Agenda and draft minutes

(Agenda Item 1):

Apologies were received from the following Members:

John Brown, Haringey Fire Service

Bruce Mottram, Thames Water

Paul Hand, Haringey Metropolitan Police

Symon Sentaine, NDC

Maxine Simons, Transport for London (represented by Peter Livermore)

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business.  (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear.  New items will be dealt with at Item 12 below).

(Agenda Item 2):  

None.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the Authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest.

(Agenda Item 3):

None

To approve the minutes of the BPP meeting held on 12 October 2005 (attached).

(Agenda Item 4): To approve the minutes of the BPP meeting held on 12 October 2005.

RESOLVED

That the minutes were approved by the BPP and signed by the Chair as an accurate record of proceedings.

There were a number of issues relating to the membership of the BPP. It was suggested that community contacts should be fully integrated into the core membership of the Partnership and the Chair stated that all partners/agencies should clarify who their representatives would be and that the membership would, in future, reflect this.

A report (attached) and presentation by Stephanie Rowland, Haringey Council, and Pamela Pemberton, HAVCO.

(Agenda Item 6):

The BPP was given a joint presentation by HAVCO and the Haringey Voluntary Sector Development Team on behalf of the Haringey Compact Working Group. The presentation outlined why the BPP should use Haringey’s Compact highlighting some of its benefits in terms of contributing to, for example, achieving aims, developing Local Area Agreements and providing a platform for the BPP to consult and engage with local communities NRF. The BPP heard that there would be a 13 week consultation for the draft Compact with Haringey and invited Members to contribute to this consultation by 8 February 2006. The presentation concluded by inviting the BPP to take on the Compact challenge by becoming a Compact Champion.

After the presentation the BPP discussed how the Compact could be kept on the agenda for future BPP topic discussions and fed back to the HSP. It was highlighted that a Compact Health check would ensure its work was fed back via the appropriate channels thus keeping it on the agenda. There was a further short discussion on Compact’s continued work to improve the involvement of the private sector in its work and this was reflected in the Compact’s work plan.

The BPP agreed to the following recommendations:

·      BPP Partners to agree to consider the draft Compact agreement and to take the agreement to their individual management boards.

·      BPP to actively support and encourage the commitment to the “buy in” of Haringey’s Compact.

BPP to agree that the Compact will underpin the partnership work of all partners and the partnership board.

A ten-minute update to the BPP from partners on issues prevalent to their areas of work.

(Agenda Item 10):

There were updates on behalf of HarCEN and the Mobility Forum which were accompanied by short reports which can be seen appendix one and two respectively.

Growing Up in Haringey: Haringey Health Report 2005. A presentation by Ann Marie Connolly, Haringey TPCT.

(Agenda Item 7):

The BPP was given a presentation by the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust entitled Growing up in Haringey which highlighted to the BPP the five themes of Every Child Matters, namely being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic well-being. The presentation focussed on statistical data relating to the above themes in Haringey emphasising deprivation and health and illness issues as significant factors for the BPP to consider. BPP Members were presented with the full Haringey Health Report 2005 for their perusal. The Chair emphasised to BPP Members the importance of taking these issues to other HSP themes boards and the channels to do this were explained.

A report (to follow) and presentation relating to flood management by the Environmental Services Assistant Director, Street Scene.

(Agenda Item 8):

There were three sections to the Item (i,ii,iii)

(i)            There was a presentation by Halcrow Water Services which highlighted to the BPP the need for a water strategy within Haringey. The presentation introduced the work undertaken during the inception stage of the flood management strategy, and presented the main findings and the big issues identified during the inception stage. The BPP were encouraged to consider the next phase of the strategy preparation

(ii)          This Item, a presentation on climate change, was withdrawn due to time constraints.   

This Item, a presentation on strong and sustainable local communities, was withdrawn due to time constraints.

A presentation by the Environmental Services Assistant Director, Service Improvement.

(Agenda Item 9):

The BPP was given a brief presentation about the NRF and Safer, Stronger Communities Fund. BPP Members were informed that the fund would require greater partnership working in order to secure and manage effectively. The fund would also enable a raft of new projects and priorities to be established which would be manifest by a next steps programme. BPP Members were invited to attend a special workshop which would look into the new funding in more detail and would enable all partners from the community groups and the voluntary sector to be fully engaged.

(Agenda Item 10):

(i)            The BPP was informed about the Building Safer Communities Awards ceremony which would be held on 28 February 2006 and was asked to put forward nominations to the Safer Communities Unit.

(ii)          The BPP offered its good wishes and thanks to Beverley Taylor, Environmental Services Assistant Director (Street Scene), who would be leaving Haringey Council before the next meeting of the BPP.

To consider any new items admitted under Item 2 above.

(Agenda Item 11):

       None

(Agenda Item 12):

·                    4pm - 8 March 2006, venue tbc

The meeting finished at 17:45