Items discussed at the meeting of the Joint Informal Advisory and Consultative Committees:
i. Park Activities Update – including Coronation Sidings development (Hornsey Depot)
ii. Muswell Hill Entrance Footbridge Proposals
iii. Governance and Future Vision update
iv. Regeneration Working Group
v. Items raised by interested group: Haringey Standards Board hearing held on 31st March 2011.
Documents relating to i. – v. above can be found in the list of documents for the Alexandra Palace and Park Consultative Committee at:
http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/ieDocHome.aspx?Categories=
and hard copies are available on request.
Minutes:
Further to discussions during the Joint Informal Advisory and Consultative Committees the following was noted:
Clerk’s note: Cllrs Demirci and Peacock left the room during discussions of 5a and 5b. below as they were members of Haringey’s Planning Committee.
a. Park Activities Update – Coronation Sidings Development (including Hornsey Depot
NOTED the discussion of the Informal Joint Advisory and Consultative Committees.
AGREED that the development would be obtrusive and detract from views of the surrounding area which was such a positive aspect of public use of the Palace and Park and that any soft landscaping should be planted on Network Rail land.
RESOLVED
i. That the Board be strongly recommended to reconsider it’s decision not to object to the proposals and to submit a letter of objection to the Coronation Sidings planning proposals on the grounds that the views from the Park would be spoiled by the scale of the proposed building.
ii. That the Board be reminded that, at it’s meeting on 5th April 2011, the Advisory Committee had requested more information from Network Rail on the proposals, which had not been received.
b. Muswell Hill Entrance Footbridge Proposals
NOTED the report and the comments of the Joint Advisory and Consultative Committee.
Clerk’s note: Cllrs Demirci and Peacock returned to the meeting.
c. Governance - Recruitment of Chief Executive of Alexandra Palace
NOTED that the final interviews for the position of Chief Executive would take place on 30th June 2011.
d. Regeneration Working Group
NOTED the two elements of the future strategy for the Park and Palace set out by the Locum Consulting Team of Colliers International, including 1) the “core use” which focussed on live music and 2) the sport and active leisure proposal.
e. Item Raised by Interested Group – Haringey Standards Board Hearing
NOTED the comments of Jacob O’Callaghan in relation to Haringey Council’s Standards Determination Hearing decision on Cllr Adje’s conduct in respect of entering into the Firoka agreement dated 30th March 2011 and the questions submitted by Mr O’Callaghan, to be found at: http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=711&MId=5118&Ver=4
The Interim General Manager explained that the Board would be reviewing the matter at a future meeting. Further to comments that procedures should be in place to avoid such incidents occurring again the Interim General Manager reminded members that the Alexandra Palace Trustee handbook was now in place, and the Board had introduced new rules and guidance concerning the governance of the Trust, to prevent a repetition of such conduct..
RESOLVED
i. That the Board be recommended to give due and proper consideration to the views and comments made during the Informal Advisory and Consultative Committees debate on this matter and report back to both Committees in due course, as to the outcome of their deliberations.
ii. That the Board be requested to review the circumstances which lead to the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust entering into a binding agreement with Firoka as revealed in the Walklate Report and findings in order to clear the air and ensure that lessons had been learnt and to prevent any such situation of a similar nature arising in future.
iii. That the Board be requested to consider recovering some of the financial losses to the Charitable Trust from Firoka arising from their agreement with Firoka.
iv. That Mr O’Callaghan provide a chronology of events leading up to and relating to the Firoka agreement being signed,
f. Forthcoming Events
NOTED the report and the comments of the Joint Advisory and Consultative Committee and that the core use of the Palace in future would be for music events.
The Committee noted the efforts of events’ staff in seeking to prevent and /or limit nuisance being caused to local residents by excessive noise levels . Picking up on comments made concerning a recent all night event, the Committee asked the Board to note its comment that cleaning arrangements should be robust to ensure that the Palace and Park were completely cleared of broken glass, litter and other mess as soon after an event had finished as practicably possible, to prevent injury and inconvenience to users of the Palace and Park in the aftermath of such an event.