Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Mark Boleat.

No declarations of interest were made.

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 29 January 2016.

RESOLVED – That the public minutes and non-public summary of the previous meeting held on 29 January 2016 are approved as an accurate record.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor which provided the Heritage at Risk Register report for 2015.

The Sub-Committee commented that it would be helpful for future reports to provide further information regarding the changes in the status of Heritage at Risk assets during the course of the last year.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee notes the report.

Report of the Director of Open Spaces. This report will also be considered by the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee on 8 March 2016.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Open Spaces which provided information regarding the building and land at the City of London Cemetery that had been highlighted as underutilised or surplus to requirement, and set out options and recommendations for their long term use or disposal.

The Sub-Committee was informed that the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee had agreed to designate the parcel of land known as the Rabbits Road Bridge Plot as surplus to operational requirements. The Sub-Committee was advised that there was not any other known use for this plot of land within the Corporation.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee agrees that Rabbits Road Bridge Plot be declared as surplus to the City of London Corporation’s requirements.

There were no questions.

There were no urgent items.

MOTION - That under Section 100(A) 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 I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED - That under Section 100(A) 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 I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

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To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2016.

The non-public minutes of the previous meeting held on 29 January 2016 were approved as an accurate record.

Report of the City Surveyor. This report was also considered by the Property Investment Board at its meeting on 10 February 2016.

The Sub-Committee noted a report of the City Surveyor which provided the Quarter 3 of 2015/16 update to the City Surveyor’s Business Plan.

Report of City Surveyor. This report was also considered by the Property Investment Board at its meeting on 10 February 2016.

The Sub-Committee noted a report of the City Surveyor which provided an update on the City Surveyor’s Departmental Risk Register.

Report of the City Surveyor. This report will also be considered by the Property Investment Board at its meeting on 9 March 2016.

The Sub-Committee considered and approved a report of the City Surveyor which provided the City Surveyor’s Business Plan for 2016-2020 which outlined the main objectives for the coming year. The plan set out the Department’s key performance indicators which will provide the focus for its strategy over the next year and beyond and reflects key corporate strategies.

Report of the City Surveyor. This report will also be considered by the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee on 17 March 2016.

The Sub-Committee considered and approved a report of the City Surveyor which presented the monitoring update on City of London Corporation bids for National Lottery Funding (NLF) grant-aid.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee considered and approved a report of the City Surveyor which informed Members of the decision of the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee to designate four former public conveniences as surplus to operational requirements and requested the Sub-Committee to consider whether there was an alternative use elsewhere within the Corporation.

Report of the City Surveyor. This report was also considered by the Finance Committee on 16 February 2016 and the Projects Sub-Committee on 11 March 2016.

The Committee noted a Gateway 6 report of the City Surveyor which provided an update regarding Phase 1 of the Central Criminal Plant Replacement Works.

Joint report of the Town Clerk and the City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee noted a report of the City Surveyor which informed Members that the City of London Police’s Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs) have recently carried out reviews into security at Guildhall complex, Mansion House and the Central Criminal Court (CCC), primarily as a result of the ongoing threat from terrorism and Members’ concerns.

The City Surveyor to be heard.

The Sub-Committee noted a presentation of the City Surveyor which provided a progress update on the Operational Property Review.

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee considered and approved a report of the City Surveyor which provided an overview of the progress and expenditure on the three Additional Works programmes (AWP) currently running.

There were no questions.

There were no items of urgent business

Report of City Surveyor.

The Sub-Committee considered and approved a report of the City Surveyor regarding a restructure of his Department.