1 May - King's College

KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
At a meeting of the Council held in the Wine Room
On Tuesday, 1 st May, 2012 at 4:30pm
Present: Provost (not present for item 138) In attendance: First Bursar
Dr Adkins Vice Provost
Dr Browne Senior Tutor
Professor Dunn Domus Bursar
Dr Marston Mr Adam Reid*
Dr Omitowoju Mr Kumar*
Dr Sloan Mrs Wilson to take Minutes
Dr Wallach (not present for item 138)
Mr Scheps*
* Open business only
OPEN MATTERS
Apologies for Absence
Apologies for absence were received from Dr Morris, Dr Allen, Dr Zeeman
and Mr de Francicso
Declarations of Interest
Professor Dunn declared an interest in Item 127.
108. Minutes of Open Matters of 6th March 2012
The minutes of the Open Matters of 6th March 2012 were approved as drafted.
109. Action List and Matters Arising
a. Action List: item on Life Fellows: Dr Sloan said that the group had been
suspended pending the outcome of the debate on Fellows’ Expectations.
110. John Rose Prize
The Senior Tutor reported that the first prize had been awarded to James Gratrex and
the second prize to Yvonne Hackman.
111. Beehives at King’s
a. Received: a paper from the Domus Bursar.
b. Agreed: to endorse the approval of the Gardens Committee to establish a Joint
Selwyn/King’s College Bee Hive Club, and to site the apiary on Scholars’ Piece.
112. College and University Fees
a. Received: a paper form the First Bursar.
b. Agreed: to approve the policy for the collection of fees described in the paper.

113. College Fees 2012-13
a. Received: a paper from the First Bursar.
b. Agreed: to recirculate the paper from the Council of 19th July 2011 and bring the
item back to Council at the meeting on 15th May.
114. Rylands Art Prize
The Senior Tutor reported that the first prize had been awarded to Joshua Bristow, the
second prize to Jess Kwong, and the third prize jointly to Helen Murray and Sophie
Grabiner.
115. Rupert Brooke – Request for Support
a. Received: a paper from the Bursar with a request for support for a concert
celebrating the centenary of the writing of Rupert Brooke’s poem, “The Old
Vicarage, Grantchester”.
b. Agreed: to allow the College Shop to sell tickets to the concerts.
116. Shakespeare in the Garden
a. Received: a paper from the Bursar.
b. Agreed: to permit the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival to stage performances in
the Fellows’ Garden over three weeks in August 2012, at a fee of £165 per day.
Detailed arrangements to be agreed with the Head Porter and Head Gardener.
117. Finance Committee Minutes
Received: the Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held on 28th February
2012.
118. Church Patronage Minutes
Received: the Minutes of the meeting of the Church Patronage Committee held on 8th March 2012.
119. Building and Safety Committee Minutes
Received: the Minutes of the meeting of the Building and Safety Committee held on 14th March 2012.
120. Application for Use of Cobbles
a. Received: A paper from the Vice-Provost.
b. Agreed:
(i) to grant permission for the Cobbles to be blocked off for the night of 20th July 2012 for the Fellow’s Summer Supper Party;
(ii) to send a letter to Sarah Chambre and Dr Cleobury with a copy to the Dean
noting that parking on the Cobbles requires the permission of Council.

121. Queen’s Beasts at King’s
a. Received: a paper from the Domus Bursar
b. Agreed: to endorse the approval of the Gardens Committee to display Tom
Hiscocks’ Queen’s Beasts exhibits from 6 – 19 June in a suitable location in the
college, and for the Domus Bursar to coordinate activities associated with the
exhibition, subject to particular caution on Fun Day, Sunday, 17th June.
122. Monteverdi Choir
a. Received: a paper form the Dean and Dr. Marston.
b. Agreed: to make a donation of £500 to the Monteverdi Choir for the recordings
of the Ascension Cantatas and that a letter should be written stressing the
enthusiasm of the Council for the support of the Choir.
123. Retirement Age
a. Received: a paper from the Provost
b. Agreed: that Council reaffirms, as it decided in July 2011:
(i) that if the University adopts an Employer Justified Retirement Age for
academic and academic-related staff, the College will do so as well for the
same categories.
(ii) that the details of how it operates can be decided later but will be broadly
similar to the University’s scheme.
(iii) that the College’s objectively justified retirement age will be 70.
124. Catering Committee Minutes
Received: the minutes of the Catering Committee held on 24 th April 2012.
124a. Any other business
There was no other Open Business.