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North Lanarkshire Partnership
Minutes of the Board Meeting
Held on Wednesday 15 November 2006
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Present: |
Cllr Jim Smith, Chair |
NLC |
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Mary Castles |
NLC |
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Hugh Logan |
Motherwell College |
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David Collie |
Jobcentre Plus |
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June Vallance |
NL Voluntary Sector |
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Roger Popplewell |
Communities Scotland |
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Colin Sloey |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Nicky Munro |
Scottish Executive |
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David Smith |
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue |
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Crawford Kirkwood |
NL Voluntary Sector |
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Liz Connolly |
Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire |
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Attending: |
Gregor McKenzie |
NLC |
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Stephen Kerr |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Graham Mackay |
Planning & Environment |
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Rigas Malamoutis |
Community Services |
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Apologies: |
Gavin Whitefield |
NLC |
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Cllr Jim McCabe |
NLC |
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Sandie Mackay |
NLC |
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Ken Corsar |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Tim Davison |
NHS Lanarkshire |
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Chief Superintendent Anne McGuire |
Strathclyde Police |
Item 1. Transport Strategy - presentation
Graham Mackay, Head of Roads and Transportation delivered an informative presentation on the Transportation Strategy. The main objectives of the strategy are to promote economic growth, promote social inclusion and improve road safety. 12 Councils make up the new Strathclyde Partnership for Transport comprising 20 elected members (3 from NLC and 3 from SLC) with 7 non-elected members.
The Regional Transport Strategy is currently being prepared with a timetable including consultation with Stakeholders (April/May and June/July 06); Options reporting (June 06); public consultation (Dec –Feb 07); final RTS approval (Mar 07); Scottish Executive (April – July 07).
It was agreed that representatives from NLP would contribute to the development of the Regional Transport Strategy on a Lanarkshire-wide basis as proposed by SPT. Comments on the development of the strategy were requested by Kirsty Morrison, Senior Consultant, Steer Davies Gleave. Kirsty distributed a Stakeholder Consultation Questionnaire which the meeting will complete with relevant comments. Return date for this questionnaire is end November 06.
Kirsty advised that in-depth one-to-one discussions with NLP Board members could also take place if this would aid the consultation process.
The meeting agreed to consider arranging a stakeholder consultation/workshop (half/full day?). Graham Mackay will arrange to invite representative(s) from SPT to join discussions.
The Chair thanked Graham and Kirsty for their input.
Action: NLC Community Regeneration Unit/Roads & Transportation
Item 2. Waste Minimisation - presentation
Rigas Malamoutis, Waste Auditor, Community Services, delivered a presentation entitled "Waste Minimisation Programme". Rigas informed the meeting that the Scottish Executive has given support to all Local Authorities to review their waste generation and to establish Waste Prevention Action Plans. Funding of £62,500 for technical advice and financing of waste minimisation initiatives has been made available to North Lanarkshire Council. The presentation highlighted that paper is the main element in the waste stream (62%) with schools and offices being the largest waste generators. Action Plan recommendations for the short, medium and long-term were highlighted.
The Chair thanked Rigas for this informative presentation.
Item 3. Apologies
Apologies were noted from Gavin Whitefield, Councillor Jim McCabe, Sandie Mackay, NLC; Ken Corsar, Tim Davison, NHS Lanarkshire and Anne McGuire, Strathclyde Police.
Item 4. Minutes of the last meeting (13 September)
Agreed as an accurate record.
Item 5. Matters arising
- Workforce Plus - Mary advised that following re-submission of proposals for additional funding for priority areas, approval has now been received by the Scottish Executive : £679,000 this year, with a further £1.3 million next year
- CRF carry forward – Approval from Communities Scotland to carry forward CRF monies to 2007/08.
Item 6. NL Outcome Agreement
Mary spoke to the report, the purpose of which was to provide the meeting with an update on progress made in the development of a Single Outcome Agreement. The Single Outcome Agreement will build on the current Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA) which is in place until 2008.
Information will be collated on the specific outcomes, indicators and targets for activities supported by various ring-fenced funding resources in order to measure their impact on the most deprived neighbourhoods within North Lanarkshire and across North Lanarkshire as a whole.
A framework has been developed which will enable monitoring of performance of the outcomes and outputs of all activities related to funding streams (quarterly) and these outcomes will replace the ROA and Antisocial Behaviour Outcome Agreement. This in turn, will reduce the number of Indicators highlighted in the report (i.e. Appendix 1). NL's Research & Monitoring Officer will confirm the number of Indicators which ultimately, will be reduced.
The Board approved the outcomes and targets identified for ring-fenced funded activity and; noted the contents of the report.
Action: NLC Community Regeneration Unit
Item 7. Best Value audit
Verbal update by Mary. A Best Value audit is being undertaken with NLC and NLP in May 2007. A trawl which has been undertaken by other authorities is being considered by NLC. In the New Year, sessions will be undertaken with partners to ascertain the preparations required and the evidence of good practice we need to produce for our audit of Best Value and Community Planning. A selection of NLP Board representatives will be interviewed and the submission will have the full approval of the NLP Board.
Action: NLC Community Regeneration Unit/NLP Board
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