Agenda item

To consider a report of the East North East Area Leader providing Members with an update on the current position of the wellbeing capital and revenue budget for the Outer North East area and setting out applications made for consideration by the Area Committee.

The East North East Area Leader submitted a report providing Members with an update on the current position of the capital and revenue well being budget for the Area Committee and highlighting the applications made for consideration by the Area Committee.

Appended to the report was a copy of a document entitled ‘Outer North East Area Committee Well-Being Budget 2012-13’ (Appendix 1 refers) for the information/comment of the meeting.

In addition to the above documents, the East North East Area Officer circulated a copy of an e mail received from Inspector P Dwyer, West Yorkshire Police dated 22^nd October 2012 on current funding issues within the Wetherby and Harewood Policing Team

Carole Clark, East North East Area Officer presented the report and responded to Members’ comments and queries.

Detailed discussion ensued on the contents of the report and appendices.

Specific reference was made to the wellbeing projects submitted by West Yorkshire Police, together with the issues referred to in their e mail dated 22^nd October 2012.

While Members were supportive of the proposals outlined in both projects, they were concerned that no real dialogue had taken place between the Police and the Wetherby Ward Members and that further information was now required, especially regarding the Wetherby and Harewood NPT Winter Crime Reduction Plan.

The East North East Area Leader outlined the wellbeing budget process recently agreed with the Assistant Chief Executive (Planning, Policy and Improvement) for the remainder of the financial year and to assist the Area Committee he also agreed to prepare an estimated profile of existing schemes and projects within the new financial year for future consideration by the Area Committee.

In concluding this item and at the request of the Chair, Mr S Robinson and Mr A Everard from Wetherby Community Radio Ltd (tempo fm) provided the meeting with a brief overview of the work of the Barleyfields Radio Project and on the recent studio move of tempo fm from the Engine Shed to the Wetherby One Stop Centre. The Barleyfields Radio Project had received £1,000 well-being funding from the Area Committee in 2012/13.

At the end of the presentation, the Committee acknowledged the excellent work carried out by Wetherby Community Radio Ltd (tempo fm) within the community on the limited funds available and requested the East North East Area Leader to look at projects which could be shared with other areas of the city in conjunction with other Area Leaders in order to share expertise, knowledge and best practice.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the contents of the report be noted.

b)  That this Committee notes the spend to date and current balances for the 2012/13 financial year in accordance with the report now submitted.

c)  That the following projects be dealt with as follows:-