Agenda

Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Ben Dunleavy  Email: ben.dunleavy@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

NB: Certain items presented for information have been marked * and will be taken without discussion, unless the Committee Clerk has been informed that a Member has questions or comments prior to the start of the meeting.  These for information items have been collated into a supplementary agenda pack and circulated separately.

Part 1 - Public Agenda

1.

Apologies

2.

Members Declarations Under the Code of Conduct in Respect of Items on the Agenda

3.

Minutes

To consider minutes as follows:-

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3a

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 18 September 2025. pdf icon PDF 175 KB

3b

*To note the public minutes and non-public summary of the Member Development and Standards Sub-Committee meeting held on 8 July 2025. pdf icon PDF 132 KB

3c

*To note the draft public minutes and non-public summary of the Civic Affairs Sub-Committee meeting held on 21 July 2025 pdf icon PDF 125 KB

3d

*To note the draft public minutes and non-public summary of the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee meeting held on 9 September 2025. pdf icon PDF 63 KB

4.

Income Generation Working Party - Terms of Reference revision pdf icon PDF 122 KB

Joint Report of the Chamberlain and the Deputy Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

5.

Benefits-in-Kind 2024/25 reporting and proposals for future management pdf icon PDF 200 KB

Joint Report of the Acting Managing Director of City Bridge Foundation and the Deputy Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

6.

Policy and Resources Contingency/Discretionary Funds pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Report of the Chamberlain.

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Additional documents:

7.

Destination City Programme - Delivery Update Report pdf icon PDF 251 KB

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

8.

Ward Communications pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Report of the Chief Strategy Officer.

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9.

2025 Election Engagement Campaign Review pdf icon PDF 456 KB

Report of the Chief Strategy Officer.

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10.

*Update on Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

11.

*Memberships and Subscriptions pdf icon PDF 136 KB

Joint Report of the Executive Director of Innovation & Growth, the Chief Strategy Officer, the Remembrancer and the Executive Director, Environment.

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Additional documents:

12.

*Support for UK-based Financial and Professional Service - Innovation and Growth Quarterly Report pdf icon PDF 203 KB

Report of the Executive Director for Innovation and Growth.

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13.

*Annual progress update on Year 4 of Climate Action Strategy, and update on Year 5 Quarters 1 and 2 pdf icon PDF 547 KB

Report of the Executive Director of Innovation and Growth.

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14.

QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

15.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT

16.

Exclusion of the Public

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.

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Part 2 - Non-Public Agenda

17.

Non-Public Minutes

To consider non-public minutes of meetings as follows:-

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17a

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2025.

17b

*To note the non-public minutes of the Member Development and Standards Sub-Committee meeting held on 8 July 2025.

17c

*To note the non-public minutes of the Civic Affairs Sub-Committee meeting held on 21 July 2025.

17d

*To note the non-public minutes of the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee meeting held on 9 September 2025.

18.

Leadenhall Market: Strategic Vision and Asset Optimisation

Report of the City Surveyor.

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19.

Permission to let former Loughton Golf Course, Clays Lane, Epping

Joint Report of the City Surveyor and the Executive Director, Environment.

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20.

Risk Appetite for CR30

Report of the Executive Director for Innovation and Growth.

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21.

*MPO Dashboard

Report of the Chamberlain.

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22.

QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

23.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT AND WHICH THE COMMITTEE AGREE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHILST THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED.

23a

City of London Academy Trust Growth - Reconsideration of Existing Strategy

Report of the Executive Director of Community and Children’s Services.

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Part 3 - Confidential Agenda

24.

Minutes

24a

To agree the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2025.

24b

*To note the draft confidential minutes of the Civic Affairs Sub-Committee meeting held on 21 July 2025.

24c

*To note the draft confidential minutes of the Resource Allocation Sub-Committee meeting held on 9 September 2025.

25.

*Gender Identity & The For Women (Scotland) Judgment

Report of the Comptroller and City Solicitor.

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26.

*Report of Action Taken

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

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