Issue - meetings

a)         Jacob O'Callaghan of Hornsey Historical Society has suggested that it might be helpful if the Committee received detailed reports on regular surveys of the whole building fabric and what repairs were necessary and being done – for discussion.

Jacob O'Callaghan of the Hornsey Historical Society suggested that the Committee received detailed reports on regular surveys of the whole Palace building fabric and what repairs were necessary and being done.

The Interim General Manager, Alexandra Palace, informed the Committee that a detailed structured survey of the Palace had not been conducted since 2005 and estimated £25 million was required to put the Palace in a good state of repairs.  The 2005 survey had been updated and the cost of repairs was now £30 million plus £50 million to improve facilities to enable the  Palace to be better utilised.  Any further surveys would need to be funded and agreed by the Trustees.

The Committee discussed potential avenues of funding including lottery grants and noted the large amount of officer time required to apply for such grants and that match funding was also often required. 

The Committee was reminded that individual groups could arrange to meet with facilities management consultants, John Barnett, for more detail on the Palace building which the Interim General Manager stated would be more beneficial than surveys presented to the Committee.

RESOLVED that the Committee receive a general report on the state of the building and works required once a year.