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Commenced:
1700 Concluded: 1815
PRESENT
Councillor Ian Greenwood (Chair)
Community Directors:
GJahnzaib Sarwar - (West Bowling)
Joe Holloway - (Marshfields)
Munawar Khan - (Park Lane)
Akhtar Khan - (Park Lane)
Jamshed Khan - (Park Lane)
Business Directors:
Vipin Joshi - Sector Foods
Omar Khan - OK’s Restaurant
Nick Baggio - Business Director
Advisers:
Janet Hulse - BMDC
David Wilkinson - Interim Chair – BTTL
Staff in attendance:
Steve Hartley - Chief Executive
David Mosley - Company Secretary
Chas Stansfield - Programme Manager
Judith Atkinson - Programme Manager
Darrrell Gregoire - Programme Manager
Umar Hayat - Community Involvement Programme
Co-Ordinator
Linda Lawson - PA to Chief Executive
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received from:
Sister Julie McGing - Faith Director
Ali Jan Haider - Attock Community Association
Will Jennings - Accent Regeneration CS
Sarah Brown - West Yorkshire Police
Greg Lucas - Community Director (West Bowling)
Isa Khan - Community Director (Marshfields)
Khalid Mahmood - Community Director (Marshfields)
Nick Chamberlain - BTT Director
Ian Hayfield - BTT Director
Mark Fielding - Neighbourhood Manager
Wayne Noteman - Programme Manager
Zubare Khan - Facilities and Enterprise Co-ordinator
2. MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MEETING OF 2006
The minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2006 were agreed as a correct record. Proposed: Vipin Joshi
Seconded: Omar Khan
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Community Directors with regard to Private Housing.
4. BOARD MATTERS
4.1 Board Member Changes
Steve Hartley advised that Councillor Mohammed Jamil has been nominated as the Local Authority Director to replace Councillor Simon Cooke. Steve Hartley to write to Councillor Simon Cooke thanking him for his outstanding contributions as a Board Member.Still awaiting a replacement for Lynnette Throp.
4.2 Replacement Director for Bradford Trident Limited Executive Committee
Steve Hartley stated that the Executive Committee meets once a year, originally there were seven Directors from Bradford Trident Board (Chair, Vice Chair and one Director from each neighbourhood) who sat on the Executive Committee. Jahnzaib is now the Vice Chair and a Director from West Bowling is needed to sit on the Executive Committee. Suggestions were Greg Lucas or Zamurrad Khan.Agreed that Greg Lucas be the replacement Director.Proposed: Vipin Joshi Seconded: Jahnzaib Sarwar
4.3 Nomination of a Director to Bradford Trident Trading Board
Steve Hartley advised that now Jahnzaib Sarwar is the Vice Chair of Bradford Trident Limited a vacancy exists on BTT for a Park Lane Community Director and proposed that Jamshed Khan be nominated to this post.Agreed.All in favour.
4.4 Staff Changes
Steve Hartley reported that the four vacant posts that have been advertised ie Centre Development and Administration Worker, Finance and Monitoring Co-Ordinator and Enterprise Generator (2 posts) have had good responses. Closure for applications is 5pm on Monday 19 February 2007.Councillor Sher Khan asked who will be on the interview panels. D Mosley advised that Mark Fielding, Zubare Khan and Fareeda Mir for the Centre Development Post. D Mosley, L Lawson, S Neary and Michael Tomlinson (External Auditor) for the Finance and Monitoring Co-Ordinator. Vipin Joshi, David Mosley, Zubare Khan, Dawn O’Keefe from the Camberwell Project and Chris Graham from the Sedbergh Centre.Steve Hartley advised that there are opportunities for volunteers from the Board to be on the interview panels, please let us know if you wish to be involved.
4.5 2007 Board/Staff Away Day
Steve Hartley advised that we have been struggling to find an alternative venue at the right distance from Bradford offering the range of food and services we need.Discussions have taken place at the last two Director’s Briefings and the consensus is that we revisit the Thorpe Park Hotel in Leeds. Dates that they have provisionally are 2/3 November or 23/24 November.Councillor Ian Greenwood asked if we were happy to go back to Leeds.Agreed to go back to Leeds on 2/3 November 2007.Proposed: Vipin Joshi Seconded: Akhtar Khan
4.6 Team Building Celebration – Friday 5 January 2007
Steve Hartley informed the Board that next January 2008 will be the transitional year moving away from NDC towards Neighbourhood Management. This will be the final NDC Celebration Event and it is suggested to look at another venue and invite previous directors/staff (going back to the Shadow Board) to celebrate the achievements.Agreed that investigations take place into another venue and come back to the Board.All in favour.
4.7 Partners Conference – 22 January 2007
The Partners Conference took place on the 22 January 2007 at the Bradford Hilton. The focus of the event was services for Children and Young People.Results from the ideas and actions for the future will be collated into the Bradford Trident planning process.
4.8 Common Purpose Local Links
Steve Hartley informed the Board that Common Purpose Local Links has proved useful for networking and understanding the issues of the area.
4.9 Volunteer Reading Help
Five members of staff team have now been trained by the national organisation Volunteer Reading Help to become volunteer readers with children in primary schools within the Bradford Trident area.
5. NDC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2006
Steve Hartley gave a presentation on the Performance Management Review, which gave general trends of the different themes indicating how we are closing the gap between area and district averages.Steve Hartley also advised that this year we have received the MORI Survey, which is done every 2 years in the NDC areas.A Khan asked if Councillor Sher Khan’s survey on the Facelift Scheme had been taken into consideration. Councillor I Greenwood stated that procurement of work on the facelift scheme will be done on a block by block basis.Councillor Ian Greenwood stated that the general trend feels to be getting better and thanked everybody in the room and elsewhere for their efforts. For Decision To approve the Performance Management Review for 2006 Proposed: Jahnzaib Sarwar Seconded: Akhtar Khan
6. DELIVERY PLAN 2007/08 Steve Hartley presented the first draft of the Delivery plan for 2007/08. He explained that this would be the last major year of NDC spending. This year we will have £3.3m but after that it will be £680,000 and will be relying on income from buildings that we own.The projects have been updated for 2006/07, but otherwise it remains very much the same. One change is that we have £200,000 in 2009/10, but this has been pulled back into the final year 2008/09. Omar Khan declared an interest but did not have to leave the room.Councillor Ian Greenwood gave an update on the Reyner House site, which is still on track. There have been some changes to the buildings, but once the planning application is submitted, this will be brought back to the Board.Councillor Ian Greenwood suggested we contact Gordon Brown and invite him to the Bradford Trident area. Steve Hartley to contact Gordon Brown. For DecisionTo approve the draft Year 8 Delivery Plan for submission to GOYH and to delegate minor amendments required by GOYH to the Chair and Chief Executive.Proposed: Omar Khan Seconded: Munawar Khan
7. FINANCE REPORT
7.1 NDC Expenditure
David Mosley gave an update third quarter spending of £1,425,300 against the Delivery Plan figure of £1,573.400.
David Mosley was delighted to report that we have exceeded the target spend and wish to pass on his thanks to the Board, Working Groups and staff team for their efforts.
7.2 Gift Aid
David Mosley reported that Bradford Trident Trading have agreed to pay the following to the Charity:-
LIDL land sale £285k net of fees
Haslam Homes land sale £330k net of fees.
For Decision
To agree to accept Gift Aid from Bradford Trident Trading Limited
Proposed: Vipin Joshi Seconded: Omar Khan All in favour.
7.3 Brown Shipley Appointment
At the Board Meeting dated 15 January 2007 it was agreed that the following individuals (The Bradford Trident Executive) are authorised to give instructions to Brown Shipley in relation to the accounts being opened:-
Ian Greenwood
Jahnzaib Sarwar
Vipin Joshi
Joseph Holloway (MBE)
Jamshed Khan
Ali Jan Haider
For Decision
To requested Directors to agree a resolution naming the Directors on the Executive Committee who will authorise instructions to Brown Shipley.
Proposed: Vipin Joshi Seconded: Omar Khan All in favour.
7.4 LIDL Site Update
David Mosley asked the Board to approve a resolution to authorise the Company Secretary to work with Gordons in order to “opt to tax” for VAT on the land in order to maximise tax efficiency.Proposed: Vipin Joshi Seconded: Akhtar Khan
8. GENERAL MATTERS 8.1 Manchester Road Footbridge/Living Street
Steve Hartley advised that the proposals for a new footbridge across Manchester Road are a key element in the Bradford Trident Environment Programme. This was part of the masterplanning exercise in 2001.
Since 2001 considerable work has been undertaken to deliver the masterplan, which has resulted in the concept of the Living Street supported by a network of pedestrian/cycle routes. A crucial element of the Living Street is a new footbridge across Manchester Road, located adjacent to Newby School, that will better connect the neighbourhoods of Marshfields and West Bowling.
For some time now, Bradford Trident and Bradford Council have been working in partnership to further develop the Living Street and particularly the Manchester Road footbridge. We have been working with a range of potential funding partners including Sustrans.
Sustrans have successfully submitted an application to the Big Lottery Flagship Fund for funding for their Connect 2 Project – Connecting communities and dealing with severance for £50m. This covers 75 projectw around the country. Sustrans have indicated that they may allocate £1.5m towards the Bridge/Living Street project. This application has completed phase 1, together with 5 other bids.
Sustrans will be using the Bridge/Living Street project as part of a television documentary which will be screened in early autumn 2007 for public selection. If we get into the last 75, this will mean we will need to get residents out voting for this scheme.
Councillor Ian Greenwood thanked Judith Atkinson for all the work she has done.
8.2 Local Economic Growth Initiative (LEGI)
Steve Hartley reported that Bradford Trident and Compact have been successful in securing funding of £300k from the LEGI programme working in partnership with the Camberwell project.
An advertisement was placed in the Telegraph and Argus on the 21 January 2007 to recruit two workers.
We are presently looking for a building on the “Manchester Road Corridor” where “The Grid” (a centre where people can hire desks/computers and gain access to advisors/mentors) can be established.
Please pass any suggestions on where The Grid could be established, to Zubare Khan.
8.3 Neighbourhood Element – Canterbury and Low Green
Steve Hartley advised that we now have a signed contract, but only until the end of March 2007, which only gives us 6 weeks to spend the money. Because this has taken so long, as a short-term measure a couple of our wardens will be working in that area.
A preliminary meeting was held on the 12 January 2007.
8.4 Bradford Trident Trading Update
David Mosley tabled a Bradford Trident Trading Update for information.
9. BRADFORD TRIDENT SUB GROUPS – REPORT BACK
A report was presented by programme managers outlining the actions for working groups, which have met since the last Board meeting.
The Board noted the Working Group reports presented.
10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Nothing to report.
11. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Thursday 22 March, 5.00 pmMayfield Centre, Broadway Avenue
The meeting closed at 6.15pm.
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