Agenda item - Wellbeing Fund 2010/11

To receive and consider the attached report of the East North East Area Manager.

RESOLVED –

(a) That the following decisions be made in relation to the well-being (revenue) funding proposals which had been submitted for determination at the meeting:

- Exhale Training – Training Scheme and Promotional Material – £6,000 (ADP Theme – Healthy Living) – £4,000 approved towards training provision for 40 people

- ZEST Meanwood – Family Projects – £5,160 (ADP Theme – Healthy Living) – £1,500 approved towards projects 3 and 4

- CANPLAN – Open Day and Printing of Plan – £1,325 (ADP Theme – Community Life) – £1,325 approved

- Chapel Allerton Food Festival – Village Fete and Food Festival – £1,500 (ADP Theme – Community Life) – Funding of £1,500 approved by the East North East Area Manager. Decision endorsed by the Area Committee.

- Leeds City Council Youth Service and Extended Services – Young People’s Accredited Out of School Activities – £11,605 (ADP Theme – Learning for All) – £8,500 approved (pre-learner driver, confidence building and hair and beauty elements not supported)

- Leeds Ahead – Business and Community Projects – £4,500 (ADP Theme – Learning for All) – £4,500 approved

- Child Seasons – Holiday Playscheme and Equipment – £12,500 (ADP Theme – Things to Do) – £500 small grant approved, subject to clarification of registered charity, voluntary/community group or not-for-profit-organisation status.

- Groundwork Leeds – Stonegates Playspace – £9,639 (ADP Theme – Clean and Green) – £7,163 approved (The Well-being Fund Working Group was supportive of the project with the exception of the artwork entrance feature, subject to a review of the design at a Moortown ward meeting, and the involvement of the local Neighbourhood Policing Team)

- DOJO – Club Panda – £10,000 (ADP Theme – Learning for All) – £8,500 approved, subject to further documentary evidence being provided. (The Well-being Fund Working Group recommended that the trips be reduced to once a week and was not supportive of the food element)

- Area Management Team – 2010 Volunteer Thank You Event – £2,000 (ADP Theme – Community Life) – £2,000 approved

- West Yorkshire Police Neighbourhood Police Team – Cold Calling Reduction Project – £1,800 (ADP Theme – Safer Neighbourhoods) – £1,200 approved to Roundhay, Moortown and Alwoodley NPT and £600 to Chapel Allerton NPT.

- Area Management – Consultation and Community Engagement – £3,000 (ADP Theme – Community Life) – £3,000 approved

- Area Management – Materials for Probation and Leeds Ahead – £1,000 (ADP Theme – Clean and Green) – £1,000 approved

- Area Management – Community Skips Budget – £5,000 (ADP Theme – Clean and Green) – £5,000 approved, subject to review of allocation across the inner north east area

- Leeds City Credit Union – Chapetown Joint Service Centre Partnership (ADP Theme – Local Economy) – £5,000 approved.

(b) That the following decisions be made in relation to the well-being (capital) funding proposals which had been submitted for determination at the meeting:

- Chapeltown Youth Development Centre (CYDC) – New Portable Goalposts – £4,833.95 – £2,900.37 approved

- St Edmund’s Community Hall – Stage Two Improvements – £3,584 – £3,584 approved.

(c) That the budget variation between capital and revenue be noted and that the application by Leeds Lights for Festive Lights in Inner North East Leeds – £20,157 (capital) and £13,695 revenue (£10,126.50 from the Local Economy and £3,568.50 from Community Life ADP Themes), be approved

(d) That the budget variance be noted and any overspend be covered by a transfer from the “Getting Around” theme budget. Area Management to encourage appropriate bids for the remaining funding

(e) That the 2009/10 revenue budget end year position, be noted.

The East North East Area Manager submitted a report which presented proposed projects and activities relating to the agreed themes and outcomes of the Area Delivery Plan. Members were invited to determine the capital and revenue proposals as detailed within the report.

Appended to the report was the latest financial position of the well-being (revenue and capital) budget.

Sharon Hughes, Area Management Officer, presented the report and responded to Members’ questions and comments

In brief summary, the main highlighted points were:

In relation to the youth services and extended services project for out of school activities, Members requested further information about the locations to be used to deliver vocational activities.
There was a request for a representative of the Probation Service to attend future Ward Member briefings.
It was agreed by Area Management to undertake a review of spending on community skips and report back to the Area Committee.