Agenda item - Well-being Report

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

(a) That the contents of the report and appendices be noted. (b) That this Committee notes those ‘in-principle’ decisions totalling £19,000 to fund projects in the financial year 2008/9 as outlined in Section 3.2 of the report. (c) That approval be given to fund those posts or projects to which no formal ongoing commitment had been made as outlined in Section 3.3 of the report. (d) That the revenue projects as detailed in Section 4.1 of the report be dealt with as follows:-
Project	Delivery Organisation	Decision
· Hyde Park Festive Lights	Leeds Lights	Agreed £11,100
· Community Website	North Hyde Park Neighbourhood Association	Refused
· Hyde Park Unity Day	Hyde Park Unity Day Committee	Agreed £5,000 for the next three years
· Kirkstall Festival 2008	Kirkstall Festival Committee	Agreed £5,000 for the next three years
· Seagulls Community Repaint	Seagulls	Agreed £11,000
· Burley Networking Together	Novas Scarman Trust	Withdrawn at the request of the organisation
· Design Statements	Planning Sub Group	Agreed £15,000 as a central pot
· A660 Cycle Lane Feasibility (Phase 2)	Leeds Cycling Action Group	Agreed £3,877
· Art house films at Hyde Park	Hyde Park Picture House	Agreed £6,000 for 2008/09 and £4,000 for 2009/10
· Parish Hall Upgrade	Wrangthorn Church	Agreed £5,000
· Rosebank Millennium Green Trust	Rosebank Millennium Green Trust	Agreed £5,000
· Bin Yard Project	Hyde Park Source	Agreed £6,000
· Woodhouse Ridge Maintenance	Woodhouse Ridge Action Group	Agreed £7,500 for 2008/09 and £7,500 for 2009/10
· Enforcement Project	West Yorkshire Trading Standards	Agreed £2,000
(e) That the capital projects as detailed in Section 5.4.1 of the report be dealt with as follows:-
Project	Delivery Organisation	Decision
· Al-Haqq Supplementary School-Refurbishment and Alterations	Al-Haqq Education Trust	Refused
· Woodsley Road Environmental Improvements	Highways	Agreed £40,000
· Festival Light Design Project	Leeds Lights	Agreed £3,100
· Access Ramp	Hyde Park Picture House	Agreed £5,000 (£2,500 Headingley and £2,500 central budget)
· Becketts Park Play Area	Parks and Countryside	Agreed in principle, pending ward Member discussion & consideration to any capital overspend
· Spen Road/North Parade Railings	West Park Residents Association	Agreed £3,135
· Replacement Yorkshire Stone Paving	Streetscene Sub-Group	Agreed £10,000 central budget,
· Grass Verge and Pathway Improvements Fund	Streetscene Sub-Group	Agreed £10,000 central budget

(f) That a report on city–wide Section 106 monies be submitted to a future Area Committee meeting for consideration.

Referring to Minute 59 of the meeting held on 13^th December 2007, the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report on the Well-Being budget.

The following documents were appended to the report for the information/ comment of the meeting:-

(a) Breakdown of revenue spend by theme 2007/08 (Appendix 1 refers)

(b) Breakdown of capital spend by theme 2007/08 (Appendix 2 refers)

Dayle Lynch, North West Area Management presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

Detailed discussion ensued on the contents of the report and appendices.

In summary, specific reference was made to the following issues:-

West Yorkshire Trading Standards/Enforcement Project – the need for the Community Safety sub-group to consider further funding in terms of indentifying their future priorities
Highways/Woodsley Road Environmental Improvements Project– the need for a meeting with senior City Development officers to discuss further mainstream funding opportunities to develop the area to it’s full potential

Parks and Countryside/Becketts Park Play Area Project - the need for North West Area Management to investigate Section 106 spend in relation to Phase 1 of the Filter Beds development
Sandy Lane Footpath Project (2007/08) – clarification on progress made with regard to the creation order previously funded by the Area Committee
the need for Highways/Streetscene Services to be informed that it was this Committee’s policy that any funding given towards replacement of traditional stone paving must be only carried out in locations outside a Conservation area

RESOLVED –

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

(b) That this Committee notes those ‘in-principle’ decisions totalling £19,000 to fund projects in the financial year 2008/9 as outlined in Section 3.2 of the report.

(c) That approval be given to fund those posts or projects to which no formal ongoing commitment had been made as outlined in Section 3.3 of the report.

(d) That the revenue projects as detailed in Section 4.1 of the report be dealt with as follows:-

Project	Delivery Organisation	Decision
· Hyde Park Festive Lights	Leeds Lights	Agreed £11,100
· Community Website	North Hyde Park Neighbourhood Association	Refused
· Hyde Park Unity Day	Hyde Park Unity Day Committee	Agreed £5,000 for the next three years
· Kirkstall Festival 2008	Kirkstall Festival Committee	Agreed £5,000 for the next three years
· Seagulls Community Repaint	Seagulls	Agreed £11,000
· Burley Networking Together	Novas Scarman Trust	Withdrawn at the request of the organisation
· Design Statements	Planning Sub Group	Agreed £15,000 as a central pot
· A660 Cycle Lane Feasibility (Phase 2)	Leeds Cycling Action Group	Agreed £3,877
· Art house films at Hyde Park	Hyde Park Picture House	Agreed £6,000 for 2008/09 and £4,000 for 2009/10
· Parish Hall Upgrade	Wrangthorn Church	Agreed £5,000
· Rosebank Millennium Green Trust	Rosebank Millennium Green Trust	Agreed £5,000
· Bin Yard Project	Hyde Park Source	Agreed £6,000
· Woodhouse Ridge Maintenance	Woodhouse Ridge Action Group	Agreed £7,500 for 2008/09 and £7,500 for 2009/10
· Enforcement Project	West Yorkshire Trading Standards	Agreed £2,000

(e) That the capital projects as detailed in Section 5.4.1 of the report be dealt with as follows:-

Project	Delivery Organisation	Decision
· Al-Haqq Supplementary School-Refurbishment and Alterations	Al-Haqq Education Trust	Refused
· Woodsley Road Environmental Improvements	Highways	Agreed £40,000
· Festival Light Design Project	Leeds Lights	Agreed £3,100
· Access Ramp	Hyde Park Picture House	Agreed £5,000 (£2,500 Headingley and £2,500 central budget)
· Becketts Park Play Area	Parks and Countryside	Agreed in principle, pending Ward Member discussion and consideration to any capital overspend
· Spen Road/North Parade Railings	West Park Residents Association	Agreed £3,135
· Replacement Yorkshire Stone Paving	Streetscene Sub-Group	Agreed £10,000 central budget
· Grass Verge and Pathway Improvements Fund	Streetscene Sub-Group	Agreed £10,000 central budget

(f) That a report on city-wide Section 106 monies be submitted to a future Area Committee for consideration.

(Councillor K Hussain joined the meeting at 7.30 pm prior to discussion of the above item)

(Councillor D Morton joined the meeting at 7.35 pm during discussions of the Community Website project)