MEETING:BarnardCastleVision Board DATE: 14th February 2008

VENUE:Enterprise House, BarnardCastle TIME: 1.00pm

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deborah JenkinsChair

Pat GrahamTDC

Anne AllenBC Vision

Simon OwensLSP

Charlotte StowWTEA

Andrew WalkerDCC

John ToplissONE

Bill OldfieldTM

David BlackieLSP

Rachel BowlesTDC

CONSULTANTS PRESENT:

James MillingtonBDP

Karen HowellBDP

Brendan KeeleyBDP

Sue ManleyPlacemarque

Daniel HotsonDTZ

Richard BurkissARUP

Michael KitchingSKTP

APOLOGIES:

Bob WardDCC

Sue BerresfordTDC

Kirsten FrancisONE

Neil StokellTDC

Richard BettonTDC

Emma SpeightONE

Trevor WatsonTDC

Shaun StuartWTEA

Minutes DATE: 14th February 2008

Consultants’ presentations were made, as follows:

Transport & Access - Michael Kitching, SK Transport Planning

Streetscape - James Millington & Karen Howell, BDP

Signage - Sue Manley, Placemarque

Lighting - Brendan Keeley, BDP

Sites Appraisal – Daniel Hotson, DTZ & Richard Burkiss, ARUP

The Chair thanked the consultants for their presentations.

Feedback:

Transport & Access

  • CountyBridge cameras – enforcement needed
  • Gateways – design to allow promotion of events
  • Parking tariffs – possible scheme car parking reimbursement by local traders to promote shopping opportunities
  • HGV dumping/decanting zone – locations to be identified

Streetscape, Signage, Lighting

  • Cycle route to Mickleton (LSP initiative) – consultants to liaise
  • Logo – Richard III carving of Boar at St Mary’s Church, to be investigated
  • Bus stops – arts/crafts design
  • AbbeyBridge to be included
  • Community toilet scheme

Sites Appraisal

Concerns were raised relating to the Sites Appraisal presentation. The two main issues identified were: unfinished preliminary work and failure to work within constraints. In comparison to the Streetscape and Transport presentations, the Sites Appraisal work appeared to have fallen behind schedule.

Action: AA/PG to meet with Jonathan Turner next week to air Board members’ concerns and formulate a

future action plan.

1. Finance

A report of income and expenditure for the financial year 07/08 - Phase II, was circulated and agreed.

2.Specialist Support Team

Following interviews held on 5th March 2008, William Weston had been appointed to the team to work 8-12 days/month. Alistair Dinwiddie had been invited to work on specific projects, via the Enterprise Agency. Annalisa Ward had agreed, in principle, to join the team to work on the Witham and general projects. Helen Pickering, Executive Director, Universities for the North East, had expressed an interest in supporting, on a fee free basis, the team on the Vision’s higher education campus project. The specialist support team would be headed by AA.

3.Model for future delivery

The papers which AA had prepared relating to the formation of a CIC had been approved by Solicitiors Butler & Gee but require additional signatures before being sent to the Regulator. A Memorandum of Understanding was to be drafted and circulated to Board members for consideration.

Minutes DATE: 14th February 2008

4.PIP

The PIP for 2008/09 had been submitted for approval. A bid for preliminary expenditure was to be considered by end of March.

The next meeting will be held on Friday 25th April 2008,1.00pm at Enterprise House, BarnardCastle.

Meeting ended: 4.30pm GMB – 14.03.08

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