Agenda item

To receive and consider the report of the Head of Locality Partnerships which provides an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy budget for 2022/23.

The Head of Locality Partnerships submitted a report to update the Community Committee on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund (YAF), Capital Budget as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (CIL) for 2023/24.

The Localities Officer highlighted the following information:

• The Community Committee minimum conditions, for delegated decisions outside of formal Committee meetings, were detailed on page 19 at paragraph 14 of the report and were reviewed and agreed by Members.
• The Wellbeing budget financial position for the municipal year was detailed on page 19 at paragraph 19 of the report. The approved budget was £47,460 with the carry forward budget from last year as £91,178.73, including underspends from completed projects over 2022/23. £29,598.76 was the figure for wellbeing projects that had not been completed yet from 2022/23. The total revenue available to the Committee was £109,039.97
• The breakdown for Wellbeing revenue between the 3 Wards was detailed at Table 1 on page 20 of the report. For Alwoodley there was £24,841.65, for Harewood, £26,684.19 and for Wetherby £53,969.13. It was noted the Harewood balance will increase to £33,103.93 pending a project being closed.
• Paragraph 36, beginning on page 22 noted delegated decisions that had occurred since the last Outer North East Community Committee, with 3 projects approved.
• One YAF project had been declined under delegated decision which was Dance On.
• The YAF Budget position was available at Table 2 on page 23 with the total available sum for the Committee as £47,171.40. It was noted that £17,810 had been allocated to projects. The remaining balance for Alwoodley was £8,887.80, for Harewood it was £16,295.63 and for Wetherby £4,177.97. The Harewood figure will increase to £18,028.63 pending a project being closed.
• Table 3 at page 24 detailed the Capital Budget position with £31,995.01 available to the Committee. There had been an increase since the previous meeting with an injection of £3,800. £12,320.37 was available for Alwoodley, £10,854.32 for Harewood and £8,820.32 for Wetherby.

The Committee discussed the following:

• The YAF funding application for Moor Allerton Play Scheme in Alwoodley was deferred for further discussion between Elected Ward Members. Details of the application were available in the Supplementary Information pack.

Projects set out in the report were discussed, and agreed as follows:

RESOLVED –

1.) That the Wellbeing & Youth Activities Fund (YAF) applications be determined as set out above.

2.). That the Minimum Conditions, as set out in the submitted report at paragraph 14 be approved.

3.) To note;

b. Changes to the Small Grant administration process (paragraph 18)

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

d. Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 23 - 35)

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

f. Youth Activity Funding proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 41 - 42)

g. Details of the Capital Budget (Table 3)

h. Details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (paragraph 44)