Agenda item

Resolution of the Policy and Resources Committee (5 July 2012) (copy attached).

The Board considered a resolution of the Policy & Resources Committee of 5 July 2012 concerning proposed enhancements to the Millennium Bridge area and a suggestion that there had been a decision by the Projects Sub Committee to refer this matter back to the Streets and Walkways Sub Committee. The resolution stated that this had not been the case and that the project had, instead, been referred back to Officers for further information.

A Governor, also a member of the Streets and Walkways Sub Committee, reported that the project had now been presented to the Sub Committee for a second time and separated into part A and part B. She reported that the riverside works now covered under ‘Part A’ had been approved but that the works on the walkway area (Part B) were presenting an issue. Members of the Streets and Walkways Sub Committee had been presented with two options on the walkway, one being to re-use and relay the current pavement at a cost of £350,000 and one being a ‘clean up’ and repair of the current area. Whilst Streets And Walkways Sub had been supportive of relaying the paving in this area, the Projects Sub Committee had since decided that a trial ‘clean up’ of the area should take place and be monitored.

A Governor reiterated his comments made at the last Board meeting as to the ‘mission drift’ of the Project Sub Committee but recognised that this issue was no longer of concern to the School unless the works were to present issues in terms of noise and disruption.

In response to a question, Governors were informed that, whilst planting was proposed for the riverside area, it was intended that the walkway from the Millennium Bridge towards St Paul’s would be kept as a ‘clean line’ in order to keep people moving through this area.

Finally, it was confirmed that the School would be consulted as to the works timetable in order to minimise disruption.

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