Agenda and draft minutes

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Hea of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals.

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

2  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

3  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-

There were no exempt items.

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

There were no formal late items.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

No interests were raised.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor Finnigan.

To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 1 July 2024

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the previous meeting held Monday, 1^st July 2024, be approved as an accurate record.

In accordance with Paragraphs 4.16 and 4.17 of the Community Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Community Committee.  This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair.  No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.

In accordance with the Community Committee Procedure Rules, the Chair allowed a period of up to 10 minutes for members of the public to make representations or ask questions within the remit of the Community Committee.

No matters were raised.

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Locality Partnerships

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

The report also provided regular updates on some of the key activities between the Community Committees, Community Champion roles, community engagement, partnership and locality working.

A representative from the Breeze event attended the meeting to provide an update on events that have taken place over the summer. He explained 25 events took place over the summer, and how it was a successful event. Highlights of the event included:

·  Sharing access to information regarding dental hygiene for adults and young people.

·  Working with partners such as Uniform Exchange, Active Leeds, local libraries, and cricket. The event worked with approximately 47 partners.

·  The event monitors approximately 2,419 children and 3,600 adults that came through the 4 events in East Ardsley, Morley, Rothwell and Gildersome.

·  Worked with Healthy Holidays to provide tickets for the event to children who receive free school meals.

The Committee discussed the following in responding to the Breeze update:

·  The Uniform Exchange attended the Rothwell event. It was noted that if other areas wish to set up a voluntary uniform exchange, they may attend events in their area.

·  Following confirmation that Leeds Clusters decide how they distribute across schools, a comment was made about the difficulties of correspondence between cluster meetings and the local authority.

·  It was acknowledged that the first hour of the East Ardsley event was a quiet hour for SEND young people. Members requested further details on how much the event costs for an hour, so that possible solutions are considered in terms of holding the event in another area for that hour.

·  It was suggested that members are informed of events and dates in the pre-planning stages, so that there are no clashes with other commitments.

·  It was confirmed that the event is publicised by putting up banners outside of primary schools and social media advertisement.

·  The Committee commended the work of the youth service and their events and commented that user feedback is good across communities.

·  A member requested an update on the sustainability of Rothwell Windmill Youth Centre, and the status of the building. It was echoed that members want the status of the building to be reviewed so that it can be re-opened, to facilitate the community.

It was confirmed that the Youth Summit is going ahead at Morley Town Hall, a date is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to be held in November 2024.

Sergeant Hinchcliffe attended the meeting to provide a policing update across the areas. It was highlighted that:

·  The summer has been challenging in terms of police resource. Every area in Leeds has had a heightened public reorder resource, to deal with public re-order resilience in other parts of the country, as well as Leeds.

·  Immediate calls  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Locality Partnerships

The report of the Head of Locality Partnerships provided an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund as well as the CRIS and Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2024/25.

The report was presented by the Localities Officer.

Projects as outlined in the submitted report were discussed and agreed as follows:

RESOLVED – To:

a)  Note details of the Wellbeing Budget position as per Table 1 of the submitted report.

b)  Consider projects as outlined above.

c)  Note details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision.

d)  Note monitoring information of its funded projects.

e)  Note details of the Youth Activities Fund position as per Table 2 of the submitted report.

f)  Note details of the Small Grants Budget as per Table 3 of the submitted report.

g)  Note details of the Community Skips Budget as per Table 4 of the submitted report.

h)  Note details of the Capital Budget as per Table 5 of the submitted report.

i)  Note details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget as per Table 6 of the submitted report.

Monday, 2 December 2024 at 4.00 p.m.  Meeting to be held at Gildersome Meeting Hall.

RESOLVED – To note the date and time of the next meeting as Monday, 2^nd December 2024. The venue will be held at Gildersome Meeting Hall.

The meeting concluded at 17:20.