Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Chief Executive, Alexandra Palace, detailing –

·        Events programme

·        Governance

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

NOTED

Events

·        There had been a number of different events over the summer months, and a full programme planned for the forthcoming months.

·        It had been a stretch for the Palace to facilitate these events but it had been worthwhile, given the popularity of such events and the publicity for the Palace.

·        The strategy was to cover as many events as possible, and the Palace was cautiously optimistic that the current volume of events could be managed.  However, a couple of previous events had been lost from the programme – the International Make-up show organisers had decided that the venue was too inaccessible, as it had snowed at the last event and there had been issues with the Council with regards to gritting the roads.

Clerks note – Councillor Cooke arrived at this point in the proceedings.

Councillor Cooke in the Chair

Red Bull

·        At the SAC/CC meeting on 16 October 2012, there had been no approach by Red Bull to hold another event in the Park.  However, following the  meeting, Red Bull had made an approach to the Palace to hold a ‘soap-box derby’.  Further information had been requested, and Duncan Wilson would consult with the SAC and CC Members via their respective Chairs when this information was available.

Governance

·        Following previous discussions on the inclusion of ‘expert advisors’ to the Board, the paper proposed that a small sub-group of the Board be appointed to short-list candidates to recommend to the Board.

·        The list of potential candidates would be available in January.

The Chair asked for nominations / volunteers for the sub-group, as follows: Councillor Cooke (Chair), Councillor Stewart, Councillor Scott and Colin Marr (in a non-voting capacity).

The Chair MOVED and it was

RESOLVED

i)          That the report be noted; and

ii)         That a sub group be formed to consider candidates before recommending candidates to the main Board.  The sub committee membership shall be Councillor Cooke, Councillor Stewart, Councillor Scott and Colin Marr (in a non-voting capacity).