27th September at Pitsmoor Methodist Church
The meeting commenced with the news that Seaton Gosling had tendered his resignation from the Board and the Chair, Rose Ardon, thanked Seaton for his valuable contribution over his time with BNDfC.
Chief Executive, John Clarke, introduced the review of the restructure of BNDfC’s seven Theme Areas into the four Priority Areas and referred to the recommendation that elected Community Representatives and Vol/Com Representatives identify Priority Areas they wished to ‘Champion’.
Approval for the Greenfingers project was sought and discussions were had around the identification of match-funding. The Board approved the project for £219,196 and asked to receive an update in January 2007 regarding the progress made for match-funding.
The Burngreave Messenger project report was presented by Mushall Khan, Programme Director. Mushall reported that BNDfC officers were recommending that the project should not be accepted in its present form as it did not meet the Board’s earlier stated requirements of tapered funding over the next three years. The Board was asked to approve continuing discussions with the Messenger and to agree total funding from BNDfC of £127,514.
Much discussion was had between Board members who reiterated their support for the Messenger and the important role it played in the area. However, it was stressed that the project should represent value-for-money and they stood by their earlier decision that the funding should be tapered. It was agreed that the project would be brought back to the next meeting for consideration.
John Clark updated the Board on the progress of the Transformational projects contained within the Advancing Together agreement between BNDfC and Sheffield City Council.
The Board approved the:
• Ellesmere Road Traffic Calming Scheme for £150,000
• Walking and Cycling audit for £50,000
• Accessibility Audit for £50,000
Further update reports were presented to the meeting and included:
• Burngreave Community Learning Campaign
• LEA Advancing Together Evaluation Update
• Exclusions update
Full minutes are available on the BNDfC website.