BRADFORD
TRIDENT, NDC PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING
Minutes of a Meeting of the Board held at The Foyer, 1 Coates Street,
West Bowling, Bradford on Friday 17 October 2003.
Commenced:
1800 Concluded: 1940
PRESENT
Councillor Ian Greenwood (Chair)
Community
Directors:
Greg Lucas (West Bowling)
Jahnzaib Sarwar (West Bowling)
Amjad Ali (West Bowling)
Zamurrad Khan (West Bowling)
Munawar Khan (Park Lane)
Nawaz Khan (Park Lane)(from 1835)
Jamshed Khan (Park Lane)
Joe Holloway (Marshfields)
Nyear Yaseen (Marshfields)
Isa Khan (Marshfields)
Councillor Directors:
Taj Salam - Council Director
Business
Directors:
David Austin - Allan Austin Sports
Nick Baggio - Ivy Guest House
Health
Director:
Lynnette Throp - Bradford City Primary Care Trust
Police
Director:
Dave Richardson - West Yorkshire Police
LSC Director:
Angela Dobson - Learning + Skills Council
Observers:
Mark Fielding - (Interact) Bradford Trident Communications
Manager
Paul Lattimer - Government Office for Yorkshire & The Humber
Staff
in attendance:
Steve Hartley - Chief Executive
David Mosley - Company Secretary
Chas Stansfield - Programme Manager
Judith Atkinson - Programme Manager
Andy Brennan - Programme Manager
Ian Hague - Neighbourhood Manager
Darrell Gregoire - Programme Co-ordinator
Umar Hayat - Programme Co-ordinator
Claudia Dacres - Personal Assistant to Chief Executive
Also
in attendance:
Simon Warren - Bauman Lyons Architects (until 1900)
1.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND INTRODUCTIONS
Apologies were received from:
Lil Acklam - Community Director
Zahera Hanif - Community Director
Simon Cooke - Council Director
Sister Julie McGing - Faith Director
Mohammed Khan - Faith Director
Ali Jan Haider - Voluntary Sector Director
Will Jennings - Bradford & Northern Housing Association
David Wilkinson - Adviser
Roz Hall - BMDC Regeneration Partnership
Wayne Noteman - Housing Projects Manager
Susan Naughton - Programme Co-ordinator
Zubare Khan - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Steve Hartley welcomed Directors and briefly outlined the schedule for
the Away Day.
Steve also welcomed Paul Lattimer and explained he had replaced Catherine
Wailes at Government Office for Yorkshire & The Humber. All members
of the meeting introduced themselves.
2.
MINUTES AND MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MEETING OF 18 SEPTEMBER
2.1 The minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2003 were agreed as
a correct record.
There were no matters arising.
3.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Lynnette Throp and Ian Greenwood for item 5, West Bowling Neighbourhood
and Medical Centre Appraisal. All private sector home owning community
directors for item 7, Mid Year Review Report.
4.
BOARD MATTERS
A paper was presented by Steve Hartley for the Board's information on
various matters.
Board
Dates 2004
Steve Hartley drew the Board's attention to the first draft of Board meeting
dates for next year and asked Directors to diarise these. He explained
specific occasions, ie holidays and festivals, had been avoided which
accounted for some of the missing slots. Dates had been input for Working
Group meetings following this yearís pattern, however the frequency
of these meetings would be at the discretion of the Working Group. Steve
highlighted the dates set out at the foot of the schedule for events which
would take place next year and asked Directors to also record these in
their diaries.
Yorkshire
and Humber NDC Network meetings
Steve
advised the original date set for this meeting had been changed to Thursday
27 November, hopefully following Eid celebrations. Directors were asked
to inform Claudia as soon as possible if they were interested in attending.
The timings were anticipated to be leaving from Bradford at 9.00 am and
returning at 5.00 pm.
Action:
Directors
'The most admired organisations in regeneration'
Steve
advised the Board that an article had appeared in the Regeneration and
Renewal magazine which had identified Bradford Trident as one of the most
admired regeneration companies in the region. He felt positive recognition
was always healthy.
Ian
Greenwood agreed the recognition for the work already undertaken was positive
however cautioned against complacency as there was still a lot yet to
be done and targets which needed to be achieved.
5.
WEST BOWLING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND MEDICAL CENTRE APPRAISAL
A report was presented by Steve Hartley seeking the Board's approval for
the West Bowling Neighbourhood and Medical Centre appraisal.
Steve
provided the background to the appraisal which, if approved, would be
submitted to Government Office as it was above the £1m delegation
limit. He referred back to discussions and decisions made in September
2001 on the Community Facilities Strategy and advised that the site had
now been purchased and work was progressing towards the completion of
the building design in collaboration with Sure Start West Bowling, the
West Bowling Training and Advice Centre, West Bowling Health Action Project
and local residents. He added the concept of the neighbourhood centre
was the provision of a range of services for all the community that would
complement the area and be accessible to all sections of the community.
Steve
outlined the features of the proposed centre. He provided details on the
opportunity to incorporate a medical centre. The current GP practices
on New Cross Street (Birch Lane) and Parkside Road had exceeded their
capacity and the PCT would like to include a training facility. Space
would be available for the PCT along with 3 GP practices and the opportunity
to expand. Bradford Trident would act as a developer leasing to the PCT
who would then lease to the GPs. Although a lease agreement had not yet
been signed, this would generate an income of around £200,000 and
would form a large part of the asset strategy.
The
other features of the centre would include a nursery, crËche, childrenís
activity area with the upper section of the building housing training
and advice, an IT suite, health activities, office space and lettable
rooms.
In
terms of funding, the total cost would be under £4m. Bradford Trident
would provide £3m and the balance would be met by Sure Start as
well as an input from the Childrenís Fund. There would also be
grant funding available for energy efficiency.
Simon
Warren, of Bauman Lyons Architects, provided detail on the design of the
building including the energy efficiency proposals. He felt this was a
robust building which embodied the spirit of all the stakeholders involved
in its creation. It would be viewed as a civic building attracting local
residents throughout the area. Planning approval was anticipated within
the next two weeks in order to progress the project. Simon viewed the
project as a positive collaboration of residents, organisations and innovative
contractors.
Taj
Salam felt everyone involved should be congratulated. He approved of the
notion of a civic building as well as environmentally friendly energy
efficiency. He added it was important now to ensure the community was
regularly consulted about the emerging developments.
Joe
Holloway agreed the project would be beneficial, however he felt that
the health programme revenue had been adversely affected and hoped this
situation would be stabilised on completion of the project.
Amjad
Ali enquired about the concept of a community hall which he believed would
be included. However Steve advised that from the outset it had been made
clear that there would not be sufficient space to undertake Asian weddings.
Ian Greenwood added a feasibility study had started to address this which
would go via the Youth Education and Community Working Group.
In
response to a question about the future of the New Cross Street building,
Lynnette Throp advised that nothing had yet been determined. It may continue
to be used, or put up for disposal however, the building was subject to
vandalism. She added a formal public consultation process with the GPs
patients would be held in approximately 4 weeks time and would be discussed
at the PCTís Board meeting on 28 October. She urged community directors
to encourage residents to support the consultation process.
Angela
Dobson felt it would be useful for the Board members not on the YEC Working
Group to hear some of the discussions particularly with regard to the
risks and security of funding. She felt it was important to ensure that
the building linked in to all the community groups in the area and brought
them together. She also expressed the need to ensure equality of access
to training and believed as a Board that Bradford Trident should influence
mainstream funding in order to avoid the duplication of the existing mainstream
provision.
Jahnzaib
Sarwar felt the whole concept would be positive for the community who
were pleased at the range of services to be provided.
Nyear
Yaseen felt it was important to ensure that the tenancies held with individuals
were for a lengthy period, particularly around the training elements.
Nyear also felt there would be opportunity to maximise income via wall
space lettings around community arts and wondered whether any discussions
had been held. Steve advised this had been covered at an early stage and
would be something which could be incorporated.
With
reference to the value of the property, Steve Hartley explained that the
lease with the PCT would be for approximately 17 years. The value of the
centre would be realised by any organisation who wanted to develop a community
facility.
Greg
Lucas referred the Board to Appendix 5 and raised his concern regarding
the cohesion of activities across all the projects. He believed the West
Bowling Training and Advice Centre may only cater for one section of the
community. Ian Greenwood agreed this needed to be raised with the organisation
in order to ensure a widespread take-up of activities. Taj Salam felt
it was important to concentrate on the community living in this area in
order to draw them out, but that they would be excited by the concept.
Ian
Hague advised the Board that an update leaflet is planned once planning
permission had been approved. He added discussions were ongoing regarding
the setting up of a steering group which would run the building, comprising
community members, tenants, and other stakeholders. This would form part
of the wider consultations in the West Bowling area regarding how mainstream
services are delivered. The Neighbourhood Action Team would help to promote
the consultations and bring people up to date.
Angela
Dobson queried whether the construction of the development would create
any problems for the local residents ie access, noise etc. Simon Warren
advised the Board that the contractor would be required to provide a plan
for how this would be managed. Judith Atkinson raised the issue of the
effect to the community residing on Greenway Road once construction commenced
on Parkside Park, as both sides of this road will be affected. Ian Greenwood
felt it would be necessary to consult with the residents on how they would
like this to be undertaken.
Joe
Holloway felt that residents on the other side of Manchester Road would
have limited access and may feel they were not being treated equally.
However Steve Hartley advised that both the Dorset Street and the Mayfield
facilities would be completed by then.
Ian
Greenwood advised the Board that the community were eagerly anticipating
the centre which would provide added security to the area via CCTV etc.
He added this was a significant moment for Bradford Trident as the centre
would be recognised as the first community type building in the area.
If successful it would provide a tremendous boost for the area and may
be regarded as one of the exemplars of community buildings in the country.
He commended the work undertaken by Greg Lucas and paid credit to all
involved in the project.
The
Board approved the appraisal
Proposed by Greg Lucas
Seconded by Zamurrad Khan
All in favour
Agreed:
1. That the West Bowling Neighbourhood and Medical Centre appraisal for
NDC funding of £3,083,200 be approved and submitted to GOYH.
6.
WORKING GROUPS - REPORT BACK
A report was presented by Programme Managers outlining the actions of
all Working Groups which have met since the last Board meeting.
Ian Hague advised the Board that the Neighbourhood Management Conference
to be held in Stratford upon Avon on 4/5 December still had spaces available.
Directors to contact Ian if they were interested in attending.
The Board noted the Working Group reports presented.
Action: Directors
7.
MID YEAR REVIEW REPORT 2003/04
A report was presented by Steve Hartley introducing the Mid Year Review
Report prepared for the GOYH Year 4 Mid Year Review meeting to be held
on 5 November. The meeting would be held at St Josephs School Community
Room (funded by Bradford Trident) between 2.00 ñ 4.00 pm. All directors
were encouraged to attend.
Steve
added the focus this year will be on the Performance Management Improvement
Plan and progress against the Delivery Plan for this year.
Steve
outlined the many new initiatives which had commenced and referred to
the few areas which had been delayed. However overall expenditure would
be within 2/3% of projections.
Steve
informed Directors that their feedback was requested on their views on
current successes and concerns their and priorities for next year. These
would be analysed and discussed at the Away Day on Saturday. All present
gave their own views as requested.
8.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
There were no items of Any Other Business
9.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday 18 December, 5.00 pm, Bradford Foyer