Agenda and minutes

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The Leader referred those present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and noted the information contained therein.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Hearn; Councillor Ejiofor, Leader of the Council, substituted. 

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 items 5 and 9 below).

There were no items of urgent business.

No declarations of interest were made.

To consider any items of urgent business as identified at item 3.

N/A.

This report seeks a determination of three applications made by Festival Republic Ltd to hire Finsbury Park in 2020 in order to stage (1) a multi-event weekend to include the Community Festival over 3 days in June, (2) the Wireless Festival over 3 days July and (3) a one-day, music concert in July.

The applications are required to be determined pursuant to the Council’s Outdoor Events Policy (the Policy), which was approved by Cabinet on 17^th December 2013, and implemented on 7^th January 2014.

The Leader of the Council considered this report which sought determination of three applications made by Festival Republic Ltd to hire Finsbury Park in 2020 in order to stage (1) a multi-event weekend to include the Community Festival over 3 days in June, (2) the Wireless Festival over 3 days July and (3) a one-day, music concert in July.

The applications were required to be determined pursuant to the Council’s Outdoor Events Policy (the Policy), which was approved by Cabinet on 17^th December 2013, and implemented on 7th January 2014.

RESOLVED

That the Leader of the Council:

(a)  Considered and took account of the comments received from recognised stakeholders of Finsbury Park in response to the event notifications being sent as part of the decision-making process (attached as Appendix 2).

(b)  Authorised the Director – Environment and Neighbourhoods, to approve conditional in principle agreement to hire Finsbury Park to the event promoter for the events detailed in this report as set out in paragraph 6.4.

Item 8 is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public be from the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paragraph 3.

Resolved

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of item 8 as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); para 3; namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

To consider exempt information pertaining to item 6.

The Leader noted the information contained in the exempt report.

To consider any items of exempt urgent business as identified at item 3.

N/A.