Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Resource Allocation Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee meeting.

The meeting included discussion of capital funding requests, Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund grants, and updates from the City Surveyor. Some items were marked for information only and would be taken without discussion unless a member requested otherwise.

Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund

The committee was scheduled to consider a report regarding applications for Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund (CILNF) funding.

The CIL requires that 15% of CIL receipts are reserved for neighbourhood funding. According to the report, the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund Policy is set out in Appendix 1 of the CIL Neighbourhood Fund Report RASC June 2025. Since the launch of the City of London's CILNF in September 2020, the council has committed £9,978,009 in funding to City communities.

The committee was asked to consider a grant recommendation from the CILNF Officer Panel:

• £246,479 to Volunteer Centre Hackney to deliver two 2-year strategic programmes: Community Befriending for residents experiencing loneliness and isolation, and Volunteering Brokerage to increase volunteering opportunities and grow and strengthen the City of London's voluntary community sector.

The report stated that the Volunteer Centre Hackney (VCH) is seeking funding to launch two new bespoke programmes for the City of London to address social isolation and improve the mental health of older residents and those with caring responsibilities and to build a strong volunteer network for the City. The Community Befriending programme is intended to contribute to the delivery of the City's Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2024-28. The VCH's Volunteer Brokerage programme is also of significant strategic importance, given it will be instrumental in strengthening and ensuring the sustainability of the City's Voluntary & Community Sector.

The committee was also asked to note the grants approved under delegated authority whilst the committee was in recess, which are listed in Appendix 4 of the CIL Neighbourhood Fund Report RASC June 2025:

• £85,590 to Ozero Arts to support Classical Pride Festival 2025 in the City of London.
• £13,810 to Family Emotional Wellbeing Project to support room rental costs for group therapeutic sessions and wellbeing workshops, supervision and safeguarding training and DBS checks for volunteers.
• £78,189 to Global Healthcare Projects to deliver Our Big Biome in the City of London supporting festival costs and a part-time Community Outreach Co-ordinator.
• £25,845 to Intergenerational Music Making to establish two Intergenerational Music Community Hubs in the City of London, fostering community cohesion and addressing loneliness and social isolation.
• £44,422 for the event costs of an Open Iftar at the Guildhall during Ramadan 2025.
• £96,960 to Thames Festival Trust towards Thames Festival Trust's 'Turning the Tide' - a cultural engagement programme for City of London children, young people, disabled and SEND groups taking place on and along the City-stretch of the River Thames.
• £97,030 to Shoreditch Trust towards 'We Connect in the City' a two-year programme of co-designed and co-delivered creative and wellbeing activities plus local service and support signposting for City of London adults and young families at Aldgate Centre.
• £28,105 to Portsoken Activities Group towards community activities for residents of Portsoken over three years 2025 to 2027 to increase community cohesion and reduce social isolation.
• £62,616 to Marsm across six months to deliver Marsm presents: A Season of Arabic music and culture for the residents of the City of London.
• £22,500 to Care to Dance across one year to fund a dance programme for disadvantaged young people in the City of London, supporting them to feel a sense of belonging, freedom and connection.
• £22,435 to London Youth Choirs across six months to deliver 'Singing in the City 2025' reaching residents, workers and communities.
• £37,415 to MRS Independent Living over 12 months to help older people in the City keep active, avoid falls, and live safely and well at home.

Capital Funding Update

The committee was scheduled to discuss a report from the Chamberlain regarding capital project funding. The report requested that members review schemes and confirm their priority for funding release, considering the current financial climate.

Specifically, the committee was asked to agree to the release of up to £2.05 million for schemes progressing to the next gateway, broken down as follows:

• £0.78 million from CIL for the Barbican Library Refresh.
• £0.75 million from the On-Street Parking Reserve (OSPR) for the Bank Junction Improvement.
• £0.14 million from City Fund and £0.14 million from City Estate for Guildhall North and West Wing – Spaces.
• £0.25 million from City Fund for the Barbican Fire Door Replacement.

The report included details of each scheme:

• Barbican Library Refresh: This project aims to modernise the Barbican Library with improvements to create a more flexible and welcoming space.
• Bank Junction Improvement: The project focuses on implementing an experimental traffic order to allow taxis through Bank Junction during restricted hours, with funding allocated for signage, enforcement cameras, data collection, and consultation.
• Guildhall North and West Wing – Spaces: This involves creating shared collaboration spaces within underutilised areas of the Guildhall North wing to support flexible working and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Barbican Fire Door Replacement Programme: This project proposes replacing all fire-rated doors in the residential blocks of the Barbican Estate to meet current building regulations for fire safety, starting with the tower blocks.

Mansion House - Air Source Heat Pump & Photovoltaic Prelims

The committee was scheduled to receive a report from the City Surveyor regarding the Mansion House - Air Source Heat Pump & Photovoltaic Prelims (Climate Action Strategy).

The project involves designing and installing an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) and Photovoltaic (PV) installation onto the roof of the Mansion House to provide the building with heating, hot water and self-generated electricity.

The report noted that the project scope has widened due to a requirement to structurally enhance the Mansard roof above the bedrooms, and that the UK Power Networks (UKPN) owned substation in the cellar of the Mansion House will need to be upgraded to meet the building's capacity requirements after the ASHP installation.

The report stated that Climate Action Strategy (CAS) Funding is being allocated to pay for the additional design works for the roof, the UKPN substation upgrade works, the prelims and the costs of Building Safety Act (BSA) requirements.

Other Matters

The committee was also scheduled to discuss the following:

• Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore, Victoria Embankment, EC47 0AF (Thames Tideway Project) – City Property Asset Re-Purposing and Options Appraisal
• Guildhall North and West Wing - Office Utilisation Report
• Historic Cyclical Works Programmes – Outturn Report
• City Surveyor's Business Plan 2024-29 - Quarter 4 of 2024/25 Update
• The City Surveyor's Corporate and Departmental Risk Register June 2025 Update
• Transformation Funding Panel - Quarterly Update

These items were marked as being for information only.