Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Open Spaces which provided an update on the management and operational activities at West Ham Park since October 2019.The Chairman commended the Park Manager for her work on events held within West Ham Park.

A member of the Committee requested further information on the next steps for the Nursey Project. The Director of Open Spaces explained that the Comptroller and City Solicitor’s Department had written to the Charity Commission regarding the proposed scheme. In addition, it was explained that, dependent on the response from the Charity Commission, the next stage for the Project would be a public consultation and a further committee report in July of 2020. Replying to a query from a Member the Director of Open Spaces explained that the Nursey Site was not within the public park and therefore was not in its totality parkland. The Chairman noted that the Nursey project report had been agreed by the Projects Sub-Committee and the Corporate Asset Sub-Committee.

RESOLVED- That the report be noted.