Issue - meetings

(1)               To approve the minutes of the programmed meeting of the Board held on (a) 7 February 2006 ATTACHED, and the special meetings held on (b) 30 January 2006 ATTACHED, and (c) 27 March 2006 TO FOLLOW

(2)               To approve the minutes of the Consultative Committee held 4 April 2006; TO FOLLOW

(3)               To receive the minutes of the Advisory Committee held 3 April 2006 and to consider any recommendations contained therein - TO FOLLOW

(1) Meetings of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on (a) 07.021.06, Special meeting held on (b) 30.01.06, and (c); (2) to approve the minutes of the Consultative Committee held on 04.04.06 and  (3) to receive the minutes of the Advisory Committee held on 03.04.06.

                                   (1)(a)   Alexandra Palace and Park Board – 07.02.06

RESOLVED

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 7 February 2006 be approved and signed by the Chair.

(1)(b) Special Alexandra Palace and Park Board – 30.01.06

RESOLVED

That the Minutes of the special meeting of the Board held on 30 January 2006 be approved and signed by the Chair.

(2)       Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee – 04.04.06

The Clerk advised that the Minutes were drafted but not available for consideration.

NOTED

(3)       Alexandra Palace and Park Advisory Committee – 03.04.06

The Clerk advised that the Minutes were drafted but not available for consideration.  However the Board had been circulated with the deliberations and recommendations to the Board arising from that meeting , and the deliberations of the Advisory Committee were now before the Board for its consideration.

The Chair advised that the Board would consider the deliberations at this point in the proceedings.

Mr Liebeck, in his capacity as Chair of the Advisory Committee, advised the Board of the deliberations of the Advisory Committee of 3 April 2006 in response to the replies of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board on 30 January 2006 (relating to the 7 points of advice and recommendations arising from the meeting of the Advisory Committee on 24 January 2006) as follows:

That the Alexandra Palace and Park Board be requested to consider the following resolutions of the Advisory Committee of 3 April 2006 as detailed below.

With regard to the CUFOS lease, that the developer  be required to commit to maintain a community use for the premises on favourable terms with CUFOS or another similar party at the end of their lease term (2011) to ensure that the premises continue to be used as a community facility at an affordable rent.

In response the Trust Solicitor – Mr Harris responded that his advice to the Board was that it was for the current occupier – CUFOS to negotiate a lease with the new landlord in 2011 after the expiry of the existing lease.  The legal advisers to CUFOS had recommended to them, and CUFOS had therefore not negotiated a lengthy lease, and it would then be for them to negotiate a new lease in 2011 should they wish to continue to occupy the premises.

In response to further points of clarification Mr Harris advised that the Board, if it so wished, could indicate a preferred approach by the developer to continued community use but should not be imposing a requirement such as that recommended by the Advisory Committee. It would also be inappropriate of the Board of Trustees to add this as a requirement at this late stage in the process of negotiation.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63