BRADFORD
TRIDENT, NDC PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING
Minutes of a Meeting of the Board held at
The Mayfield Centre, Broadway Avenue, Bradford on Thursday 7 July 2005.
Commenced:
1720 Concluded: 1755
PRESENT
Councillor Ian Greenwood (Chair)
Community Directors:
Greg Lucas (West Bowling)
Jahnzaib Sarwar (West Bowling)
Zamurrad Khan (West Bowling)
Khalid Mahmood (Marshfields)
Joe Holloway (Marshfields)
Munawar Khan (Park Lane)
Council Directors:
Councillor Sher Khan - Council Director
Faith Directors:
Sister Julie McGing - Faith Director
Business Directors:
Vipin Joshi - Sector Foods
Advisers:
Roz Hall - BMDC
David Wilkinson
Saqib Hussain Malik - Youth Ambassador
Imran Hussain - Youth Ambassador
Observers:
Mark Fielding - (Interact) Bradford Trident Communications Manager
Staff in attendance:
Steve Hartley - Chief Executive
David Mosley - Company Secretary
Chas Stansfield - Programme Manager
Judith Atkinson - Programme Manager
Ian Hague - Neighbourhood Manager
Zubare Khan - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Umar Hayat - Community Involvement Programme
Co-Ordinator
Shazad Yousaf - Neighbourhood Action Team
Linda Lawson - PA to Chief Executive
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND INTRODUCTIONS
Apologies were received from:
Akhtar Khan - Community Director (Park Lane)
Dr Mohammed Khan - Faith Director
Zahera Hanif - Community Director (Marshfields)
Isa Khan - Community Director (Marshfields)
Lynette Throp - Health Director
CS Sarah Brown - Police
Will Jennings - RSL Director
Mike Lowe - LSC
Stacey Jobson - Economic Programme Co-Ordinator
Wayne Noteman - Housing Projects Manager
Darrell Gregoire - Programme Manager
- MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MEETING OF
3 MARCH 2005
The minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 3 March 2005 were agreed as a
correct record.
Proposed: Greg Lucas Seconded: Khalid Mahmood
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Community Directors with regard to Private Housing.
- LONDON BOMBINGS
Ian Greenwood asked the Board to observe a short period of silence to reflect on the attacks of today. He said that it was important to note that no faith allows or justifies this behaviour and that communities needed to work together in difficult times like this. Zamurrad Khan advised that after contacting various mosques, sympathies go out to the injured and the bereaved. Ian Greenwood thanked Zamurrad for his comments.
5. BOARD MATTERS
- Bradford Trident Trading Limited
Steve advised that the Staff Residential ‘away day’ will be taking place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July 2005 at Parceval Hall, near Appletreewick. Admin cover will be provided at Mercury House.
5.2 Board Residential Away Day
Steve reminded the Board of the away days on 23/24 September 2005 and that there will be important discussions on Forward Strategy and where we go next.
5.3 Summer Celebrations
Steve reported that the Summer Celebration had attracted high number of participants from across different sections of the community. The day had gone extremely well and been enjoyed by all who came. He thanked
Mark Fielding for organising the event.
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation – Local Links Project
Bradford Trident have been approached to participate in a project about local links which is being facilitated by Common Purpose, and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. This will commence in October.
- National Conferences
Bradford Trident is gaining increased recognition at a national level for its success. Steve Hartley will be speaking at conferences to be held in Sheffield, London and Belfast.
6. FORWARD STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT - GOVERNANCE
Ian Hague presented a report on issues around the establishment of a Parish Council in the area. The report followed up on some of the detailed issues laid out in the report to the May 2005 Board Meeting.
Attached to the report was a map of the Trident area making suggestions on possible boundaries. He pointed out that some additional properties were included, mainly in the Marshfield and Parkside areas, to follow the boundary of the existing Little Horton Ward. Ian Greenwood advised that wards need to have roughly an equal number of residents and that the areas chosen were good.
Ian Hague noted that if the Board agreed to this proposal, Bradford Council will be requested to lead on the public consultations, starting in Autumn and could take 4/5 months. He reported that there may be some changes due to the results of the consultation. It is envisaged that if the consultations are positive, a request to establish a Parish Council will be sent to Government by Bradford Council and hopefully an answer will be received back in time to run Parish election alongside the Council Elections in 2007.
Ian Hague also wished to make it particularly clear to Community Directors that if they chose to go down this route, Parish Councillors would replace Community Directors on the Board. It may mean that there will be some changes to the elections for Community Directors in 2006.
Munawar Khan asked regarding the change from Community Directors to Parish Councillors. He was advised that Community Directors elections would come to an end, but local residents, including current Community Directors, would be able to stand for election to become a parish councillor.
Councillor Sher Khan and Munawar Khan asked for clarification on how a Parish Council can raise money. Ian Greenwood stated that a precept can be levied to cover the Council’s eligible expenditure. Residents on Council Tax Benefits will have the precept paid for them.
Jahnzaib Sarwar asked who sets out the rules and regulations for a Parish Council. Ian Greenwood stated that this is consolidated within the Local Government Act 1972. The primary council can delegate functions to the Parish Council.
Councillor Sher Khan asked how many Parish Councillors would be on the Board and would there still be representation from the business community and Faith Directors. Steve Hartley gave examples of what the Parish Council and Bradford Trident Board could be. The Parish Council might have 18 elected councillors. The Trident Board would continue to have places for agencies, businesses, faith and voluntary sector directors and Bradford Council, alongside perhaps seven or eight nominees from the Parish Council who would replace the Community Directors.
Greg Lucas asked regarding the possibility of suspending the Community Director elections in 2006. Ian Greenwood stated that if we do suspend in 2006, it would be because of the elections of the Parish Council in 2007, if the Parish Council moved to 2008/9 then the elections will take place in 2006. Ian Hague advised that if the request is submitted to Government in 2006, we should get the response by 2007.
Joe Holloway felt that Parish Councils could be seen as a ‘dated’ system and the level of interest may diminish. Ian Greenwood felt that the Parish Council would be large enough to have a good-sized budget to spend and enough influence on what that money is spent on.
Munawar Khan gave credit to Bradford Trident in ensuring that the community gets the benefit of the funding available.
Sister Julie McGing enquired about the relationship between the Parish Council and Bradford Trident. Steve Hartley advised that these will be two independent organisations, making their own decisions but working closely together.
The following recommendations were agreed:
- To agree the model of Parish Councillors nominated onto the Trident Board as the preferred future governance option.
- To agree to promote and support the proposal for an Urban Parish Council.
- To agree draft boundaries and wards for the Urban Parish Council as a starting point for public consultation, and agree an indicative timetable for the process.
- To ask Bradford Council to carry out this consultation through a Parish Review covering the Trident area and some adjoining areas.
- To instruct the staff team to work with Trident’s legal advisers to prepare further proposals on changes to Bradford Trident board structures to incorporate Parish Council representatives in place of directly elected Community Directors, and bring these proposals to the Board/staff awayday in September.
Proposed: Sister Julie McGing Seconded: Vipin Joshi
7. WORKING GROUP PROCEDURES
Steve Hartley advised that current Working Group procedures were established to bring the Board together with advisers to make decisions. He suggested that the system be reviewed at the Away Day but in the short term proposed the following:-
- That two named Youth Ambassadors per Working Group are given full voting rights at Working Group meetings.
- That Directors wishing to join a Working Group as a voting member must attend as an advisor for two meetings before becoming a full voting member.
Councillor Sher Khan stated that there is a legal age on voting rights for Limited companies. Steve Hartley advised that voting rights would only be applicable to Working Groups and not full Board meetings.
Ian Greenwood asked for a show of hands on both issues.
Item 1 Proposed: Ian Greenwood Seconded: Greg Lucas
Item 2 Proposed: Ian Greenwood Seconded: Jahnzaib Sarwar
8. WORKING GROUPS – REPORT BACK
Nothing to report.
9. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
- Reyner House Site
Steve Hartley reported that a development competition has been established for this site. The brief envisages a mixed use development of housing and commercial uses.
Vipin Joshi emphasised the importance of providing new business premises. A group will be established to judge the entries.
9.2 Board Away Day
Steve Hartley asked for everybody to make every effort to attend the Board Away Day on Friday and Saturday 23/24 September 2005.
10. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Friday 23 September , 5.00 pm
Thorpe Park Hotel, 1150 Century Way, Leeds (as part of Away Day)
The meeting closed at 5.55pm.