Agenda and minutes

Venue: Woodlsey Road Comunity Centre

Contact: Andy Booth 0113 247 4325 

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13.

Late Items

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

 

(the special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

 

Minutes:

There were no late items, however an additional appendix to Agenda Item 8, Wellbeing Update was tabled at the meeting.

 

14.

Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest.

 

15.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors G Harper and C Towler

 

16.

Minutes - 17 July 2014 pdf icon PDF 80 KB

To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2014

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2014 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

17.

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 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.

 

A representative of the Woodhouse Ridge Action Group addressed the meeting.  He informed the committee of the voluntary environmental work carried out by the group.  It was reported that there was a problem with fly tipping at the Melville Steps entrance to Woodhouse Ridge and it had been unable to ascertain who owned the piece of land concerned.  It was desired for the Council to adopt the land and the Woodhouse Ridge Action Group would carry out fund raising to make improvements to this entrance.  It was agreed that Hyde Park and Woodhouse Ward Members would liaise with the group.

 

18.

Wellbeing Update pdf icon PDF 631 KB

To receive and consider the attached report of the West North West Area Leader

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report of the West North West Area Leader provided the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2014/15 and the current position of the small grants and skips pots and those small grants and skips that had been approved since the last meeting.  The report also provided an update on the Youth Activity Fund, sought approval of remaining Youth Activity funds and asked for approval of the commissioning process and timescales for the 2015/16 Wellbeing budget.

 

Stuart Byrne, Area Management Officer presented the report.

 

Members’ attention was brought to the small grants that had been made since the last meeting; there had not been any skip requests.  Members were also asked to approve Youth Activity Fund projects that had been recommended by the Children and Young Peoples Sub Group and also approve the commissioning process for 2015/16.

 

RESOLVED –

 

(1)  That the current budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2014/15 be noted.

(2)  That the current position of the small grants and skips pots and those small grants that had been approved since the lasst meeting be noted.

(3)  That the current postion of the Youth Activity Fund be noted and the following projects recommended bu the Children’s and Young Persons Sub Group be approved:

·  Boredom no More  £3,200

·  ESNW Universal Activities  £1,760

·  Kids United  £1,988

·  Minecraft & Lego Workshops  £993

·  Lazer Activities  £4,770

·  Scrap Art Project  £400

·  Leeds Rhinos Multi Sports Camp  £1,322

(4)  That the process and timescales for the Wellbeing commissioning round for 2015/16 be agreed.

(5)  That the Wellbeing funding priorities for 2015/16 be agreed.

 

19.

Community Assets - Making the most of local assets and ensuring community influence pdf icon PDF 594 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members split into workshop groups for the following theme: Community Assets - Making the most of local assets and ensuring community influence.

 

It was aimed to gather the following during the workshop discussions

 

·  Sharing of Best Practice

·  How to ensure future sustainability

·  Community engagement and marketing

 

The meeting was also informed of the proposals for a new community centre in Little London

 

Representatives of some of the local community centres were invited to address the meeting, issues raised included the following:

 

Cardigan Centre - The Cardigan Centre had been in operation for almost 25 years and was originally set up as a community enterprise between South Headingley Community Association, Leeds City Council and the Church. The centre provided and enterprise centre and a hall, rooms and office space for hire and main income came from contracted services (Youth Work and Community Education).  Members were informed of the need to be responsive to local needs and a community impact survey that had been carried out which the centre had used to help maintain the visibility and presence of the centre and to attract new users.

 

Woodsley Road Community Centre - Woodsley Road Community Centre was an independently managed centre that catered mainly for the local Asian community.  Services provided included bereavement services, room and hall hire and a job search help desk.  The centre was reliant on volunteer staff and aimed to involve local community groups and organisations.

 

HEART Centre – The Heart Centre opened in 2011 and operated without support from the Council in terms of revenue and had previously being supported by grants but had been independent of financial support from December 2013.  The centre was marketed through local community connections and online.  Reference was made to the centre’s website and use of social media for promotion.

 

Following the workshop discussions, the following was reported back:

 

·  How to ensure centres are not competing against each other

·  Training – bespoke training for marketing and administration

·  Partnership working with businesses

·  Collaborative working – shared booking systems, a unified web presence detailing all centres and activities provided

·  Signposting to other centres

·  Encouraging volunteer participation

·  Promotion via other Council services

·  Use of trade union learning centres.

20.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

Thursday, 15 January 2015

Minutes:

Thursday, 15 January 2015 at 7.00 p.m.