Agenda

To agree the minutes of the meeting of the Court of Common Council held on 9 September 2021.

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor to report on his recent engagements.

To elect a Chief Commoner for 2022/23.

Two nominations have been received in accordance with Standing Order No. 18, as

follows:

·         Simon D’Olier Duckworth, O.B.E., D.L.

·         Ann Holmes

The candidates’ supporting statements are the subject of a printed and circulated

report.

(N.B. A notice listing the candidates and their nominators is on display in the

Members’ Reading Room).

To receive a statement from the Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee.

To consider recommendations relating to the statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass, located in the Guildhall.

To consider proposals relating to a strategic review of the City’s attractiveness as a destination for workers, residents and visitors.

To consider proposals relating to an uplift in the Bridge House Estate’s Central Contingency budget.

By Mark Raymond Peter Henry Delano Wheatley

To consider a Motion, submitted by Mark Wheatley, in relation to a review of the City Corporation’s procurement activities in the context of its Environmental, Social & Governance Strategy.

To consider a circulated list of applications for the Freedom of the City.

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor to lay before the Court a letter of the Lord

Mayor Elect declaring his assent to take upon himself that Office.

To note the draft terms of a Vote of Thanks to The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor.

To receive a report setting out measures introduced into Parliament which may have an effect on the services provided by the City Corporation.

That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

To consider proposals relating to the Markets Co-location Programme

To consider the annual pay award for Museum of London staff.

To consider the creation of a Grade I post.