Issue - meetings

(a)               To confirm and sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 14 October 2008 (attachment A);

(b)               To note the Minutes of the meeting of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 21 October 2008. (attachment B), and special meetings held on 5 November 2008 (attachment C)and 6 January 2009 (attachment D); and

(c)               To note the Minutes of the meeting of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee held on 7 October 2008. (attachment E), and 10 February 2009 (if available).

i.                    Minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee – 14 October 2008

The Committee briefly discussed the circulated minutes and queried the figure quoted in page 8 – penultimate paragraph of £750K for the overall running costs per annum for maintaining the Palace. Following clarification from the General manager of the inaccuracy of the figure the Chair asked that the minutes be corrected, and that the correct version be circulated to the Committee, and posted on the web.  The Committee also queried the name quoted in page 10 – ‘Mark Thomas’ and that this should read ‘Mark Thompson’.

There being no further comments it was;

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee held on 14 October 2008 be agreed subject to the amendment at page 7 of the minutes and amendment at page 10, and that the amended minutes be circulated to the Committee for information, and placed on the web.

ii.                  Minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board – 21 October, & 5 November 2008, and 6 January 2009

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 21October, and 5 November  2008(special) , and 6 January 2009 (special)  be noted.

Following a brief clarification and discussion in relation to the issue of raising issues contained within the minutes as circulated when there was no opportunity to question items discussed under matters arising.

The Clerk advised that if Members had any matters they wished to raise then they could do so at this point. The Clerk also advised that if there were any issues the Committee wished to put to the Board then this could be done via a resolution agreed upon by the Committee, or also channelled through the three Consultative Committee members who sat on the Board.

Mr O’Callaghan commented that he wished to raise an issue in relation to the operation and performance and activities etc at the Palace, together with the deliberations of the Board, as partly reflected during the discussion at the Board on 6 January 2009 in relation to the Accounts, and sought clarification as to whether the accounts had been unanimously agreed and signed off.

The Chair, in response advised that he would take the item under any other business.

NOTED

iii.                Minutes of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee – 7 October 2008, and 10 February 2009

The Clerk advised that the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2009 were not available.

RESOLVED

That the Minutes of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee held on 7 October 2008 be noted.