Agenda item - Wellbeing Fund Monitoring Report

To consider a report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods updating the Area Committee on the Wellbeing fund projects approved in April, and seeking the views of Members on how next year’s budget should be allocated.

RESOLVED-

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

b) That in respect of the current Well-being budget as identified in Section 5.1 of the report, approval be given to the proposal to divide the Capital figure of £49,327 between the four wards giving each ward an additional £12,332 to spend on identified projects.

c) That approval be given to the capital well-being funding for the Woodhouse Masterplan project as outlined in Section 5.5 of the report and that the project be granted £10,000 from the Hyde Park and Woodhouse ward capital allocation following the division of existing capital well-being funding.

d) That this Committee notes the allocation of £25,000 capital well-being funding to Headingley Development Trust for the HEART centre.

e) That the West North West Area Management Team be authorised to request application forms from the projects listed 1 to 12 in Section 6.9 of the report, for consideration at the February Area Committee meeting.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report updating the Area Committee on the Wellbeing fund projects approved in April, and seeking the views of Members on how next year’s budget should be allocated.

Appended to the report was a copy of a document entitled ‘ Inner North West Area Committee–Wellbeing Budget Report (Appendix 1 refers)’ for the information/comment of the meeting.

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

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

clarification as to why there were no festive lights on North Lane this year and whether the Area Committee could carry forward the revenue into 2010/2011

(The Area Management Officer responded and commented on the problems associated with needing to wait for the PFI lighting to be completed on North Lane. The Committee noted that the £16,500 revenue for the festive lights on North Lane had been included within the 2010/2011 figure)

clarification of the proposals in relation to the Funding Officer’s post

and the need for the Area Committee to be supplied with additional information regarding the work rate etc

(The Area Management Officer responded and agreed to investigate this matter further with a view to providing a report to the February Area Committee meeting)

clarification of the proposals in relation to the Neighbourhood Design Statements and whether the money was required

(The Area Management Officer responded and confirmed that a Wellbeing application for Neighbourhood Design Statements would be submitted for the Committee to consider in February. The application would seek funding to complete existing commitments only)

clarification as to whether the Area Committee would be receiving a report on the ‘Merry Go Round’ project

(The Area Management Officer responded and agreed to follow up this matter further with a report back to the Area Committee in due course)

clarification of the monies available to spend on transport themes previously identified in the minutes of a recent meeting of the Transport Sub Group

(The Area Management Officer responded by indicating that each of the sub-groups had been requested to consider submitting applications for Wellbeing funding, but that funds had not been ring-fenced for sub-groups to spend. The applications would be assessed on their own merit and that the Transport Sub Group minutes would be changed to reflect this clarification)

clarification as to whether or not there was a threat for both capital and revenue monies being recouped back into next year’s budget

(The Acting Area Manager responded and confirmed that there were no guarantees of an under spend carry-over into the 2010/2011 financial year and that a decision was still pending on this issue)