Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Customer Access and Performance)

The Committee received a report on the Wellbeing Revenue Budget allocation available for 2013/13 and projects for consideration for funding from the Revenue Budget and the Small Grants allocation. A workshop had previously been held to consider the applications and a revised Table 2 was presented to the meeting setting out the decisions made at the workshop for ratification by the Committee

The report also included proposals to decommission the Red Lane Railings project, approved on 14 October 2011 which had not been completed.

The Committee discussed the comments made by the workshop in respect of projects identified as requiring further information as follows:

Site Based gardener - Mr Staniforth confirmed that, with the 50% reduced funding proposed, the Service would most likely provide a gardener on-site from July to January

CCTV – Members requested further information on the costs of the cabling and networking prior to making a decision on the application

Community Development Worker – Members agreed to set aside funding for a Community Development related project and requested the Area Support Team (AST) to develop proposals with the possibility of funding a project in conjunction with Inner North West Area Committee. Officers therefore proposed that funding be retained pending further discussions with INW Area Committee

Business Engagement – It was noted that the workshop had agreed to set aside funding for a business engagement related project and for the AST to develop proposals. Additionally Councillor A Carter and Councillor Coulson had agreed to participate in discussions on the establishment of the project

In respect of the application outlined in paragraph 3.7 for West Leeds Club, Members noted that the application had been submitted by a community amateur sports club however it ran from a privately owned building, therefore the application could not be supported.

RESOLVED –

a)  That approval be given for the Red Lane Railings project to be decommissioned

b)  That the new Wellbeing Revenue allocation of £154,899 for the 2013/14 financial year be noted

c)  That the following requests for funding from the Wellbeing Revenue Budget, as set out in paragraph 3.6 of the report be agreed

d)  That the decisions be as follows in respect of the following requests for funding as set out in the revised Table 2 presented to the meeting

e)  To note that Councillors A Carter and Coulson agreed to contribute to the establishment of the Business Engagement project

f)  That in respect of requests for funding from the Wellbeing Small Grants allocation, as set out in paragraph 3.7, the following be agreed: