Agenda item

The report of the Head of Stronger Communities 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 2020/21.

(Report attached)

The report of the Head of Stronger Communities 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 2020/21.

The Community Committee were informed of the following points:

·  Paragraphs 16 – 18 showed the total revenue budget approved by Executive Board for 2020/21 was £93,930.00. Table 1 showed a carry forward figure of £55,146.17 which included underspends from projects completed in 2020/21. The total revenue funding available to the Community Committee for 2020/21 was £149,054.17.

·  Members were asked to consider the following applications:

o  2 SIDS to be installed at the following locations. Queensway and

Netherfield Road. - £6,800 requested by Highways;

o  Guiseley Theatre improvements to the toilets  - requested £9,194.95 by Guiseley Theatre;

o  Paul’s Pond – installation of two benches at a cost of £1,186 requested by Parks & Countryside;

o  Holt Park Tennis Courts paths request for £1,500 (Capital) by Parks and Countryside;

o  Summer Bands in Leeds Parks 2021 request for £1,625 to hold concerts in Tarnfield Park, Yeadon, Wharfemeadows Park, Otley, Nunroyd Park, Guiseley, Micklefield Park, Rawdon, Springfield Park, Guiseley;

·  Paragraph 25 listed the projects that had been considered and approved by DDN since the last Consultative Committee on 21 September 2020, it was noted that no projects had been declined;

·  The Youth Activity Fund available for spend in Outer North West Community Committee in 2020/21 included a carry forward from previous year, of £55,279.99. It was noted that so far, a total of £49,409 has been allocated to projects, these were listed in Table 2.It was noted that there is a remaining balance of £8,598.78 in the Youth Activity Fund;

·  Table 3 listed the projects provided from the small grants and skips budget. There is currently a remaining balance of £6,831.22;

·  The Outer North West has a capital budget of £50,273 available to spend, as a result of new capital injections. Members are asked to note the capital allocation broken down by ward and summarised in Table 4;

·  The Committee was asked to note that there is £208,426.12 CIL money payable to the Outer North West Community Committee with £193,267.13 currently available to spend this was detailed in Table 5.

Member’s discussions included:

·  The proposed cut to the Wellbeing Fund for 2021-22;

·  Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), Members requested more information on the amounts allocated to the Committee and Parish Councils;

·  Breakdown of Capital Budget per wards;

At the request of the Community Committee, Claire Smith, Anti-Social Behaviour Service Delivery Manager attended the meeting. Ms Smith provided the Members with reasons why the service had requested funding towards the PSPO’s.

Members suggested that if funding was required in future, Members should be made aware of funding requirements well in advance of any application being brought to the Community Committee.

Members had a brief discussion on the Bowling Green Consultation which asks for feedback on the closure of a number of Council run bowling greens across the city. The Members were of the view that the Community Committee should provide feedback to the consultation process.

RESOLVED – To;

a. Details of the Wellbeing Budget position (Table 1)

b. Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval (paragraphs 20-31)

c. Details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision (paragraph 25)

d. Monitoring information of its funded projects (paragraph 30-34)

e. Details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) position (Table 2)

f. Details of the Small Grants and skips (Table 3)

g. Details of the Capital Budget (Table 4)

h. Details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (Table 5)

The Community Committee approved the following applications:

·  2 SIDS to be installed at the following locations. Queensway and

Netherfield Road. -  Highways – Committee Approved £6,800;

·  Guiseley Theatre improvements to the toilets- Guiseley Theatre - Committee Approved £9,194.95;

·  Paul’s Pond – installation of two benches - Parks & Countryside – Committee Approved £1,186;

·  Holt Park Tennis Courts paths - Parks and Countryside Committee Approved £1,500 (Capital);

·  Summer Bands in Leeds Parks 2021 to hold concerts in Tarnfield Park, Yeadon, Wharfemeadows Park, Otley, Nunroyd Park, Guiseley, Micklefield Park, Rawdon, Springfield Park, Guiseley – Community Committee Approved £1,625.