Issue - decisions
Updates on Mile End Park
14/12/2017 - Updates on Mile End Park
DECISION:
That the King George’s Field Charity Board:
1. Notes the information update on free to access activities in Mile End Park
2. Agrees in principle that the Friends of Mile End Park be allowed up to six free days’ hire of park facilities each year, subject to legal advice.
3. Notes the summary of commercial activity in Mile End Park
4. Notes the update on the lakes by the Arts and Eco Pavilions and asks that officers prepare a more comprehensive analysis of the issues, options and projected costs regarding the water loss and methods to rectify it.
5. Rejects the proposal to erect a statue of Swami Vivekananda in Mile End Park, primarily on the grounds that the application does not evidence a direct link of the subject to the site.
6. Agrees that the proposed guidance for applying to place statues, plaques etc as presented at Appendix 5 of the report should also apply to lands managed by the King George’s Field Charity Trust, but asks that a tailored version of the guidance is submitted to a future meeting of the Board for formal approval.
7. Asks that guidance is prepared to inform the Board of their powers and duties as Trustees of the King George’s Field charities and how this differs from their role as Members of the Council.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES (D. Jones)
(Stephen Murray –Head of Arts, Parks and Events).