Issue - meetings

To confirm as a correct record the attached minutes of the meeting held on 23^rd October 2006.

(a)  Community Safety Report (Minute Nos 24 and 38 refer)

  The Chair indicated that he would seek to arrange for Chief Superintendent Marc Callaghan to attend a future meeting.

(b)  Well-Being Fund 2006/07 (Minute No 43 refers)

  In response to a Member’s query, the North East Area Manager stated that he would pursue with the Youth Service the issue raised on 18^th September 2006 (Minute No 25 refers) regarding the distribution of Youth Service funding across the City.

  In response to another query regarding mobile youth provision in the Committee’s area, Neil Bowden, Youth Service, stated that the existing vehicle was at the end of its useful, cost-effective life, and a similar replacement vehicle would cost in the region of £30,000 - £35,000, although a vehicle could be leased.  To date, the existing vehicle had been primarily used in the Harewood Ward e.g. Scholes, Barwick, Aberford, Thorner, East Keswick, Collingham and Harewood.  The difficulties of one Ward funding the provision was acknowledged, and perhaps if the Wetherby Ward Members also supported the replacement vehicle, on a proportional basis, then the vehicle could also operate, say, in areas such as Bramham, Clifford, Thorp Arch and Walton, with perhaps some diversionary youth work in Wetherby itself to tackle recent nuisance issues.  There was also the possibility of Youth Forums obtaining matched funding from the Youth Capital Fund, previously reported to the Committee under Minute No 25, 18^th September 2006.

  In principle, Members were supportive of the service provided by a mobile youth provision, and requested that a full report be submitted to a future meeting.

(c)  Dates, Times and Venues of Future Meetings (Minute No 46 refers)

  The meeting in March at Aberford Village Hall was on Tuesday 27^th March 2007, not Monday as stated in the minutes.

RESOLVED – That subject to the above comments and amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 23^rd October 2006 be confirmed as a correct record.

(NB  Councillor J Procter joined the meeting at 7.20 pm during the consideration of this item).