Agenda item

Finance Update Report

To receive the report of the West North West Area Leader to provide the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for 2016/17, detailing the current position of the Wellbeing revenue fund, the Small Grants and Skips pots, and the Capital pot. This report also provides and update on the Youth Activity Fund.

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

The West North West Area Leader submitted a report which updated the Committee on the budget position for 2016/17, detailing the current position of the Wellbeing revenue fund, the Small Grants and Skips Pots, and the Capital pot. The report also provided an update on the Youth Activity Fund.

 

The latest budget statement for 2016/17 was included at Appendix 1 of the submitted report.

 

The finance monitoring report was attached at Appendix 2 of the submitted report and provided Members with details of the current monitoring position of the Wellbeing fund and the Youth Activity Fund.

 

Members were informed that the Community Committee had £101,020 of funding available for allocation. They noted that this figure did not include the Youth Activity Fund still available to spend.

 

Members were asked to consider 8 new applications as set out at section 10 to 18 of the submitted report.

 

Members were also asked to consider the application which had been admitted by the Chair as a formal late item for Adel & Wharfedale Speed Indication Devices (SIDS). Minute 29 refers 

 

Members discussed the location and movability of the (SIDS).

 

Members asked Officers to clarify if camera can be turned to register cars from opposite directions and to check on costings.

 

The Chair asked that the Transport Sub Group look at ordering the SIDS for next year including the locations for them and costs of ordering multiple SIDS.

 

Members were informed that the remaining balance of the Youth Activity Fund was £6,669. Members were asked to consider applications set out at sections 22 to 24 of the submitted report.

 

 

RESOLVED – The Outer North West Community Committee resolved to:

·  Note the current budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2016/17 (Table 1) and Appendix 1 of submitted report

·  Consider the Wellbeing large grant applications detailed at sections 10 to 18 of the submitted report, as follows:-

 

PROJECT

ORGANISATION

AMOUNT

OUTCOME

Christmas in Pool-in-Wharfedale

Pool Parish Council

£1,500

APPROVED

Pool Sports and Social Club Kitchen Replacement

Pool Sports and Social Club

£1,700

APPROVED

Boiler Upgrade and Asbestos Management Plan

Adel War Memorial Association Ltd (AWMA)

£7,500

APPROVED subject to 2 further quotes being provided

Rawdon Community Library Lighting

Rawdon Community Library

£4,854

APPROVED

Micklefield Park Replacement of Trim Trail Equipment

Parks & Countryside (LCC)

£20,000

APPROVED

Public footpath Horsforth (off South Lee) drainage improvement scheme

Parks & Countryside (LCC)

£5,000

APPROVED

Cragg Hill and Woodside Green Space Project

Cragg Hill and Woodside Green Space

£9,200

APPROVED

Horsforth Counselling

Horsforth Children’s Centre

£3,900

APPROVED

Adel & Wharfedale Speed Indication Device

LCC Highways

£3,110

APPROVED

 

·  Consider the Youth Activity Fund applications detailed at sections 22 to 24 of the submitted report, as follows:-

 

PROJECT

ORGANISATION

AMOUNT

OUTCOME

Aireborough Performing Arts Festival

Aireborough Children’s Services

£1,975

APPROVED

Creative Pottery Sessions

Horsforth Children’s Services

£444

APPROVED

Children’s Engagement Event 2017

Communities Team (WNW)

£300

APPROVED

 

·  Note the small grants that have been approved since the last meeting (Table 2) and the remaining small grants budget (Table 3) of the submitted report

·  Note the skips that have been approved since the last meeting (Table 4) and the remaining skips budget (Table 5) of the submitted report

·  Note the current budget position for the Capital Wellbeing Fund for 2016/17 (Table 6) of the submitted report

·  Note the Finance Monitoring Report attached at Appendix 2 of the submitted report

 

Cllr. Flynn briefly left the meeting during this item returning to take part in the consideration of applications for funding.

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