Agenda item - Outer West Area Committee Wellbeing Budget

Outer West Area Committee Wellbeing Budget

To receive and consider a report from the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods providing the Area Committee with an update on the amount of capital and revenue funding available via the Area Committee Wellbeing Budget for wards in the Outer West Area. The report also seeks approval for new projects commissioned by the Area Management Team.

Decision:

RESOLVED – (a) That the report be noted, including the revenue and capital wellbeing budget balances and the Small Grants approved since the last meeting;

(b) That the following decisions be taken in respect of those applications before the Committee today for determination :-

Revenue

(i) Serious Fun activity challenge - £5,000 – Deferred – invite applicants to the next meeting;

(ii) Covert crime reduction initiative, West Yorkshire Police - £3,563 – Approved in principle (2010/11 budget), West North West Homes ALMO to be approached regarding a contribution;

(iii) School Sports Partnership - £4,000 – Approved (2010/11 budget), subject to the funds being used exclusively for the benefit of young people who live in the Committee’s area;

(iv) Pudsey In Bloom - £4,000 – Approved in principle (2011/12 budget)

(v) Calverley In Bloom - £3,000 – Approved in principle (2011/12 budget);

(vi) Farsley In Bloom - £3,000 – Approved in principle (2011/12 budget);

(vii) ‘ I Love West Leeds ‘ – various options -

Approved in principle (2011/12 budget), subject to the decision of the West Inner Area Committee at its meeting on 16^th February 2011. Final decision to be taken by the Director under delegated powers following consultation with the Chair and Councillors Jarosz and Wood;

Capital

(i) Pudsey St. Lawrence Cricket Club - £3,000 – Approved (2010/11 budget), subject to the proposed works being approved for DDA purposes;

(ii) Pudsey Leisure Centre – signage - £2,346.40 – Approved (2010/11 budget);

(iii) Smiley SID - £2,495 – Approved (2010/11 budget);

(iv) Covert crime reduction initiative, West Yorkshire Police - £2,500 – Approved in principle (2010/11 budget), West North West Homes ALMO to be approached regarding a contribution;

(v) Pudsey Juniors, Tyersal Park - £5,000 – Approved (2010/11 budget), subject to all necessary permissions being obtained for the proposed works..

(c) That the proposed re-allocation of unspent funding within the Small Grants and Community Skips budgets back into the revenue wellbeing budget be approved.

Minutes:

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report updating the Committee on its revenue and capital wellbeing budget balances for 2010/11, together with details of Small Grants approved since the last meeting and several applications for funding before the Committee today for a decision.

In approving in principle the application from West Yorkshire Police in respect of the covert crime reduction initiative, the Committee made it clear that the approval related solely to 2010/11 – the Committee could not commit itself to fund this project in future years.