Agenda and minutes

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To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Lucia das Neves and Councillor Khaled Moyeed (due to a conflicting meeting).

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There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with under item 12 below).

There was no urgent business.

(i)            To approve the draft minutes of the Statutory Advisory Committee meeting held on 5 November 2020.

(ii)          To note the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 5 November 2020as a correct record.

(iii)         To note the draft minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board meeting held on 14 December 2020 and 26 January 2021.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the minutes of the Statutory Advisory Committee meeting held on 5 November 2020.

2.    To note the draft minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 5 November 2020 as a correct record.

3.    To note the draft minutes of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board meeting held on 14 December 2020 and 26 January 2021.

To receive a general update from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on matters relating to Alexandra Park and Palace.

Louise Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, introduced the report which provided a general update on matters relating to Alexandra Park and Palace. The report was presented and discussed and was set out in full in the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee and Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee. The Advisory Committee had no further comments on the item and endorsed the comments made at the joint meeting.

RESOLVED

To note the report.

To seek feedback on the pilot scheme for traffic enforcement on Alexandra Palace Way.

The Chief Executive noted that the traffic enforcement proposals had been informally circulated in advance of the meeting. The report was presented and discussed and was set out in full in the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee and Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee. The Advisory Committee had no further comments on the item and endorsed the comments made at the joint meeting.

RESOLVED

To note the report.

To consult on the proposed variations to the licence.

The Chief Executive introduced the item which sought to consult on proposed variations to the park licence. The report was presented and discussed and was set out in full in the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee and Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee.

In addition to the discussion at the joint meeting, the Advisory Committee highlighted that it was important for the Trust to ensure a balance between the need to generate income and protecting the park and local residents. It was considered that local residents should be provided with additional information before the licence application was submitted and considered by the Licensing Sub-Committee. Some members also suggested that the Board should consider having the proposed licence for a trial period before it was permanently confirmed.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the report.

2.    To endorse the comments made by the Joint Statutory Advisory Committee and Consultative Committee and to advise the Alexandra Park and Palace Board to ensure it takes the comments into account when considering the park licence variation recommendations.

3.    To advise the Alexandra Park and Palace Board to ensure that local residents were provided more detailed information about the proposed events before submitting the licence variation application.

4.    To ensure there was a balance between protecting the park and local residents from the impact of outdoor events and the need to generate income for the Trust.

5.    To suggest that the Alexandra Park and Palace Board considered a trial period under the new licence.

To consult on proposals for upgrading external signage in the Park and on Alexandra Palace Way, additional improvements to the outdoor beer garden, an outdoor toilet in the Old Deer Enclosure and external space frames redecoration.

The Chief Executive introduced the item which sought to consult on proposals for upgrading external signage in the Park and on Alexandra Palace Way, additional improvements to the outdoor beer garden, an outdoor toilet in the Old Deer Enclosure, and external space frames redecoration. The report was presented and discussed and was set out in full in the minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Alexandra Park and Palace Advisory Committee and Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee. The Advisory Committee had no further comments on the item and endorsed the comments made at the joint meeting.

RESOLVED

To note the report.

There was no feedback from non-voting Board members.

There were no additional items raised by interested groups.

To consider any items of urgent business as identified at item 4.

There were no new items of urgent business.

The dates of future meetings will be confirmed at the Council meeting in May 2021.

To note that the dates of future meetings would be confirmed at the Council meeting in May 2021.