Issue - meetings

To consider the governance report of the Chief Executive, Alexandra Palace and Park.

Duncan Wilson – Chief Executive – introduced the report as set out in the agenda papers.

NOTED

·        The report picked up from work carried out in 2011 and ratified by the Board on taking forward some practical governance improvements, which could be implemented without major and time consuming statutory changes.

·        Councillor Cooke commented that he was pleased to see this report presented to the Board.

·        It was proposed that for the present up to three advisory members could be appointed to the Board, but that could change in the future, as required.  The advisors would not be required to attend every Board meeting, but be available to provide advice and expertise on request.  The advisors would not be paid a stipend for these duties.  Duncan Wilson agreed to report back to the Board specific suggestions.

RESOLVED that

i)          that approval be given to progressing /furthering the appointments in an advisory non-voting capacity  to the Alexandra Palace and Park Board in certain specialist areas of expertise, in line with earlier decisions of the Board;

ii)         the decision of May 2011 in relation to the setting up of an informal Finance, Resource and Audit informal Working Group to follow the APTL Finance and Resources and Audit Committee be enacted, and that a representative be appointed to succeed Councillor Waters;

iii)        that approval be given in principal to the Chief Executive of the Alexandra Palace and Park Trust becoming the Chief Executive of the Alexandra Palace Trading Company, to integrate more closely the operations of the two bodies.