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BARNARD CASTLE VISION STEERING GROUP

Wednesday 31st May 2006

9.00am

Beaumont Room, County Hall, Durham

1. Present

Kingsley Smith (KS) CDDC

Bob Ward (BW) DCC/CDEP

James Usher (JU) Teesdale District Council

Pat Graham (PG) Teesdale District Council

Kirsten Francis (KF) One NorthEast

Emma Speight (ES) One NorthEast

Andrew Walker (AW) DCC/CDEP

Apologies:

Linda Edworthy (LE) DCC/CDEP

Tim Watts (TW) One NorthEast

Harvey Dowdey (HD) One NorthEast

Key Points

Actions

2. Minutes/Note from previous meeting

Agreed

3. Draft Consultants Brief

  • The level of information contained in the brief is weighted more towards the Economic Strategic Options Study. It was suggest that the brief should detail the proposed % of time spent on each element in order to ensure consultants time is spent appropriately.

Estimated Cost

Estimated %

Capacity

£24,000

20%

Strategic Vision

£30,000

25%

Imp. Plan

£36,000

30%

Economic Strategic Options Study for Teesdale, County Durham

£30,000

25%

  • There are four key components to the study. These are detailed in the brief in the following order:

  1. Capacity

  2. Strategic Vision for Barnard Castle

  3. Implementation Plan

  4. Economic Strategy Options Study for Teesdale

In order to ensure the importance of the elements is clear and in the right order it was recommended that these are amended and ordered as follows in the brief:

  1. Strategic Vision for Barnard Castle

  2. Implementation Plan

  3. Economic Strategy Options Study for Teesdale

  4. Capacity

The Capacity heading should be changes to read “Capacity to Deliver the Vision”

  • The diagram provided in the brief was generally considered to be confusing. It was suggested that the diagram was amended to make it clearer and easier to follow.

  • The brief should include a contact name

  • Roles and Responsibilities: with the support of ONE NorthEast TDC are responsible for the Brief

  • The brief will be tendered through ONE NorthEast's e-tendering process.

  • It was agreed that a maximum of 5 consultants should be interviewed

  • Single Programme application is still to be finalised in line with the brief

  • Timescales - See below for details

As detailed each element of the brief should be given a percentage weighting as to the expected proportion of time to be spent on each of the elements.

Action: KF

Brief to be amended accordingly

Action: KF

Diagram to be amended

Action: KF

Brief to be amended accordingly

Action: KF

Single Programme application to be finalised

Action: AW/JU

4.Timescales

Brief

  • Brief finalised - 8th June 06

  • Closing date for tender submissions - 6th July 06

  • Short listing - 11th July 06

This will also be the date for the next meeting

A scoring matrix is needed to assist with the short listing. It was suggested that either a ONE NorthEast or CDEP is used.

  • Briefing papers on short listed candidates to be prepared - 12th - 14th July

  • Interviews 19th July 06 (All Day)

Single Programme Application Complete - June

Launch - Mid July/within 1 month of appointment

New Chair - seek advice from consultants

Briefing papers produced

Action: KF/HD/AW

Book a room at County Hall

Action: AW

5. Next Steps

  • As detailed in the above

6. Any other business

  • With regard to the wider representation of the group JU confirmed that subject to Raby Estates agreement Catherine Turnbull will represent Teesdale Marketing and Shaun Stewart (Teesdale Enterprise Agency) will represent Teesdale LSP.

  • The additional member of staff was discussed. The detail of this post needs further consideration with a Job Description and Recruitment details to be finalised.

Confirmation of Catherine Turnbull's representation

Action: JU

Further consideration of how this post will fit into the existing structures at Teesdale District Council. Development of a Job Description

Action: JU

Details of the existing post to be built into the Single Programme application form.

Action: JU/AW

7. Date and time of next meeting

11th July 2006

9.00am

County Hall, Durham

(Room to be confirmed)

Meeting and Short listing

31 May 2006 Meeting Note.

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