Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Locality Partnerships which provides an update of the work which the Communities Team is engaged in, based on priorities identified by the Community Committee. It also provides opportunities for further questioning, or to request a more detailed report on a particular issue.

The report also provides regular updates on some of the key activities between Community Committee meetings and functions delegated to Community Committees, Community Champions roles, community engagement, partnership and locality working.

The report of the Head of Locality Partnerships an update of the work which the Communities Team is engaged in, based on priorities identified by the Community Committee. It also provides opportunities for further questioning, or to request a more detailed report on a particular issue.

The report also provides regular updates on some of the key activities between Community Committee meetings and functions delegated to Community Committees, Community Champions roles, community engagement, partnership and locality working.

The following Sub Group nominations were made:

Community Safety and Environmental Sub Group

Finance Sub Group

Members were referred to Appendix 1 of the submitted report, which detailed an update from LCC Youth Service. The Localities Officer provided the following information:

·  A breakdown of the four areas LCC Youth Service consider a priority; reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, encourage healthy eating and physical activity, minimise the misuse of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and improve social, emotional, and mental health & wellbeing.

·  A breakdown of the reporting period for sessions delivered across the Inner North East Community Committee area in each of the priority areas as identified above.

·  The total number of attendees from the Inner North East Community Committee area were as follows:

o  Chapel Allerton – 485

o  Moortown – 184

o  Roundhay – 282

·  LCC Youth Service face challenges with the mobile units used to deliver Youth Work across communities. There will be a review to replace the units subject to a financial cost.

The following updates were provided:

·  Health and Wellbeing update (Councillor E Taylor) Following the Covid-19 pandemic, LCC Adult Social Care is still struggling, and a number of people are suffering with mental health issues. The workload on the service is very demanding and they’re doing their upmost to ensure people are receiving their services across Leeds. Preventative measures are taking place to aid people suffering with mental health issues.

·  Community Safety update (Councillor M Rafique) Anti-social behaviour related statistics are stable. There is a focus on issues associated with West Avenue and an update on this hasn’t yet been received. A new Policing Inspector is expected. Further to this update, Councillor Taylor explained that she is the new Chair of the Police and Crime Panel and will share crime related figures in the locality with members.

·  Leeds Housing Advisory Panel Update – the on-line ‘walkabout’ closed at the end of January and the number of participants were very high. There were a high number of interactions and people placing comments and raising issues on the map. The budget for the HAP has been reduced by 10% for 2023/24.

·  Community Heroes ‘Thank You Event’ – the event was positive and successful. Members thanked the Localities Officer and recognised his great effort of pulling together the event and recognised the importance of ensuring the Third Sector are thanked for all of their work and noted events such as these may entice more people into voluntary work.

·  Environment update (Councillor J Bowden) – a large number of residents are positive in terms of the relaxed mowing policy and great efforts have gone into the de-carbonisation work across the city. Councillor Bowden explained he would be interested in seeing the effects of such work across schools in the Inner North East Community Committee area, particularly for those schools who have been struggling more so with energy costs.

·  It was noted that in relation to the Windrush Event, all 200 tickets have now sold out, and the event will take place Friday, 16^th June 2023.

RESOLVED – To:

a)  Note the contents of the report and updates provided during the meeting.

b)  Consider Sub Group nominations as approved and set out above.