Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing on the Woodsley Road Multicultural Community Centre Management Agreement.

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report on the Woodsley Road Multicultural Community Centre Management Agreement.

The purpose of the report was to present the draft Management Agreement between the North West Inner Area Committee and the Woodsley Road Multicultural Community Centre Management Committee.  The Area Committee’s approval was sought on the Management Agreement in order that it may be presented to the Management Committee at its Annual General Meeting in March 2007.

Appended to the report was a copy of a document entitled ‘Draft Woodsley Road MCC Management Agreement – Appendix 1’ for the information/ comment of the meeting.

Appendix 2 of the report was designated exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

Jason Singh, North West Area Management presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

·  clarification of the freehold agreement and the need to discuss in detail the sale/or lease arrangements before making a decision

·  clarification of the three year business plan of the centre

·  clarification of the percentage figure of the income from all chargeable lettings in order to support the development of the centre and appointment of appropriate staff

·  clarification as to whether the centre’s accounts were audited

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

(b)  That, subject to further revisions being made to the document by North West Area Management, approval be given, in principle, to the management agreement as now outlined and that a copy of the revised agreement be circulated to Members of the Committee for comment  prior to the agreement being signed at the Annual General Meeting of the Woodsley Road Multicultural Centre Management Committee in March 2007.

(c)  That  in relation to the Council paying the Management Committee a percentage of the income from all chargeable lettings in order to support the development of the Centre and appointment of staff, this issue be debated further in conjunction with a forthcoming report on the Community Centres Review due to be considered by the Area Committee in June 2007.

(Councillor K Hussain having previously declared a personal/prejudicial interest, left the meeting at 9.15 pm prior to discussion of the above item)