Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 19 November 2014.

RESOLVED – That the public minutes of the previous meeting be agreed as a correct record, subject to the following addition:-

A Member noted that Committee lunches at Guildhall Club were not paid for through the City of London Corporation’s operational budget and that this should be specified in the minutes.

Matters Arising

Additional Group Membership

The Queen’s Park Manager advised local Residents’ Associations and the Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn group had been invited to attend the last two Group meetings but they were unable to attend, possibly due to the timing of the meetings in the middle of the week. It was agreed that the Park Manager would circulate the minutes of each meeting once they had been published and the local groups could contact him or the Town Clerk with any enquiries arising.

Events

In response to a Member’s question, the Park Manager advised that he and a representative from the Queen’s Park Residents’ Association recently visited a local brewery that were keen to support a Beer and Pie festival held at the Park. He added that external companies did exist to organise events such as these but employing one would reduce income generation.

Members expressed their concern that the festival should be family and food oriented and were mindful that external companies did not cause damage or mess in the Park. The Park Manager advised that an external company would be charged to set up a base area and would have to pay security deposit to hold against any necessary maintenance following the festival. The Park Manager would carry out a benchmarking exercise and quotes would be obtained shortly.