Agenda item

The report of the West North West Area Leader provides the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing fund for 2018/19, and the current position of the Small Grants and skips pot, and the small grants and skips which have been approved since the last meeting.

The report also provides an update on the Youth Activity Fund and the Youth Activity Fund projects which have been approved since the last meeting.

(Report attached)

The report of the West North West Area Leader provided the Members with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing fund 2018/19, and the current position of the Small Grants and skips pot, and the small grants and skips which had been approved since the last meeting.

The report also provided an update on the Youth Activity Fund and the Youth Activity Fund projects which had been approved since the last meeting.

Members noted that appendix 1 of the submitted report was the Finance Statement which provided Members with details of the current financial and monitoring position of the Wellbeing Fund and the Youth Activity Fund.

Members were advised of the minimum conditions for taking a delegated decision which were set out at point 7 of the submitted report.

Members noted that the Outer North West Community Committee had a Wellbeing allocation of £93,930 for the financial year 2018/19. As previously agreed by the Community Committee this amount is split equally by the 4 wards.

Table 1 of the submitted report showed the Wellbeing Revenue 2018/19 allocation with the carry forward from 2017/18 with the funds available to spend for each ward.

Table 2 of the submitted report set out those small grants and skips which had been approved since the last meeting.

Members were informed that the Youth Activity Fund allocation for 2018/19 was £40, 960 after taking account of overspends and the delegated decision listed at point 30 of the submitted report.

The Committee considered the following Youth Activity Fund projects:-

·  Oddballs Theatre & Hullabaloo Orchestra - £4,017

·  All Sports and Cooking Summer Camps - ££2,685

·  A Day in the Woods - £2,610

·  Ralph Thoresby Litfest - £600

·  Holt Park Pop Up Activity Camp - £3,876

·  Yoga Sessions Horsforth and Aireborough - £6,240

·  Inters Youth Group - £6,000

·  Make It Better Animation Workshop - £2,700

·  Rhinos Roar - £9,590

·  Outdoor Activities Project - £1,680

Table 4 of the submitted report set out the remaining balances for Capital

Members were advised that there was no change in the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

RESOLVED – To:-

·  Note the current budget and monitoring position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2018/19;

·  Review and agree the minimum conditions as set out in the submitted report;

·  Agree the new Wellbeing large grant applications;

o  Access Improvements – Horsforth Hall Park - £4,000 not approved

o  Otley Chevin Park Run - £1,500 – Approved subject to match funding

o  Money Buddies – Otley Library & One Stop Centre – Deferred for further information

o  Yeadon Festive Lights 2018 - £5,000 - Approved

o  Aireborough Masterplan Academy of Urbanism – Total funding £7,000 – Approved; (G&R £6,000 O&Y £1,000)

o  Refurbishment of car park surface and drainage at Cookridge Village Hall - £5,000 - Approved

o  Horsforth Christmas Lights - £3,414 - Approved

o  Provision of Speed Indication Device (SID) on Arthington Lane - £3,965 – Defer for further information

o  CCTV Otley & Yeadon - £8,000 - Approved

o  Pitch drainage improvements Pool AFC - £2,280 - Approved

o  Leeds Modernians Cricket Club Net Cage - £14,100 – Approved

o  North West Country Park Green Gateway Trail - £1,592 - £398 per ward – Approved

o  Police Bicycles – Guiseley & Rawdon -£1,224 – Approved

o  Police Bicycles – Horsforth - £1,224 - Approved

·  Agree the following allocation for Small grants and skips and note those small grants and skips that have been approved since the last meeting;

o  Adel & Wharfedale - £3,000

o  Guiseley & Rawdon - £3,000

o  Horsforth - £2,000

o  Otley and Yeadon - £2,000

·  Note the current budget position of the Youth Activity Fund for 2018/19

o  £7,200 Approved via DDN for 2 mini Breeze events (O&Y £3,600 A&W £3,600)

·  Consider new Youth Activity Fund applications:

o  Oddballs Theatre & Hullabaloo Orchestra - £4,017 - Approved

o  All Sports and Cooking Summer Camps - ££2,685 - Approved

o  A Day in the Woods - £2,610 - Approved

o  Ralph Thoresby Litfest - £600 - Approved

o  Holt Park Pop Up Activity Camp - £3,876 - Approved

o  Yoga Sessions Horsforth and Aireborough - £6,240 - Approved

o  Inters Youth Group - £6,000 - Approved

o  Make It Better Animation Workshop - £2,700 - Approved

o  Rhinos Roar - £9,590 - Approved

o  Outdoor Activities Project - £1,680 – Approved

·  Note the current budget for the Capital Wellbeing Fund for 2018/19.