event on 8 June for residents in collaboration with the Barbican Association celebrating the past, present and future of the estate.
· The Barbican and Guildhall Creative Learning team won the SEND Achievement (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) at the National Creative Learning Awards for its work with The Garden School in Hackney, a school for learners with autism aged 4 to 16.
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Cinema: Annual Presentation PDF 361 KB Report of the Director of Arts. (N.B. – to be read in conjunction with the non-public report at Item 11) Minutes: The Board received a report of the Artistic Director regarding the Barbican Cinema Annual Report 2018/19 providing an overview of the Barbican Cinema Department’s activity through 2018-19 and setting out how this relates to the wider Barbican and City of London Corporation’s strategy.
RECEIVED. |
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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 was one urgent item:
Barbican Board Dinner 2019
The Chairman thanked everyone involved with preparing the enjoyable Barbican Board Dinner on 28 February 2019 and welcomed Members to provide feedback. |
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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 Board Minutes To agree the non-public Minutes of the Barbican Centre Board meeting held on 23 January 2019. Minutes: The non-public minutes and summary of the Board meeting held on 23 January 2019 were approved.
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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 held on 5 March 2019. Minutes: The draft non-public minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on 5 March 2019 were received.
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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 23 January 2019. Minutes: The draft non-public minutes of the Risk Committee meeting held on 23 January 2019 were received.
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Cinema: Annual Presentation (Non-Public Update) To be read in conjunction with Item 6. Minutes: The Board received the non-public appendices to be read in conjunction with Item 6. |
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High Level Business Plan Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Managing Director providing an update on the Barbican Centre’s 2019/20 Business Plan.
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International Strategy Report of the Artistic Director. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Artistic Director providing an update on the Barbican Centre’s International Strategy.
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Retail Review Report of the Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Chief Operating and Financial Officer providing an update on the Barbican Centre’s Retail Review.
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Risk Update Report of the Director of Operations & Buildings. Minutes: The Board received a report of the Director of Operations and Buildings advising Members of the risk management system in place at the Barbican, updating on the significant risks that had been identified and outlining measures for mitigation of these risks.
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*FIRE RECTIFICATION WORKS - FIRE SIGNAGE (GATEWAY 2) Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: The Board considered and approved a Gateway 2 Project Proposal report of the Managing Director regarding the Barbican Centre Fire Rectification Works concerning Fire Signage.
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*FIRE RECTIFICATION WORKS - SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (GATEWAY 2) Report of the Managing Director. Minutes: The Board considered and approved a Gateway 2 Project Proposal report of the Managing Director regarding the Barbican Centre Fire Rectification Works concerning Sprinkler Systems.
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*CONCERT HALL STEINWAY PIANO PURCHASE (GATEWAY 2) Joint report of the Managing Director and Head of Music Barbican Centre.
Minutes: The Board considered and approved a Gateway 2 Project Proposal report of the Managing Director and Head of Music concerning the Concert Hall Steinway Piano Purchase.
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*BARBICAN BUSINESS REVIEW - JANUARY ACCOUNTS (PERIOD 10) Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Minutes: The Board considered a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer setting out the Business Review for the January 2018 Period 10 accounts.
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*UPDATE ON BARBICAN BUDGET 2019/20 Report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Minutes: The Board considered a report of the Chief Operating & Financial Officer providing Members with an update on the Barbican Budget for 2019/20.
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REPORT OF URGENT ACTION TAKEN Report of the Town Clerk. Minutes: The Board considered three reports of the Town Clerk providing Members with an update on urgent actions taken since the last Board meeting.
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NON-PUBLIC QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE BOARD Minutes: There was one question. |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT AND WHICH THE BOARD AGREE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHILST THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED Minutes: There was one urgent item. |