Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

25.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor S Golton.

 

 

26.

Minutes - 28 September 2015 pdf icon PDF 79 KB

To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2015 and to formally ratify the recommednations taken at that meeting.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and recommendations made at that meeting be ratified.

 

 

27.

Open Forum

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.

Minutes:

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 on matters within the terms of reference of the Community Committee.

 

On this occasion none of the members of the public present wished to speak.

 

 

 

 

28.

Wellbeing Report pdf icon PDF 387 KB

To receive and consider the attached report of the South East Area Leader

Minutes:

The report of the South East Area Leader provided Members with the following:

 

·  Details of the Wellbeing budget position

·  Details of the revenue projects agreed to date including projects approved by Delegated Decision Notice (DDN).

·  Details of the Youth Activities Fund projects agreed to date including projects agreed by DDN.

·  Details of Capital Funding by Ward.

·  Details of the Small Grants Budget.

·  Details of the Skips position.

 

Jarnail Mudhar, Area Officer presented the report.

 

Members attention was brought to the remaining funds available and the small grants and skip budgets.

 

RESOLVED –

 

(1)  That the Wellbeing Budget position be noted.

(2)  That the Revenue Wellbeing Budget projects agreed to date including those approved by DDN be noted.

(3)  That the details of the Youth Activities Fund projects agreed to date including those approved by DDN be noted.

(4)  That the Capital Funds allocation be noted.

(5)  That the Small Grants position be noted.

(6)  That the Community Skips allocated be noted.

 

 

29.

Summary of Key Work pdf icon PDF 396 KB

To receive and consider the attached report of the South East Area Leader

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the South East Area Leader provided Members with a summary of key work which the Communities Team had been engaged in based on priorities identified by the Community Committee that were not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

 

Jarnail Mudhar, Area Officer presented the report.

 

Community Committee Champions were invited to update Members by theme. The following issues were discussed:

 

·  Children and Families

o  Consultation with Young People was going from strength to strength and had included representatives from all Morley Schools.

o  Disappointment was expressed regarding a low turnout at recent fostering events.

·  Employment, Skills and Welfare

o  The Point initiative based at the White Rose Centre which advised on careers and careers support.  They had also held a Jobs Fair in August.

o  Success of the Money Buddies project.

o  A suggestion that a workshop be held regarding assistance for getting over 50s back into work.

o  Encouraging females into manufacturing and engineering jobs.

o  Impact of the Universal Credit.

o  Lack of work experience offered to young people at some schools.

·  Environment and Community Safety

o  It was proposed that the next Community Committee workshop focussed on environmental issues.

o  Good news had been announced regarding the continued funding of policing.

o  Members were informed of a forthcoming locality a safety partnership meeting.

·  Health and Wellbeing

o  Winter Friends training – had been delivered to support organisations and volunteers with identifying older and vulnerable people.

o  Winter wellbeing packs were now available.

o  The Patient Empowerment Project.

o  Social Prescribing Scheme

o  Availability of Third Sector Health Grants to improve local health outcomes.

·  Adult Social Care

o  Tackling social isolation and reaching those most vulnerable.

o  Events held for the International Day of Older People.

 

Further issues discussed included the following:

 

·  Community Centres Sub Group – The report detailed a summary of free lets since the last meeting of the Community Committee.  These had been to an amount of £70,170.

·  Agreement for time limited, post event action plans to be signed off by Champions.

·  Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)– Members were informed that monies collected under the CIL could be made available for Town and Parish Councils or in areas that did not have these it could be made available for the Community Committee to decide on spending.  Members would be contacted with further details of funds available to date.  It was suggested that the Community Committee should establish a CIL Sub-group.

·  Housing Advisory Panel – Members were informed of the projects supported by the Housing Advisory Panel included ‘In Bloom’, community and environmental related projects, community clear ups and Christmas trees. Further to a query that there was no Morley Member on the Housing Advisory Panel, it was reported that additional Members could be added at the Chair’s discretion and Councillor S Varley was nominated.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)  That the report be noted.

(2)  That Councillor S Varley be nominated for appointment to the Outer South Local Housing Advisory Panel

 

 

30.

Reappointment of Trustees to the Archbishop Margetson Trust Fund pdf icon PDF 297 KB

To receive and consider the attached report of the City Solicitor

Minutes:

The report of the City Solicitor sought Members’ approval of the reappointment of the current group of trustees of the Archbishop Margetson Trust Fund.  The group included four local representatives with Leeds City Council being represented by a local Ward Councillor, Councillor B Gettings.

 

RESOLVED – That the re-appointment of the current trustees to the Archbishop Margetson’s Trust Fund, with the four local representatives serving for a period of three years be approved.

 

 

31.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

Monday, 14 March 2016

Minutes:

Monday, 14 March 2016 at 4.00 p.m.