Minutes of SOAR Board 18 October 2007

SOUTHEY/OWLERTON AREA REGENERATION BOARD

Meeting held 18th October, 2007

PRESENT: Community Directors:-

Janet Bagshaw, Winnie Cartwright, Keith Donston (Chair), Cyril Olsen, Nick Slater, Louise Nield, Ian Smith.

City Councillor Directors:-

Leigh Bramall, Alan Law

Independent Directors:-

Jon Bradley, Ellie Brown, Lynne Hilson, Steve Robinson, Rachel Barber, Paul Voyse.

Board Advisers

Ann Allen, Richard Thorpe

Also in attendance:-

Ian Drayton, Steve Rundell, Guy Weston, Lois Downes, Hannah Downes, Sarah Larssen, Gemma Stothard, Lisa Harman (SOAR Team), Lena Woolass (Longley resident), Sharon Ashton (proposed Foxhill Representative).

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1.0 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE ACTION

1.1 Apologies for absence were received from Marie Oxley, Richard Wildgoose, Celia Crystal and Councillor Gill Furniss.

2.0 URGENT ITEMS OF BUSINESS

2.1 There were no urgent items of business.

3.0 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3.1 There were no declarations of interest.

4.0 EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

4.1 Members of the public are to be excluded for item 8 Finance & Performance Report.

4.0 PUBLIC QUESTIONS

3.1 There were no questions from members of the public.

4.0 MINUTES/MATTERS ARISING

4.1 The minutes of the last meeting were approved as a true copy.

Matters Arising

4.2 RE: 2.1 Child & adolescent mental health services: Steve Rundell (SOAR Team) reported that he had written a letter to the Chief Executive of the PCT and that he is investigating and will respond in full.

4.3 RE: 4.2 Shirecliffe: Cyril Olsen (Shirecliffe Forum) reported that another meeting of the management committee had taken place and that things were going well.

4.4 RE: 4.4 Youth Provision in Shirecliffe: Cyril Olsen reported that Vernon Colleymore from Sheffield Futures had done a survey with young people in Shirecliffe and that they want a youth club in the centre. This has been reported back to Sheryl Roberts (Shirecliffe Neighbourhood Worker). He indicated that if the hall could be let at a reduced rate, Shirecliffe Forum would consider funding the youth club for at least 6 months.

4.5 RE: 4.5 Kilner Way Development: Ann Allen (Sheffield City Council) reported that the City Council have not powers to force the developers to fence of the site.

4.6 RE: 9.2 Southey Development Forum: Ann Allen reported that she had attended a meeting at Southey Forum on the 12th October to explain the need for a business plan and to set appropriate deadlines.

4.7 RE: 13.2 Community Buildings Group: Nick Slater (SCC) reported that he had contacted Mark Wilde about the next meeting of the Community Buildings group.

5.0 FINANCE & PERFORMANCE REPORT

5.1 Lois Downes & Guy Weston (SOAR Team) submitted a report detailing the key financial and contractual issues.

5.2 The Board noted the information reported.

6.0 APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS 06/07

6.1 Ian Drayton (Partnership Manager) submitted SOAR’s accounts for 2006/07 for approval by the Board.

6.2 The Board approved the annual accounts for 2006/07.

7.0 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

7.1 The next meeting will be held on the 15th November 2007 at 7pm at St Thomas More’s Church, Parson Cross. This will be a joint meeting with the Area Panel.

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