Agenda item

The report of the Head of Locality Partnerships provides the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund. Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2023/24.

The report of the Head of Localities provided the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund, Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2023/24.

The Locality Officer presented the report informing the Community Committee of the following points:

·  Paragraphs 14, 15, and 16 of the report set out the minimum conditions to take delegated decisions in between Community Committee meetings. For the committee’s awareness, urgent delegated decisions on wellbeing funding also covers small grant decisions. In agreement with the Executive Board Member for Communities, Community Committee Chairs & also in accordance with the communication that was sent out to all committees/Elected Members in March 2023, the approval threshold for small grants has now increased from the 1st April 2023; up to £1,000.00 per ward. This approach will ensure consistency in terms of administering small grants, in accordance with the committees’ minimum conditions.

·  The Wellbeing fund has a remaining balance of £55,641.26. A full breakdown of the projects is listed in Table 1.

·  The Community Committee considered Wellbeing and Capital projects as set out at Paragraphs 22 to 33.  Members requested details of the cost breakdown per ward for grit bins.  It was also advised that CIL funds could be used towards Christmas Lights and switch on events.

·  Since the last Community Committee meeting on 28th March 2023, a number of projects had been considered and approved by Delegated Decision Notice, these were listed at Paragraph 34. It was noted only one project had been declined.

·  It was noted that monitoring would be provided at the next meeting.

·  A total of £50,805.40 has been allocated to Youth Activity Fund projects, as listed in Table 2 with a remaining balance of £25,504.60

·  Table 3 showed the Small Grants projects funded to date and Table 4 the Community Skips allocated.

·  Inner West Community Committee has a capital budget of £464.02 available to spend. Members are asked to note the capital allocation summarised in Table 5. It was noted that the Community Committee are due to have an injection of spend, Members will be notified what the amount is.

·  The Community Committee has £99,448.43 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) currently available to spend.

RESOLVED – To

a. Agree the Minimum Conditions (paragraph 14-16)

b. Note details of the change regarding the administration of small grants (paragraph 15)

c. Note the details of the Wellbeing Budget position (Table 1)

d. Note the Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 21) as set out below:

e. Note details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision (paragraph 23)

f.  Note monitoring information of its funded projects (paragraph 27)

g. Note details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) position (Table 2)

h. Note details of the Small Grants & Skips Budget (Tables 3 & 4)

i.  Note details of the Capital Budget (Table 5)

j.  Note details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (Table 6)