Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing on the Well-being budget.

Referring to Minute 56 of the meeting held on 26^th October 2006, the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report on the Well-being budget.

The purpose of the report was to provide Members with:-

·  an analysis of Well-being applications during 2006/07, by theme and area

·  an outline of in principle commitments already made for the 2007/08 budget

·  possible options for the allocation of funds during 2007/08

·  an update on small grants approved in 2006/07

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

(a)  Breakdown of Revenue Spend – 2006/07 Revenue Spend by theme/ 2006/07 Revenue Spend by ward (Appendix 1 refers)

(b)  Breakdown of Capital Spend – Capital Spend 2004/07 to date by theme / Capital Spend 2004/07 to date by ward (Appendix 2 refers)

(c)  Projects agreed in principle for 2007/08 (Appendix 3 refers)

(d)  Area Committee Well-Being Fund – Project Summary –Yorkshire Deli Market/Headingley Development Trust (HDT) (Appendix 4 refers)

The Chair informed the Committee that at the East (Inner) Area Committee meeting held on 6^th December 2006, Members had decided to withdraw their funding in respect of Radio Asian Fever following advice received from officers.

RESOLVED –

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

(b)  That approval be given to holding a special budget workshop in early 2007 to look at funding for 2007/08.

(c)  That in respect of Radio Asian Fever, this Committee notes that as the organisation had not achieved the required funding from other Area Committees, this Committee’s allocation be withdrawn.

(d)  That North West Area Management be requested to write to the organisation to advise them of the need to resubmit its application should it achieve all of the other funding required from other sources.

(e)  That the small grant application received from Headingley Development Trust in respect of the Yorkshire Deli Market be approved.