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MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING

 

 

Meeting: 09/03/2023 - Alexandra Park and Palace Joint Advisory & Consultative Committee (Item 5)

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(i)            To approve the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 17 November 2022 as a correct record.

 

(ii)          To note the draft minutes of the Consultative Committee meeting held on 17 November 2022.

 

(iii)         To note the draft minutes of the Statutory Advisory Committee meeting held on 17 November 2022.

 

(iv)         To note the draft minutes of the Trustee Board Minutes meeting held on 17 November 2022 and 13 December 2022.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED

  1. To approve the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 17 November 2022 as a correct record.
  2. To note the draft minutes of the Consultative Committee meeting held on 17 November 2022.
  3. To note the draft minutes of the Statutory Advisory Committee meeting held on 17 November 2022.
  4. To note the minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board meeting held on 17 November 2022 and 13 December 2022.

The meeting noted that minutes should clearly specify the designated Chair.

 

The meeting heard responses to the following matters arising:

 

13 December Trustee Board

a.    Minute 5 – Deputations relating to The Grove Masterplan

 

·         A Committee Member emphasised that 345 Preschools had been present in the area for 45 years and the offered 12-month rolling contract from 2027 made it difficult for the leaseholder to carry out any envisioned long-term major investments.

·         Another Member recollected that lease matters had come before the Committees in the past.  

·         Emma Dagnes, CEO, explained that

o   The Grove masterplanning work had not yet started but it was important that the Trust was be open with the tenants and leaseholders prior to any public consultation began in 2023 about the future of that areas of the Park.  Tenants had been notified that there would be no automatic extension of their leases from 2027;the rolling contract had been explained as a worst-case scenario and that clarity would be given to the affected tenants before 2027. 

o   The Grove area had three tenants; 345 Preschools, The Grove Café and Little Dinosaurs Soft Play.  

Item 10 - Finance

·         There had been a significant cost increase in energy use.

·         Consultants had been commissioned to analyse the  economic, financial and social impact of the Trust’s activities, which would feed into the Trust’s strategic planning.

·         The Trust had received the required letter of representation from the Council’s Section 151 Officer confirming funding and additional support for the 2023-24.