Issue - decisions

RESOLVED: (i)         That the content of the report, particularly in relation to the procurement of the new headquarters and the progress made to date, be noted.

                        (ii)        That the new initiative to set up an office of the future, as a working model to pilot new workplace concepts in advance of the move to the new headquarters building, be endorsed.

REASON:      To help inform the final internal design for the new headquarters and to test out new work policies.

                        (iii)       That Officers be asked to develop a direct communication strategy to engage with households in the City, to be conducted at regular intervals, with funding to be contained within the existing project budget.

REASON:      To enable members of the public to express their views on the options before a final selection is made.