Monday, 11 February 2013

Notes and Questions

According to these links 
1)http://www.formassociates.eu/docs/LA-5-2009-Northala.pdf
2)http://www.greenfordmagna.info/documents/magna/2007_03%20-%2014%20-%20Politics%20and%20the%20Park.pdf

Rob Cairns (from EDAW and at the time Ealing's  project manager) states that the brief concentrated on the practical requirements for incorporating the necessary earth fill, using water, offering flood defenses, and using an ecological focus.
On the Ealing Council’s Corporate Plan – Draft- Appendix C Update on Strategic objectives and 2005/6 priorities- Strategic Objective: To protect and enhance our environment:
"Northala Fields Stage 2: Second phase of the contract for the construction of a Visitors Centre, Environmental Educational facility, Focal Core area, Playground & Kensington Road Bridge to be delivered subject to securing additional funding. To deliver the second phase a comprehensive project management structure needs to be implemented, lead by external consultant Rob Cairns (EDAW) with help/expertise from internal services and staff".
My questions are:
- What was Rob Cairns' role in the implementation of the project management plan for phase 2?
- what was his responsability, as a project manager, when the park was downgraded?
- what happened with CASCAID (leading fundraising consultancy)commissioned to produce a fundraising strategy? 
- what happened during the "conspiracy" risk assessment? (when the Conservative parties was elected the councils saw the park no longer as a corporate priority but as a convenient source of ready cash. To justify this, the project underwent an uninformed and highly misleading risk assessment)
- could the consultant/stakeholder committee be ignored and excluded from the undergoing assessment?
Could the steering committee be suspended and politically gagged? 

Cristina



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