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Solihull Partnership Governing Board Minutes

Date:
Thursday, 1st October, 2009
Time:
10.00 am
Place:
Room 4 Civic Suite
 

Attendance Details

Item Description Decision
Public
1001 Actions from Last Meeting and Matters Arising
Melanie Lockey to circulate the complete set of CAA reports to Governing Board once comments have been collated.

Melanie Lockey to circulate the Social Responsibility Charter that the Council has recently signed up to.

Yvonne Byrne will be contacting Partners directly to identify how they can support our Corporate parenting Responsibility for Children in Care
1002 Total Place Overview and Update
Mark Rogers to circulate via email the progress that has been taken since the summit on 16th July 2009 and what areas of collaboration have been identified for each area.

Mark Rogers to share with the Governing Board the report due out next week on the commonalities identified between the 3 local authority areas from their LAA priorities that can be taken forward through Total Place.

Once the three CEO's have decided on which areas they will focus on for each area, project teams to be identified which involve the wider partners.
1003 Integrated service delivery visioning exercise and also the toolkit pilot
Governing Board to note the 3rd November in their diaries-10:30am-12:30pm to discuss integrated service delivery.

Sarah Barnes may contact board members prior to the 3rd November to collect evidence for discussion on 3rd November.

Kim Silcock (704-8615 or ksilcock@solihull.gov.uk) would be happy to be contacted with regards to any questions on the ‘Getting it right and righting the wrongs' toolkit.
1004 ABG Funding Recommendations
Governing Board approved the ABG funding recommendations from the Investment Panel

MABL funding approval - conditional criteria 3. to be amended to read "SUSTaIN have offered to support the development with MABL - Melanie Lockey

Terry Cotten requested in future reports if the bids are linked to achieving a LAA indicator that it be specified within the report

Volunteering funding approval - Mark Rogers fully endorsed criteria 4 - corporate level support to Volunteering and requested that the wider group of Partners take on board the recommendation.

Strategic Group and the Partnership Commissioning Team to routinely monitor progress of the projects and their impact.

The recommendation on improvements to the process of submitting funding proposals approved, with an additional caveat that all funding proposals should have endorsement of the Strategic Group before going to the Investment Panel.
1005 Proposals for LAA rewards monies
The Governing Board approved the delegation to the Partnership Commissioning Team for re-cycling pump priming monies with the caveat that appropriate delivery plans where developed and challenged for effectiveness. These plans should complement rather than replace existing commissioned activities.

Mark Rogers directed the Partnership Commissioning Team to explore opportunities to maximise current support for NEETs through:
o Future Jobs Fund
o Apprenticeships

Terry Cotten to send Melanie Lockey the "Employment Placement Scheme model" from Coventry which may support approaches to addressing NEETs.

Governing Board supported Melanie Lockey's proposal for allocating all reward money into a partnership budget as this was both fair and ethical and supported the investment into agreed priorities.

Melanie Lockey to ensure that there was clear communication of the decision to hold all reward monies in a Partnership commissioning pot.
1006 Delivery Plan for NI 171 - New business reigstrations
Rachel Westwood to finalise the Delivery plan and capture within it the commitments from Business Link, which include:
• Share Management Information and develop a shared system of cross referrals
• The commitments through the Memorandum of Understanding

To consider opportunities from supporting new Franchises within the Delivery Plan

James Kelly to clarify to the Governing Board their assessment of the quality service delivery from Business Link within Solihull
1007 Overview of the future direction of West Midlands Police
Carl Foulkes to feed back at a future Governing Board meeting when there are more finalised recommendation from the Paragon review.
1008 PVE Plan 09/10
Governing Board approved the Action Plan

Mo Bham invited to come back to the Governing Board in 6 months to update the board on the PVE Steering Group

Terry Cotten noted there could be scope for a national pilot called ‘Intensive Local Engagement' to fit in with PREVENT agenda. Melanie Lockey and Sarah Barnes are already engaged in discussions on the this potential pilot
1009 Any Other Business
 
1010 Forward Plan
Prosperous Communities Strategic Plan deferred to Governing Board in January.

Total Place to be added to the next Governing Board

Intensive Local Engagement to be added to the forward plan

Mo Bham to feedback to the Governing Board on 27th May 2010

ABG Funding Recommendations (from second investment panel) to be added to Governing Board on 26th November

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - 26 November, 10am, Committee Room 4
The meeting ended at 13:00

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Ken Meeson (SMBC - Chair), Chief Supt Carl Foulkes (WM Police), John Hornby (Chamber of Commerce), Ken James (Probation Service), Melanie Lockey (SMBC), David Mattocks (VCS), Stephen Munday (Sub-Solihull Care Trust), Dave Pinwell (VCS), Mark Rogers (SMBC), Brenda Sheils (Solihull College), Terry Cotton (GOWM), Hannah Colson (SMBC)

Apologies:- Peter Brammall (LSC), James Kelly (AWM), Claire Molloy (Solihull Care Trust), Alan Pellowe (WM Fire Service)

Preamble

ItemPreamble
1001Gary Stevens has started to send through the individual sections of the draft CAA reports for comments and amendments. These have been sent to relevant Partners for comments.
1007The emerging findings of the review include:
• Clear direction that there will be an emphasis on stronger Partnership working and a focus on trust and Confidence
• Partnership approaches to undertake strategic assessments.
• Potential improvements in effectiveness and identifying efficiencies within the structure of management. Some services will be identified for regional management while other will retain borough management.

Potential investment in levels of resources targeted at neighbourhood Policing

Brenda Sheils commended the Police of the improvement in building relationships and trust with the Colleges
1009Terry Cotten commended the Economic Summit for the quality of the event and discussions. Terry Cotten also thanked Brenda Sheils for the Hospitality received by all on the 16th September.

Councillor Ken Meeson informed the Governing Board that the Local Authority through Mark Rogers would be involved in any future discussion following the recent announcement on the future of Jaguar/Land Rover in the Borough.
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