Agenda item

To note the actions tracker for the Barbican Estate Residents Consultation Committee (BERCC) and the Barbican Residential Committee (BRC).

Reporting on the Action Tracker, the Assistant Director highlighted a typo under item 3; ‘22/23 outturn’ should be replaced with ‘23/24 outturn’.

During the discussion the following points were raised:

1. Regarding the Barbican Podium Project, a Member asked officers for a further update and officers confirmed that a report providing further information shall be submitted to the RCC in 2025.

2. In respect of the Repairs and Maintenance Contract, a Member raised a concern that the Barbican Estate and Golden Lane contracts were to be managed by a single member of the BEO staff. The Assistant Director confirmed unequivocally that these contracts would be managed separately and no resource from the BEO would be involved in the management of the contracts for Golden Lane or HRA estates.

3. The Deputy Chair highlighted under potential breach of lease protocol a case that seemed to be taking an inordinate time to deal with in Andrewes House. It was believed that a small business was operating out of an apartment and the noise emanating from the apartment caused disturbance to the residents living below. Officers agreed to investigate further and to report to the next Service Level Working Party (SLWP) with an update before updating the RCC.

A Member mentioned that there was a similar of delay to the handling of a potential breach of lease at Lauderdale Tower and asked whether the use of the protocol could be reported. Officers advised that a redacted report could be submitted to the RCC following the report to the SLWP.

4. The Assistant Director advised the Committee that Avanti (An Architectural Practice) had undertaken options appraisal and a feasibility study of Brandon Mews Canopy. A report would be submitted to the RCC once a proposal had been submitted. A Member welcomed this development, asked if officers could proceed with the resident consultation process as soon as possible and if the scope of service had been defined. The Assistant Director advised that Avanti had been instructed to hold engagement sessions with leaseholders and Listing Authorities prior to the submission of their proposal. However, no scope of service had been defined at the time of the meeting.

5. The Assistant Director provided an ILECS Lift Consultant presentation to the Committee and a Member asked if any comparative figures were available from the previous consultants to explain the difference in cost. It was confirmed that comparative data was not available from the previous contract. A Member raised a further concern in relation to the lift components. The Assistant Director advised that it was becoming increasingly difficult to source components for BRE lifts which were old and some electrical parts were obsolete. </AI10>

6. 'A Member reminded the Committee that, as a standing Agenda item for each BRC/RCC meeting, a report on the Transformation Programme should include progress against the Transformation action plan, including timelines and milestones of workstreams.   Referring to his update to the Action Tracker, the Assistant Director said that such a report would be included in the agenda for the next RCC/BRC meeting in February and offered to discuss the scope and format of the report with the Member outside the meeting.’