Issue - meetings
Barbican Update
Meeting: 20/07/2010 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 34)
34 The Barbican Auditorium 
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This report provides an update on progress with the Council’s strategy to bring the Barbican Auditorium back into public use.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
REASON: To enable future plans for the Barbican to be developed and progressed.
Minutes:
Members considered a report which provided an update on progress made since the last update report, on 22 September 2009, with the Council’s strategy to bring the Barbican Auditorium back into public use.
Progress on the procurement exercise to seek an operator for the Barbican was set out in paragraph 8 of the report. Two of the four shortlisted bidders had withdrawn in March because they felt unable to meet the Council’s requirements. Detailed solutions had been received from the two remaining bidders in June. The next stages of the procurement, as outlined in paragraph 9, would culminate in a report to Executive on 21 September recommending a preferred bidder, followed by completion of the development agreement and lease by 31 October.
Having noted the comments of the Labour Group Spokespersons on this item, it was
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
REASON: To enable future plans for the Barbican to be developed and progressed.