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Jersey Architecture Commission: Appointment of new commissioners and membership and update of Terms of Reference

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A decision made on 12 October 2020

Decision Reference:  MD-PE-2020-0074

Decision Summary Title:

Jersey Architecture Commission - appointment of new commissioners and membership and update of Terms of Reference

Date of Decision Summary:

30 September 2020

Decision Summary Author:

Principal Planner

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

1)      Jersey Architecture Commission; and

2)      Jersey Architecture Commission: Terms of Reference

Date of Written Report:

24 September 2020

Written Report Author:

Principal Planner, Executive Officer JAC

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Jersey Architecture Commission - appointment of new commissioners and membership

Decision(s): 

The Minister for the Environment:

  1. endorsed the appointment of the following as commissioners to serve on the Jersey Architecture Commission (JAC):
    1. Lynne Sullivan and Chris Twinn as specialists in sustainability and the built environment; and
    2. Johanna Gibbons as a landscape specialist; and
  2. endorsed a three-year term of office to run from September 2020 (to Sept 2023); and
  3. endorsed the continued service on the Commission of the following commissioners:
  1. David Prichard
  2. David Gausden
  3. Antony Gibb
  4. Sara Marsh
  5. Andy Theobold
  6. Mike Waddington
  7. June Barnes
  8. David Levitt

and on call for advice (viability)

  1. John Desmond
  1. appointments listed at 3.(a) to (i) to run for a further three years from March 2019until March 2022; and
  2. Uupdated the 2018 Terms of Reference.

 

 

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. The provision of specialist knowledge, of both sustainability and landscape, within the JAC has become increasingly important reflecting the wide range of projects reviewed by the Commission; and the significance of these issues relative to the need to address the challenges of climate change.
  2. Following the retirement of Melanie Dodd from the JAC in 2019 the Commission has been operating with limited numbers. It is proposed to increase the number of commissioners, from 10 to 15, will serve to widen the skill set of the JAC; and help to manage the draw on individual’s time as the scope of work increases. The appointment of the three additional commissioners outlined above helps to realise this objective.
  3. The composition of the JAC and the continued service of commissioners was considered and endorsed by the Minister in March 2019 and its formalisation seeksformal endorsement will to enable the continuation of the Commission’s work, based on the current membership, until March 2022.
  4.  The updated Terms of Reference 2018 will be updated to reflect the changes to the numbers of Commissioners, skill sets and the process of future reviews,

Resource Implications:

  1. The costs associated with running the JAC are met from within existing budgets;
  2. There are no legal implications arising from this decision: the JAC operate in an entirely advisory capacity.

Action required:

  1. To formally invite Lynne Sullivan, Chris Twinn and Johanna Gibbons to join the JAC as commissioners on the basis of a three-year term, commencing September 2020;
  2. To formally confirm the re-appointment of the serving 10 commissioners as set out above;
  3. Update the Terms of Reference 2018 and publish these on the Government of Jersey website.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy John Young

Position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

 

XX/XX/2020

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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