Venue: The Londesborough Room, Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London N22. View directions
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ELECTION OF CHAIR Minutes: AGREED that Colin Marr act as Chair of the meeting.
The Chair welcomed new Council Members and thanked Councillor Pat Egan, previous Chair of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board of Trustees, for his diligent service over the years. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Ann Waters, Cllr David Beacham, Liz Richardson and Nigel Willmott. An apology for lateness was received from Cllr Ali Demirci. |
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URGENT BUSINESS RAISED Minutes: AGREED that the Forthcoming Events report would be taken at minute number APSC12 below. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Committee are invited to disclose any interest they may have in any of the items appearing on this agenda. Minutes: Councillor Jenks declared a personal interest as he was a member of the Warner Estate Residents’ Association (WERA).
Councillors Demirci, Peacock and Scott declared prejudicial interests in agenda items 7 (Park Update including Coronation Sidings Development) and 8 (Muswell Hill Entrance Footbridge proposals) as they were members of Haringey’s Planning Committee. They would not take part in discussions.
Councillor Demirci declared a personal interest in item 11 – Item Raised by interested Group – as he was a member of the Haringey Standards Board Hearing of 30th March 2011. |
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MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING PDF 97 KB i. To approve the notes of the meeting of Informal Joint Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 5th April 2011.
ii. To note the minutes of the Advisory Committee held on 5th April 2011.
iii. To note the minutes of the meeting of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 28th March 2011. Additional documents:
Minutes: i. Informal Joint Advisory and Consultative Committees – 5th April 2011
AGREED that the notes of the Informal Joint Advisory and Consultative Committees meeting held on 5th April 2011 be approved as a correct record.
Matters Arising
a) Page 3, Item APSC05 (bullet pint 6) – Cricket Clubhouse and Grounds
There was confusion among some Committee Members as to why the Committee had made a recommendation relating to the school site when school grounds were not within the Committees’ remits. It was highlighted that the minutes needed to be read in conjunction with the original report and it was explained that the Committees wanted to ensure that the reasons within the report for not proposing the large MUGA (Multiple Use Games Area) on the school site were made clear during consultations.
b) Page 6, Item APSC10 – Alexandra Palace and Park Vision The Colliers International Report considered by the Board on 9th May had not been circulated to Committee Members. Apologies were given for the oversight. Action: Clerk c) Page 7, Item APSC11 – Any Other Business
Review of Informal Joint Statutory Advisory (SAC) and Consultative Committees (CC) The Committee received the tabled notes of the informal joint meeting held on 5th April 2011. The Chair stated that the ultimate aim was to have a single agenda and set of minutes for a formal joint committee in the future once the legalities surrounding the legislation of the Alexandra Palace Act (namely the section on the Statutory Advisory Committee (SAC)) had been dealt with.
The Chair also highlighted that there had been differing views about whether Councillors who were Board Members should be involved in the eventual joint committee. Officers advised that if a formal joint committee was established the overarching committee would be the SAC, the purpose of which was to advise the Board, therefore, Board Members’ attendance could present conflicts of interests.
Some Committee Members expressed views including: · The SAC had been sidelined during the last round of meetings in April 2011. · Instead of separate meetings the SAC should formally agree its recommendations after each item is discussed by the Joint Informal Committees (rather than by a separate meeting). · The Consultative Committee could become degraded if the Committees were joined up simply as an enlarged SAC.
The Chair advised that the comments by Committee Members would be fed into the review of this meeting. It was possible that the working groups of the SAC and CC would meet before the recommendations of the review were presented to the Board
ii. Statutory Advisory Committee
The draft minutes of the Advisory Committee held on 5th April 2011 were noted.
iii. Board
The draft minutes of the meetings of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 28th March 2011 were noted. |
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Non-Voting Board Members feedback Minutes: None were present. |
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To receive the report of the Park Manager, Alexandra Palace, which was considered by the Alexandra Palace and Park Board at its meeting on 9th May 2011.
The full Coronation Sidings planning application and plans can be found at: http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=233385 Additional documents: Minutes: RECEIVED the Park Update report (Pages 25-32 of the agenda pack), presented by the Alexandra Park Manager, Mark Evison.
Clerk’s note: Haringey Planning Committee Members Councillors Demirci, Peacock and Scott left the meeting during discussions about the Coronation Sidings development.
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i. That the Alexandra Palace and Park Board be informed of the Joint Committees’ disappointment that the Board had not objected to the Coronation Sidings planning application, and
ii. That the Board be requested to reconsider its response to the application to include objection to the proposals on the grounds that the views from the Park and Palace would be blighted.
iii. That the Board be asked to consider submitting an objection to the Haringey Heartlands planning application, due to be consulted on in the near future, based on the potential impact on the Park. |
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MUSWELL HILL ENTRANCE FOOTBRIDGE PROPOSALS PDF 187 KB To consider proposals by the London Borough of Haringey to improve a footbridge at the Muswell Hill entrance of Alexandra Park. Additional documents: Minutes: RECEIVED the report on the Muswell Hill Entrance footbridge proposals (pages 33-35 of the agenda pack), introduced by Park Manager, Mark Evison.
Clerk’s note: Haringey Planning Committee Members Councillors Demirci, Peacock and Scott were not in the meeting room during discussions about the Muswell Hill Entrance Footbridge proposals.
Further to clarification that the proposals included replacement railings and comments by the Committee in support of the proposals the report was NOTED.
Clerk’s note: Haringey Planning Committee Members Councillors Demirci, Peacock and Scott returned to the meeting at this point (20:30 hrs). |
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GOVERNANCE To receive a verbal update on Governance and the Future Vision of Alexandra Palace. Minutes: The Interim General Manager – Alexandra Palace, Andrew Gill, provided a verbal update on governance.
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Joint Statutory Advisory Committee (SAC) and Consultative Committee (CC)
Dialogue with the Charity Commission had begun regarding the possibility of changing the membership and remit of Advisory Committee to include the Consultative Committee groups.
Further to tonight’s meeting of the Joint Committee a review meeting would take place to consider the possibility of continuing as a Joint Committee.
Alexandra Palace and Park Finance and Human Resources Working Group
The Board had created a working group to look at how money was spent by the Charitable Trust and it would be chaired by Cllr Nigel Scott. Whilst the working group would report to the Board (via the Interim General Manager) its meetings would not be public.
Concern was raised about the working group potentially taking over the roles of the SAC and CC in advising the Board. Officers highlighted that the working group would be looking at specific and detailed internal issues, separate to those considered by the Committees.
Recruitment of Independent Advisors
A high quality, low cost recruitment exercise would take place for the recruitment of independent advisors to the Board.
Recruitment of Chief Executive of Alexandra Palace
Long-listing for the position of Chief Executive of Alexandra Palace had taken place and final interviews would be held on 30th June. |
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Regeneration Working Group To receive a verbal update on the work of the Alexandra Palace and Park Regeneration Working Group. Minutes: The Interim General Manager – Alexandra Palace, Andrew Gill, provided a verbal update on the Alexandra Palace and Park Regeneration Working Group (APPRWG).
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The recommendation by the Locum Consulting team of Colliers International is for the Trustees to approve the selection of the „Leisure and Entertainment? Strategic Concept and pursue a „core use? for the Palace and Park which focuses on „Live Music?. This is made alongside two notes: Firstly, the recommendation focuses only on the „core use? which will relate to only part of the overall Palace and Park. It is anticipated that many other complementary uses will ultimately form part of the whole destination offer of Alexandra Palace and Park (many of which are already active) and all of which will embrace the core themes of community and the rich cultural heritage to underpin the regeneration strategy and its long term sustainability. And secondly, of particular relevance to other uses is the „Sport and Active Leisure? offer (considered in sections 5.6 and 6 of the Colliers International report) which is recognised to have clear synergy with the core use of Live Music and which to a certain extent already takes place through the existing ice skating rink.
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Item Raised by interested group - Haringey Standards Board hearing PDF 103 KB Issue raised by Jacob O’Callaghan (Hornsey Historical Society):
To discuss the London Borough of Haringey Standards Board hearing held on 30th & 31st March 2011 investigating the complaint against the former Chair of the Board of Trustees. Minutes: RECEIVED the comments of Jacob O’Callaghan in relation to Haringey Council’s Standards Determination Hearing decision of 30th March 2011 (Page 39 of the agenda pack).
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1. Do the trustees, and the council solicitors, consider the licence given to Firoka either valid and binding, or, ultra vires and not binding? If the latter, will the trustees challenge that the charity’s funds should indemnify those losses and order they be not charged to the charity’s funds as a debt? 2. Have the trustees taken independent legal advice as to whether the charity’s various legal advisers should have (a) checked the final version of the licence and warned the trustees accordingly; (b) monitored and intervened on behalf of the charity to protect it during the licence period; (c) advised the trustees to terminate the licence with Firoka and evict them immediately after the successful JR, and (d) consider whether the charity or council should take action to recover the resultant losses to the charity, from those advisers? 3. Have the trustees taken advice as to legal action against Firoka Ltd for an account of profits during its occupation of the Palace?
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS Minutes: RECEIVED the circulated document on Forthcoming Events presented by Rebecca Kane, Managing Director APTL.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS or URGENT BUSINESS PDF 132 KB Minutes: None. |
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DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS Tuesday 13th September 2011 Tuesday 8th November 2011 Tuesday 10th January 2012 Tuesday 6th March 2012
All meetings will start at 7.30pm and will be held at Alexandra Palace. Minutes: NOTED the meeting dates. |