Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Park Manager, Alexandra Palace and Park

Mark Evison – Park Manager – introduced the report as set out in the agenda papers.

NOTED

Dog Control Orders

·        Haringey Council was in the process of consulting on Dog Control Orders.  The report details the proposals for Alexandra Park and requests authorisation for Officers to make a formal response to the consultation.

·        The following had been omitted from the original report at paragraph 10.1:

“The Council’s Head of Legal Services has no comments on this report, save to confirm that the Council, as a “primary authority” – within the meaning of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 – has a discretion to make dog control orders, and that such orders can be made in relation to Alexandra Palace and Park, being “land which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment)”.

·        Enforcement of the order would be by Local Authority Enforcement Officers, but it was hoped that this responsibility could be passed to the park security patrol.

·        Signage would be provided by the Local Authority.

·        Following a discussion about dog owners allowing dogs to damage trees in the Park, Councillor Hare suggested that a trail camera could be installed at problem sites.  Mark Evison agreed to look into the practicalities of this.

Road resurfacing

·        The resurfacing had been completed on 1 June.  Funding for the resurfacing had been provided by the Local Authority, with a contribution of £35k from Alexandra Palace.

RESOLVED

i)          that following consideration of the proposals for Dog Control Orders, Officers be authorised to respond formally to the Council;

ii)         that the Advisory and Consultative Committees be requested to consider the proposals for Dog Control Orders and respond to the Council accordingly;

iii)        that the progress of the work to resurface Alexandra Park Way be noted; and

iv)        that the plans for a trail of sporting tree sculptures to be carves during the Olympic Games be noted.