Agenda item

To receive the draft minutes of the Meeting held on 24^th June 2024 (TO FOLLOW)

The Deputy Chair of the Barbican Residents’ Consultation Committee (RCC) attended this meeting and also echoed the Chair’s thanks for the outgoing Clerk, Julie Mayer, and appreciated her work supporting both the BRC and RCC in her time at the Corporation. Another show of thanks was also given to the Barbican Gardener Luis who was departing the City Gardens Team after 20 years of service.

The Deputy Chair of the RCC spoke in reference to item 8.1 of the RCC minutes of the meeting held on 24 June 2024 which cited a resolution made by the Gardens Advisory Group who sought approval from the Committee, subject to the completion of consultation with selected house groups, to redevelop the gardens situated on the Barbican Estate. The Gardens Advisory Group brought forward a proposal, six months prior to this meeting, which recommended a two-year master plan for the improvement of the estate gardens. The overall cost was estimated to be approximately £42,000 with the costs spread out across the 2,000 flats situated on the estate.

The Deputy Chair also provided a further working party update, stating that the repairs and maintenance contract work on the tender is progressing and praised the good working relationship between residents and officers in managing this process. However, service charges for 2023-24 had still not been finalised. The Major Works Programme Board had agreed their Terms of Reference, subject to some revisions such as the need to distinguish between the liabilities which belong to the leaseholders and those which belong to the City of London Corporation being mentioned.

Whilst Members supported the proposal it was noted that it might be possible to source funding for this project from the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund (CILNF). The Chair agreed and tasked the Town Clerk to investigate if this was indeed a possibility.

Resolved, that – The Barbican Residential Committee agreed in principle to the proposal, subject to further consultation with house groups and other interested parties, with the Town Clerk tasked to investigate whether funds for this project were available from the CILNF.