Agenda item

To consider a report by the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods to update Members on the current amount of capital and revenue funding committee and available via the Area Committee Well-Being Budget for Wards in the Outer West area.  The report also seeks approval for new projects commissioned by the Area Management Team.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report be received and noted.

(b)  That the following decisions be taken in respect of the applications for   funding from the:

  Revenue Budget for 2009/2010

(a)  Armley Helping Hands (Year 2) – Approved £7,823

(b)  Farsley Community Festival – Approved £5,500

(c)  Conservation Area Review – Farsley & Woodhall Hills – Approved £10,000

(d)  Fuel Savers thermal over flight – Approved £3,000

(e)  West Yorkshire Police – Off Road Bikes – Approved £1,497

(f)  Green Check Project – Approved £2,500

(g)  In Bloom Schemes for Calverley, Farsley and Pudsey – Approved £10,000 

(h)  Site based gardeners – Tyersal Park & New Farnley Park –

Approved £18,884

(i)  Senior Warden – Approved £6,359

(j)  Town Centre Manager for Armley & Pudsey – Approved £20,000

(k)  CCTV (3 original cameras in Pudsey) – Approved £4,867

(l)  CCTV (Pudsey Park) – Approved £3,377

(m)  CCTV (Pudsey Lidget car park) – Approved  £2,909

(n)  CCTV (Farsley) -  Approved £15,526

(o)  CCTV (Butterbowl Drive) – Approved £6,297

(p)   ‘I Love West Leeds’ Festival – Approved £24,000

Capital Budget for 2009/2010

(a)  West Yorkshire Police/Thermal Cameras – Approved £4,500 

(b)  Victoria Park, Calverley – 4 new benches – Approved £2,600

(c)  Participatory Budget for Swinnow – Approved £20,000

(b)  That all West Inner Area Committee Members be encouraged to submit suggestions for capital schemes within each Ward up to the value of £15,000 to Area Management for processing and submission for Area Committee approval.

(c)  That the list of Small Grants made since the last meeting as set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the report, be noted.

(d)  That approval be given for £9,500 out of the 2009/2010 budget for small grants, skips and communications as set out in paragraph 4.3 of the submitted report.

(e)  That the budget pressures set out in paragraph 5.1 of the submitted report be noted.

(f)  To note that an update report on CCTV for the West Outer area shall be submitted to the July 2009 Area Committee meeting.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report updating Members on the latest position regarding the revenue and capital Wellbeing Budgets for Wards in the Outer West area for 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 municipal year, Small Grants made under delegated powers since the last meeting of the Committee, and containing details of 11 applications for funding and ratification of eight commissioned projected previously agreed in principle, for consideration at today’s meeting.

Clare Wiggins presented the report and, together with Steve Crocker responded to various questions and comments.

The Area Manager explained that under the new agreement currently being established with Community Safety, it would be intended that the Area Committee would only have to fund half the cost of the CCTV cameras.  The implications under this new agreement would mean the cost would be as follows:

·  CCTV (3 original cameras in Pudsey) – Approved £2,433

·  CCTV (Pudsey Park) – Approved £1,688

·  CCTV (Pudsey Light car park) – Approved  £1,455

·  CCTV (Farsley) -  Approved £7,763

·  CCTV (Butterbowl Drive) – Approved £3,148

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report be received and noted.

(b)  That the following decisions be taken in respect of the applications for   funding from the:

  Revenue Budget for 2009/2010

(a)  Armley Helping Hands (Year 2) – Approved £7,823

(b)  Farsley Community Festival – Approved £5,500 Conservation Area Review – Farsley & Woodhall Hills – Approved £10,000

(c)  Fuel Savers thermal over flight – Approved £3,000

(d)  West Yorkshire Police – Off Road Bikes - £1,497

(e)  Green Check Project – Approved £6,250

(f)  In Bloom Schemes for Calverley, Farsley and Pudsey – Approved £10,000 

(g)  Site based gardeners – Tyersal Park & New Farnley Park –

Approved £18,884

(h)  Senior Warden – Approved £6,359

(i)  Town Centre Manager for Armley & Pudsey – Approved £20,000

(j)  CCTV (3 original cameras in Pudsey) – Approved £4,867

(k)  CCTV (Pudsey Park) – Approved £3,377

(l)  CCTV (Pudsey Light car park) – Approved  £2,909

(m)  CCTV (Farsley) -  Approved £15,526

(n)  CCTV (Butterbowl Drive) – Approved £6,297

(o)   ‘I Love West Leeds’ Festival – Approved £24,000

Capital Budget for 2009/2010

(a)  West Yorkshire Police/Thermal Cameras – Approved £4,500 

(b)  Victoria Park, Calverley – 4 new benches – Approved £2,600

(c)  Participatory Budget for Swinnow – Approved £20,000

(b)  That all West Inner Area Committee Members be encouraged to submit suggestions for capital schemes within each Ward up to the value of £15,000 to Area Management for processing and submission for Area Committee approval.

(c)  That the list of Small Grants made since the last meeting as set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the report, be noted.

(d)  That approval be given for £9,500 out of the 2009/2010 budget for small grants, skips and communications as set out in paragraph 4.3 of the submitted report.

(e)  That the budget pressures set out in paragraph 5.1 of the submitted report be noted.

(f)  To note that an update report on CCTV for the West Outer area shall be submitted to the July 2009 Area Committee meeting.

Note: 

(a)  Councillor D Blackburn declared a personal & prejudicial interest in   Fuel Savers Thermal Over Flight application for revenue funding in his   capacity as a member of the Fuelsavers Board (Appendix 4 - resolution   (c ) above refers).  Councillor J Marjoram took over the Chair for this   item when Councillor Blackburn left the room for this item and took no part in the discussion or vote thereon.

(b)  Councillor A Blackburn declared a personal & prejudicial interest in the Green Check Project application for revenue funding in her capacity as a Director of Groundwork Leeds (Appendix  7 – resolution (e) above refers), the Councillor left the room and took no part in the discussion or vote thereon.