Issue - meetings

Non-Voting Board Members feedback

Meeting: 19/04/2017 - Alexandra Park and Palace Joint Advisory & Consultative Committee (Item 46)

Non-Voting Board Members feedback

Minutes:

Colin Marr provided a brief summary of the Alexandra Park & Palace Board meeting on 14th February 2017. It was NOTED that:

a.    A development working group was agreed to provide a professional outlook on fundraising activities, which was led by the Director of Fundraising James Atkinson.

b.    The revised scope of the East Wing project had been discussed at a series of meetings, including a special workshop session. Colin Marr advised that during meeting some Board members had raised significant concerns with the financial overspend and that he welcomed any forthcoming clarification on proposals for the BBC studios.

c.    The Board had also had special workshop session on the Wood Green Area Action Plan.

d.    There were a number of other strands of activity that the Board were involved in including, the strategic vision project and looking at revising the internal governance arrangements.

 

Nigel Wilmott advised that the Board approved the main contract works for the revised East Wing project at the February Board meeting and emphasised that a huge amount of work had been undertaken by officers to get it to that stage. Nigel Wilmott welcomed the fact that the postponed works would afford an opportunity to re-evaluate plans for the BBC studios.