Agenda item

To agree the Minutes of the RCC Meeting held on 28 January 2013

To agree the Minutes of the AGM held on 15 April 2013

The Minutes of the RCC Meeting held on 28 January 2103 and the AGM held on 15 April 2013 were agreed as a correct record, subject to recording that Mary Hickman submitted apologies for the AGM.

Matters arising

At the AGM, residents had been encouraged to submit questions in writing, in advance of the meetings.  Four residents had done so in respect of the Update Report (Agenda item 4) and their questions and responses are appended to these minutes.

Repairs to the tiling on the steps – residents noted that the missing white edge tiles had been cemented over, whilst waiting for replacement tiles.  Officers advised that the cement would be painted white in the interim, to aid anyone visually impaired.  Residents asked if this could be kept as a ‘live’ item on the update reports/minutes, as part of an ‘outstanding actions’ list.

Crossrail – the Barbican Association had attended the recent Crossrail meeting, where officers had raised residents’ concerns.  Full details would be added to the BA website.  The Chairman of the Barbican Association (Jane Smith) advised that there would be an all residents meeting with Crossrail on 24 September 2013 (further details would be added to the BA website shortly).  Residents challenged the 97% performance of the escalator and once again stressed that the City Surveyor should be represented at RCC meetings.  The Deputy Chairman (Randall Anderson) advised that he has also raised this concern separately with the City Surveyor who had explained that, due to the breadth of areas covered by the City Surveyor’s department, it was difficult to find a single representative who could represent the entire department. Eddie Stevens offered to liaise with them to ensure that residents’ queries were answered, both inside and outside of Committee cycles.

Barbican Cinema (sound measurements) – The BA would be arranging a meeting with the Arts Centre shortly to resolve this matter. 

Sustainability Working Party – Matters arising

Residents Engineers - Karen Tarbox advised that the restructure was almost complete and some jobs had been re-titled.  Residents noted the long-term objective of multi-skilled resident engineers, with resources fitting demand and 24-hour service.