Agenda and minutes

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Items
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73.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method.  Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting.  Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.  By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual, or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

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

74.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were noted for Cllr Stennett, Cllr Mitchell, Cllr Claire Bull and Cllr Patterson.

75.

Declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

76.

Urgent Business

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business.  (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear.  New items of Urgent Business will be dealt with under item 10 below).

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

77.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 129 KB

i.          To approve the minutes of the informal Joint Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 3rd October 2017.

           

ii.         To note the minutes of the meeting of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 2nd November.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

     I.        That the minutes of the informal Joint Statutory Advisory and Consultative Committees held on 3rd October 2017 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

 

    II.        That the  minutes of the meeting of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board held on 2nd November be noted.

78.

Chief Executive Officer's Report pdf icon PDF 160 KB

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Minutes:

RECEIVED the report of Louise Stewart, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alexandra Park and Palace.

 

The following matters arose from the discussion of the report:

a.    Governance report – In response to a suggestion that the SAC should be wound up instead of the CC, the CEO acknowledged this suggestion, advising that the report did not recommend any changes to the composition of the SAC. The CEO advised that the SAC provided a forum to engage with surrounding residents associations and that the Palace valued having a good working relationship with its neighbours.

b.    East Wing Restoration Project – In response to a question, the Deputy CEO advised that the East Wing was due to be ready in summer 2018 but that the public opening would be later than that, possibly autumn.

c.    In response to a question on the Listed Building Consent for the lighting of the mast, the CEO advised that the condition of it being lit no more than 120 times a year was agreed with the Planning Authority and that the Palace was responsible for monitoring this.

d.    The Committee was advised that the majority of the work to the East Court was being done to the inside of the building but that there was some fabric repair being undertaken to the outside.

e.    The Committee noted that the Learning and Participation team were being renamed the Creative Learning Team which seemed to have more resonance with funders. In response to a query, the Committee was advised that the head of the CLT was Mark Civil who had a background as a teacher and had also ran a theatre as well as working as an assessor for the Arts Council.

f.     BBC Studios – The CEO acknowledged the offer from the APP Conservation Area Advisory Committee to assist in the development of the BBC Studios project and agreed to put the offer to the Board.

g.    The Clerk agreed to circulate an electronic version of the BBC Studios Forward Plan to all members of the JSAC/CC. (Action: Clerk).

h.    In response to a query, the CEO advised that the input of other media outlets had been sought in the project and not just the BBC.

i.      West Yard Storage Project – In response to a question, officers were advised that the West Yard was not yet in use, but that any additional costs from the delay and continued off-site storage was being met by the contractor.

j.      Events – Some Members of the Committee advised that they had not received a letter outlining the details of the arts festival.

k.    The CEO acknowledged that there were no plans to pursue zip wire proposals at this time.

l.      In response to a question, the CEO advised that access was monitored during indoor events and that any offensive behaviour or costumes would be dealt with by security staff.

m.  New Year’s Eve Road Closure – In response to a  question from the Committee, it was noted that the overall  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78.

79.

Arts Festival

Minutes:

The Committee received a verbal update from Simon Fell, Director of Event Operations on the proposed arts festival event. The Committee was advised that APPCT were developing plans to hold an arts festival called Kaleidoscope on 21st July 2018. The event would take place across the south slopes and inside the Palace. The event would be limited to 15k tickets and early bird tickets would cost £40 for adults and £15 for children.

 

In response to the discussion following the presentation, the below points were noted:

a.    It was proposed that there would be a road closure in place for Alexandra Palace Way from the Thursday through to the Sunday.

b.    Attendance would be lower than the Reb Bull Soap Box Derby.

c.    In response to a question, the Committee was advised that no decision had been made on whether the Summer Festival would also be held this year. It was a decision that the Board would make in due course.

d.    In response to a query about contingency planning in the case of bad weather, the Committee was advised that given the level of logistical planning involved, it wouldn’t be possible to move the outside stages inside.

e.    In response to concerns about noise levels, the Committee was advised that 75 decibels was the limit as per the licensing conditions but that staff would be making every effort to keep noise to a lower level. The sound would be directed away from buildings and the noise monitoring phone line would be manned throughout the event.

80.

Non-Voting Board Members feedback

Minutes:

Nigel Wilmott fed back to the Committee on the APPCT Board meeting on 2nd November 2017. The Committee was advised that the planning response prepared in relation to the Haringey Heartlands development would be used as the basis for APPCT’s response to other similar developments, particularly those submitted as part of the Wood Green Area Action Plan.

81.

ITEMS RAISED BY INTERESTED GROUPS

Minutes:

None.

82.

New items of urgent business

To consider any items admitted at item 2 above.

 

Minutes:

N/A

83.

DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

Minutes:

There were no further meetings in the current municipal year.