Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the director of Neighbourhoods and Housing providing Members with the current position of the Well-being fund and on details of applications received since the last meeting.

Referring to minutes 16 and 28 of the meetings held on 29^th June 2006 and 7^th August 2006, the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report providing Members with the current position of the Well-being fund and on details of applications received since the last meeting.

Appended to the report were copies of the following documents for the information/comment of the meeting:-

(a)  Details in relation to the Little London and Little Woodhouse Designated Public Places Order (DPPO) Project

(b)  Revenue Criteria Matrix in relation to the Little London and Little Woodhouse Designated Public Places Order (DPPO) Project

Dayle Lynch, North West Area Management and Inspector Richard Coldwell, West Yorkshire Police presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

The Committee noted that in respect of an application from the West Yorkshire Police for £10,000 for a graffiti project previously considered and deferred at the meeting held on 7^th August 2006, this application had been withdrawn by the Police in view of a multi agency, involving key partners, being recently established to tackle the removal and the prevention of graffiti vandalism, together with the prosecution of offenders.

Detailed discussion ensued on the contents of the report and appendices and it was a general consensus of the meeting that the Little London and Little Woodhouse Designate Public Places Order project had failed to meet the agreed criteria for a Designated Public Places Order at this present time.

RESOLVED

(a)  That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.

(b)  That this Committee notes the position of the Wellbeing budget as detailed in Section 1 of the report.

(c)  That the new revenue fund application/project received from the Little London and Little Woodhouse (Designated Public Places Order) as detailed in Section 2.1 of the report be refused on the grounds now reported and that the North West Area Manager be requested to look at other options in this area with a view to working with relevant agencies and the Council’s Alcohol Strategy Group.

(d)  That, subject to a defined timescale and the establishment of a Multi Agency Group, approval be given to the allocation of £1,392 from the remaining capital to make the shortfall in match-funding for an alley-gating scheme as detailed in Section 2.4 of the report.

(e)  That the Small Grant budget position as outlined in Section 3 of the report be noted.