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Resolution number EPAB/2013/84
MOVED by Member A Habib, seconded by Member S Hajee:
That the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel:
a) receive the
Youth Sub-Committee’s report.
b) agree to include
the following on a briefing report to an incoming Panel:
Recommendations
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Prioritise areas of focus, e.g. effective
engagement with communities and Local Boards,
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Less operational, more advisory, e.g.
newsletter shouldn’t be done by the Panel;
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Smaller agendas with focused topics of
discussion on each meeting;
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Community-focused work;
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Empower community-led meetings, e.g.,
Ethnic Youth Hui;
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Effective feedback to communities;
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Council structures, processes and officers;
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Community relationship/requests management,
e.g., Council customer service and issue management;
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Focus on the long-term status of the Panel;
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Engage not only with Council but also with
organisations and government agencies who work with refugees and migrant
communities (be a bridge between Council and those organisations);
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Develop and maintain effective professional
working relationship with Council (particularly staff);
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How will you define expectations?
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Manageable and realistic expectations;
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Maintain gender balance;
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Written guidelines for EPAP social media;
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Governance and media training
opportunities;
Successes
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We’re still here;
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Good representation of ethnic communities
(religious and ethnic diversity);
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Racism conference;
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Forums and public meetings;
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Ethnic Youth hui;
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Media coverage, social media engagement and
newsletter (Comms);
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Adapting work programme and input to the
ToR;
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Panel’s internal relationships moved from
being rocky to developing solid foundations;
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Support from Mayor, Councillors and Council
staff;
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Good leadership and team work;
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Advocacy on behalf of communities, e.g.
Diwali Festival;
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Effected significant changes to ways of
thinking about and engaging with ethnic communities;
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Achieved main objective, i.e. to
communicate main interests and preferences of the ethnic communities to
Council;
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Carried out work programme;
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Capacity building;
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Achievement of continuation of the Panel;
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Respected each others communities and
cultures;
What
can we do better?
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Respond to emails;
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More user-friendly email system, e.g.
password change, mailbox security and smart phone access;
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Good management of our expectations, e.g.
narrow and focus;
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Work in a more positive way with Council
(make it work smoother);
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Secure better resourcing;
e) agree to provide the briefing report to an incoming Panel to the
Mayor;
f) request recommendations to incoming Panel outlined on b) be included
in the officers’ Governing Body report on the future of the Panel;
CARRIED
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