Decision details

[See also under Part B Minutes]

RESOLVED: (i)         That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to approve the payment of £22k compensation to the Guildhall Orchestra, subject to the receipt of relevant supporting documentation from the Orchestra - that is, a breakdown of the concert income and costs data shown on the first sheet of the supplementary information circulated at the meeting, together with an explanation of the cost increases shown.

                        (ii)        That the payment of £2k compensation to other users of the Barbican, as highlighted in Annex 1 to the report, be approved.

REASON:      To ensure the fair payment of compensation for losses incurred as a result of the closure of the Barbican.

                        (iii)       That £18.8k be released from the 2008/09 contingency to fund the four schemes proposed to commence through the IT Development Plan and that the ongoing costs of £47.9k per annum be funded through the IT Development Plan from 2009/10 onwards, subject to a business case for the QPR/PMS system and home care monitoring system coming back to the Executive to detail the cost savings which will be generated from the investment.

REASON:      In accordance with the recommendation of the Corporate IT Strategy Group following consideration of the updated business cases for these schemes.