Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

59.

APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the

press and public will be excluded). (*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

Minutes:

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

60.

EXEMPT INFORMATION - POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

 

2   To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

 

3   If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 

RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of

exempt information, as follows:-

Minutes:

There were no resolutions to exclude the public.

61.

LATE ITEMS

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration (The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

Minutes:

There were late items submitted for consideration.

62.

DECLARATION OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY AND OTHER INTERESTS’

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of

the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

There were no declarations made

63.

Apologies For Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Latty and Downes.

64.

Minutes - 9th March 2015 pdf icon PDF 78 KB

To receive the Minutes of the meeting held on 9th March 2015.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – The minutes of the meeting held on 9th March 2015 were approved as a correct record.

65.

Open Forum

In accordance with Paragraphs 4.16 and 4.17 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.

Minutes:

In accordance with the Community Committee Procedure Rules, the Chair allowed a period of up to 10 minutes for members of the public to make representations or ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Community Committee.  On this occasion there were no members of the public in attendance.

 

66.

Election of the Community Committee Chair for the 2015/2016 Municipal Year pdf icon PDF 293 KB

To receive a report of the City Solicitor which sets out the arrangements for the election of Chairs for Community Committees and that in line with this process, to recommend that this Community Committee elects an eligible Member to the position of Community Committee Chair for the 2015/2016 municipal year.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The City Solicitor submitted a report which set out the arrangements for the election of Chairs for Community Committees and that in line with this process, to recommend that this Community Committee elected an eligible Member to the position of Community Committee Chair for the 2015/16 municipal year.

 

Appended to the report was a copy of Paragraph 2 of the Community Committee Procedure Rules which dealt with the process by which Chairs for Community Committees were elected (Appendix 1 referred).

 

It was reported that one nomination had been received for Community Committee Chair on behalf of Councillor P Wadsworth.

 

RESOLVED- The Committee resolved that:

 

(a)  That the contents of the report and appendix be noted; and

(b)   That Councillor P Wadsworth be elected as Outer North West Community Committee Chair for the 2015/2016 Municipal Year.

67.

Outer North West Youth Activity Fund Commissioning Round 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 315 KB

To receive a report of the West North West Area Leader.  The report sets out the work of the Children’s Services and Family Health sub group in holding a commissioning round and to recommend spend of the Youth Activity Fund for the provision of activities for children and young people in the outer north west. The report also seeks to inform the Community Committee of the commissioning round and seek approval for the recommendations made on the 24th April Children’s Services Family Health sub group workshop.

Minutes:

The West North West Area Leader submitted a report which set out the work of the Children’s Services and Family Health sub group in holding a commissioning workshop and recommended spend of the Youth Activity Fund for the provision of activities for children and young people in the outer north west.

 

The report sought to inform the Community Committee of the work of the Children’s Services and Family Health sub group in commissioning local Youth Activity Fund providers and sought approval for the recommendations made on the 24th April Children’s Services Family Health sub group workshop.

 

 

RESOLVED – The Committee resolved to approve the recommendations made by the Children’s Services and Family Health sub group for the spend of Youth Activity Fund on the applications listed at Table 1 of the submitted report. A total spend of £48,027 with funding of £9,829 remaining for future projects to be identified.