Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Executive Director Environment concerning the public realm enhancements in Moor Lane to provide greening and an improved walking environment, with the creation of a “linear park” and widened footways. 
 
The committee noted that Transport for London owned the underground structure. In response to questions, the committee noted that the recommendations in the report, if agreed, would allow kerb realignment works to be undertaken. 
 
RESOLVED – to: 

1.    Note the total budget for Area B to be £1,560,000 and approved allocation of the available funds as shown in the section 3 below and Table 2 in Appendix 3.  

2.    Approve the Risk Register in Appendix 2 and approved the costed risk provision of £100,000; and delegate the drawdown of funds from the risk register to Executive Director Environment.  

3.    Delegate to the Executive Director Environment authority to approve budget adjustments, above the existing authority within the project procedures and in consultation with Chamberlains, between budget lines if this is within the approved total project budget amount and within intended scope. 

4.    Agree that the Corporate Programme Management Office, in consultation with the Chairman of the Operational Property and Project Sub Committee and Chief Officer as necessary, is to decide whether any project issues or decisions that falls within the remit of paragraph 45 of the ‘City of London Project Procedure – Oct 2018’ (Changes to Projects: General), as prescribed in Appendix 6 of this report, is to be delegated to Chief Officer or escalated to committee(s).