Minutes

The outgoing Chair, Denis Heathcote, welcomed all to the meeting and asked for nominations for Chair for the 2013/14 Municipal Year.

Jane Hutchinson nominated Denis Heathcote.  Councillor Newton seconded the nomination and it was

RESOLVED that Denis Heathcote be elected as Chair of the Statutory Advisory Committee for the 2013/14 Municipal Year.

Denis Heathcote in the Chair

The Chair asked for nominations for the Vice-Chair of the Statutory Advisory Committee for the 2013/14 Municipal Year.

Denis Heathcote nominated Councillor Jenks.  David Frith seconded the nomination and it was

RESOLVED that Councillor Jenks be elected as Vice-Chair of the Statutory Advisory Committee for the 2013/14 Municipal Year.

The Memberships were noted and confirmed.

Apologies for absence were received from Kevin Stanfield, and Councillors Beacham, Demirci and Griffith.

Councillor Jenks declared a personal interest as a member of the Warner Estate Resident Association.

RESOLVED to

i.             note the informal note taken at the inquorate Statutory Advisory Committee held on 18 June 2013.

ii.         note the minutes of the informal Joint Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 18 June 2013.

iii.        note the minutes of the Consultative Committee held on 18 June 2013.

iv.        note the minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 23 May 2013.

v.         note the draft minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 16 July 2013.

The Committee noted the discussion held during the Joint SAC/CC meeting.

RESOLVED to note the report.

The Committee noted the discussion held during the Joint SAC/CC meeting.

RESOLVED

i)          to note the report; and

ii)         to endorse the content of the proposals made by Capital Gardens.

Status of the Statutory Advisory Committee

Jane Hutchinson raised an issue in regards to the status of the SAC, and whether the informal joint committee now meant that the status was now being lost, and that the comments of the SAC should be separate from the Consultative Committee.

The Chair agreed that it was becoming an issue, after the establishment of the joint committee for the past two years, although this was not something that would be resolved in one discussion.

Duncan Wilson suggested that if the Statutory Advisory Committee members did have additional comments, then they could be raised during the meeting as a member of the SAC – however it would be odd to reiterate all of the comments made during the joint meeting at a separate meeting of the SAC.  He added that he would be happy to continue discussions with the Chair.

NOTED the date of the next meeting – 28 January 2014.