Management Working Group minutes



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Agenda 4 September 2003
04 September 2003
22 October 2003
03 February 2004



Minutes of September 04, 2003   
London Wildlife Trust offices 2.00 pm

Present:
James Farrell - Greater London Authority
Peter Massini - English Nature
William Moreno - London Biodiversity Partnership
Jenny Scholfield - London Wildlife Trust (chair and notetaker)
Tim Chapple - Thames Estuary Partnership
Andrew Bedford - LBBF


AGENDA

1. LBP / London Biodiversity Records Centre consultants report
The management group approved the recommendations of the recent report (ref. "LBP and LBRC Working Together" Biodiversity Solutions August 2003). It was agreed that a joint statement from the Management Working Group / Business Plan Group and the Records centre working group would be sent out to all partners with a summarised breakdown of the 'next steps' for development of each initiative.

It was agreed that a development plan is now a priority for the LBP partnership, which would then identify priorities and actions for a business plan. Proposed timetable would be end of January for completion of development plan, ideally using the winter gathering of the partnership as an opportunity for detailed consultation.

Action: Will to coordinate joint statement and sent out to partners. Also to contact relevant consultants to get specification and costs for development plan process.


2. Champions of Biodiversity
English Nature and GLA have both allocated funding for this project for this financial year. However considering the current priority for a development plan for the partnership, it was agreed to include in the development process a requirement to consult with the business sector. This will hopefully clarify and aid future Biodiversity Champions project. Both EN and GLA contributions to Biodiversity Champions project would be targetted at this element of the development plan process.

Action: Will to include in specification for development plan process a brief for consultation with London's corporate sector.


3. LBP Website
Will gave update to group on the work carried out on design of website.

Action: Will to forward layout options to Communications Working Group, Sam Willetts at English Nature and James Farrell, and co-ordinate feedback.

4. AOB
Jan Hewlett has recently distributed funding strategy to a number of partner contacts. Next steps not yet clarified. The role of a future funding working group will be on agenda of next LBP project board meeting (October 10th), and once function of group agreed by project board then how funding strategy is used by partners should also be clarified.

Action: Jan to co-ordinate proposal for funding working group.

I t was noted that 3 year review of generic actions needs to be included in HAP and SAP review. Also need to ensure that methodology of review of all SAPs and HAPs includes an agreed standard of consultation.

Action: Will to send out reminder to leads of all generic actions. Will to also check previous guidelines for SAP and HAP lead contacts, and coordinate with Habitats, Species and Data group on additional methodology for this years review.

Date of next meeting Wednesday 1st October 2003 10.30am LWT office.

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