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Solihull Partnership Governing Board Minutes

Date:
Thursday, 26th November, 2009
Time:
10.00 am
Place:
Room 4 Civic Suite
 
Item Description Decision
Public
1002 Minutes
Board agreed the minutes from 1 October as an accurate record of the meeting.

Individual sections of the draft CAA report have been submitted back to the audit commission with comments and amendments from partnership managers. Melanie Lockey to circulate the latest version to the Governing Board once received from Gary Stevens.
1003 Quarterly Performance
NI 45: - LAA Young offender's engagement in suitable education, training and employment has been referred back to CYPT Board with a request for a more detailed analysis - Ben Lewing.

A representative from CYPT to present information at the next Governing Board to raise awareness amongst members of the board on the understanding around Reward Target 2 - Ben Lewing / Phillip Moss.

Brenda Sheils to provide a review to the Governing Board around NEET's - including post 16 funding, impact of recession and including provision for people with learning difficulties.

Carl Foulkes has been approached by the Prince's Trust, around opportunities available for apprentiships - Carl Foulkes would like to explore this as a partnership and involve various partners (WMFS, Solihull College)

Carl Foulkes stated there is some concern around burglaries and robberies which have increased in the last month in Solihull and the surrounding areas; this has been picked up by Safer Solihull group.

Prosperous & Healthier Strategic groups to look in more detail at NI 146 (i): - Adults with learning difficulties in employment to ensure everyone is doing everything they can - Isobel Woods / Stephen Munday.

John Hornby to raise awareness amongst the Chamber of Commerce around NI 146 to see if they can explore the opportunities to engage Adults with learning difficulties within their business's.

Partnership Commissioning Team to monitor LAA Reward Target 5, between now and Quarter 3 and any issues which arise to be flagged up to the Governing Board.

Simon Barton to communicate with Stephen Munday around the Governing Board's concerns for LAA Reward Target 5.
1004 Call in Reports
LAA Reward Target 11 - Increasing Employment:
• Rachel Egan to contact Pertemps to gain information to ensure they are not just focussing on JSA, but are also reaching the people who are most in need of employment.

NI 8 - Adult Participation in sport and active recreation:
• Nick Garnett to conduct further analysis of data particularly around the private sector.

• John Hornby to raise awareness with the Chamber of Commerce around promoting sport and active recreation with business's and their employees, utilising the "Active at Work" campaign.

• David Mattocks to supply Nick Garnett with information from contributors at voluntary events around influencing activities which are available.

• Simon Barton to provide the link to Nick Garnett around You+ shop for possible opportunities around promoting sport and active recreation.

• Nick Garnett to report back to Healthier Communities Strategic group on the progress of the leisure card once the business case has proceeded to cabinet in January 2010.

• Nick Garnett to also report back to Governing Board on progress of the leisure card in the New Year.
1005 Community Cohesion Strategy
CYPT are conducting a survey in January 2010, which will be conducted with schools and colleges to find out the views of children and young people in Solihull and their views on community cohesion.

The Governing Board approved the draft cohesion strategy for Solihull.

Faisal Hussain/Nick Tromans to conduct targeted focus groups - involving people with disabilities as they are currently missing from the strategy and also with the older population to gain a greater understanding of inter-generational issues.

Mark Rogers asked the board to take individual responsibility for providing feedback to Nick Tromans on the cohesion strategy before the final draft is produced in February 2010.

Faisal Hussain/Nick Tromans to provide a progress report on Solihull's cohesion strategy to the Governing Board on 25th February 2010.
1006 Contest
Newsletters relating to Contest to be shared with Governing Board members - Nick Tromans.

Mark Rogers & Carl Foulkes to set up a task group around Contest and its link with community cohesion, tension monitoring and the Local Resilience Forum (including - Mark Rogers, Carl Foulkes, Melanie Lockey, Alan Pellowe & Stephen Munday)

Local Resilience Forum to pick up on where the third sector fits into the Contest agenda.

Nigel Cavendish offered up the services of GOWM to help around this area of work.
1007 Total Place
Carl Foulkes to email Melanie Lockey with the details of Birmingham's Total Place Summit on the 3rd February for circulation to the Governing Board.

Hannah Colson to circulate Total Place report electronically to Governing Board members
1008 ABG Funding Recommendations (2)
Governing Board approved the ABG funding recommendations from the Investment Panel. There were 5 bids discussed and 3 were approved subject to approval criteria and conditions.

Melanie Lockey to circulate an email to all who presented their bids and to Partnership Managers with the outcome of the panel.

Hannah Colson to set up 1:1 meetings with those who wish to discuss further the outcome of the panel decisions.

Strategic Group and the Partnership Commissioning Team to routinely monitor progress of the projects and their impact.
1009 LTP3 - Consultation
LTP3 draft to be circulated to Governing Board.

Partners to respond with their issues and priorities relating to transport through either the response form or to the consultation website (http:www.westmidlandsltp.gov.uk/ltp3vision/) by 18th December.

David Strang to email Melanie Lockey the report going to council around the local authorities views, and then to be circulated amongst Governing Board members to provide them with an example of response to the transport plan.

Further consultations on the LTP3 will be progressed through the Prosperous strategic group with the Road Safety group of the Safer Solihull Partnership and the CYPT contributing as appropriate.
1010 Any Other Business
Corporate Parenting Festive Hamper poster circulated to all Governing Board members, asking for Christmas gifts for Care Leavers to be sent to Yvonne Byrne by 14th December.
1011 Forward Plan
CYPT to come to Governing Board on 25 February to provide more detailed information around Reward Target 2.

Brenda Sheils to report back to the Governing Board on 25 February, with detailed analysis around NEET's

LAA Reward Target 5, to be reviewed at the Governing Board on 25 February, to provide an update on current performance

Nick Garnett to feedback to Governing Board on 25 February on progress around the business case for the leisure card

Nick Tromans & Faisal Hussain to provide a progress update to the Governing Board on the 25 February regarding the Community Cohesion Strategy for Solihull

DATE OF NEXT MEETING -7 January 2010, 10am, Committee Room 4

Preamble

ItemPreamble
1002UPDATE ON TOTAL PLACE:
Following the Visioning Event on 3rd November with Governing Board and CLT it was agreed to de-couple the Service Integration strand and the Neighbourhoods project. The partnership will take the lead on Total Place projects - a further update will follow on Item 6 of the agenda.
1003Ian Ash provided an overview of progress on LAA Performance for Quarter 2 2009/10.

Ian Ash highlighted significant areas of improved performance including LAA Reward Target 3: - 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) which has slightly improved since last quarter; LAA Reward Target 7: - % of Non-biodegradable waste recycled which has been rated as amber for the first three quarters of 2008/09 and is now above target and NI 155:- Number of affordable homes delivered which is now on target to be achieved.

It was noted that NI 75 LAA Reward Target 2: - Achievement of 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths, and LAA Reward Target 10b: - Improving the Local Environment have not achieved their target.

Melanie Lockey explained to the group that the Partnership Commissioning Team have agreed to recycle the pump priming money for Reward Target 3. The partnership is in talks with Martin O'Conner of Connexions to see what actions can be undertaken to ensure the target remains on track.
1004LAA Reward Target 11 - Increasing Employment:
• Focus has changed and Pertemps have now been authorised to work with Job Seekers Allowance claimants to help achieve this target. This has been seen as a positive re-structure.

•The target is likely to still be red in quarter 3 as they have to be in work for at least 13 weeks or more for the target to be achieved, but it is hoped the target will be achieved in quarter 4 following the involvement of JSA claimants.

• Also includes people working within Future Jobs Fund which provides employment for 18-24 year olds for 6 months as they are also JSA claimants.
1005The Local Compact of the Year award was shown to the board - Solihull was shortlisted along with 6 other local authorities and went on to win the award at the Compact Awards in November 2009.

BMG have conducted research around Community Cohesion in Solihull, the report (Appendix 2) provides a positive picture of Solihull; however more detailed analysis behind the challenges and threats facing community cohesion within Solihull are being pursued.

Carl Foulkes commended the piece of work, particularly around sexual orientation as this is a real concern in Solihull.
1006The Government are driving Contest up their agenda by a 70% increase in staff and security staff.

There are 4 main strands to Contest which work to complement and reinforce each other to reduce the terrorist threat.

The four strands are - Pursue, Prevent, Protect and Prepare. Currently there is a lot of work being undertaken around the four strands; work now needs to be focused around strengthening the connection between them.

A communication strategy is in place to cascade information on Contest through Partner Organisations.

Brenda Sheils noted, it is the responsibility of individual organisations to create a trust & confidence culture amongst the population.
1007The Sub Regional Total Place project has 5 work streams in progress looking at aspects of services for Children & Young People and will be reporting in early Feb on findings.

Decisions on emerging proposals around commissioning Total Place projects within Solihull will be made in the New Year.

Importance is placed on cost savings of between 20%-30% generated through service transformation over 4 years.
1009This is the first phase of consultation relating to the WMLTP and relates to the Vision for Transport in the region for the next 15 years.
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