Agenda item

To consider a report by the Director of Environment & Neighbourhoods to update Members on the current amount of capital and revenue funding committed and available via the Area Committee Well-Being Budget for Wards in the Inner West area.  The report also seeks approval for new and continuing projects commissioned by the Area Management Team.

RESOLVED –

(a) That the report be received and noted;

(b) That the following decisions be taken in respect of the applications before the Committee today for decision:-

CAPITAL

(i)  St. James Mews – gating –  £1,668.25 – Approved;

(ii)  Fairfield Community Centre – improvements - £850 – Approved;

(iii)  CCTV – Broadleas roundabout – £23,130 – Agreed in principle, subject to clarification of the details at the next meeting on 14^th April;

(iv)  Armley traffic management scheme – Aviary Street/Truro Street –  £22,000 – Approved;

(v)  Bramley improvement scheme – £8,730.60 –  Approved, subject to confirmation in writing of the future maintenance arrangements;

(vi)  Armley – Designated Public Places Order signs – £1,200 – Approved;

(vii)  Bramley shopping centre – security radios for shopkeepers –  £3,660 –  Approved, subject to the proviso that the radios should be funded for small, local retailers only, not national chains;

(viii)  Fuelsavers – Aerial thermal survey overflight – £3,000 – Approved;

(ix)  Armley Moor – improvements – £16,730 – Local Members to seek to use Ward Based Initiative funds to fund this scheme, with the full support of the Area Committee;

REVENUE

(i)  Town Centre Manager – extension of contract until March 2011 – £20,000 salary costs + £5,000 events budget = £25,000 – Approved;

(ii)  ‘ I Love West Leeds ‘ Festival 2010 – £25,000 – Approved;

(iii)  Summer Bands in the Parks Concerts – £1,200 – Deferred to next meeting;

(iv)  CCTV Broadleas roundabout – £3,568 – Agreed in principle, subject to clarification of the details at the next meeting;

(v)  Community Centres – New post of Business Facilities Manager – £75,680.32 – Approved in principle, subject to the outcome of proposed urgent discussions with representatives of the New Wortley CC, further Member consultation and possible officer delegated decisions. The outcome to be reported back to the next meeting;

(vi)  West Yorkshire Police – Off-Road motorcycle scheme – £1,497 – Approved;

(vii)  4 Families – Development Worker – Fairfields and Wyther estates – £65,000 – Deferred to next meeting;

(viii)  Inner West Holiday Sports Scheme etc – £6,000 – Approved;

(ix)  Small Grants/Community Skips Fund – Agreed in principle, subject to report back to the next meeting.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report updating Members on the current balances on the Committee’s revenue and capital Wellbeing budgets, and setting out details of applications for funding before the Committee today for consideration.

Representatives of the applicants were invited to speak in support of their applications.

The Chair made reference to concerns regarding likely reductions in the Wellbeing monies available to Area Committees in 2010/11 and also to the retrospective proposed ‘claw-back’ of 10% of the 2009/10 capital allocation to each Area Committee, regardless of whether or not those monies had already been allocated.  The Council’s budget meeting would be taking place on 24^th February, and representations and alternative proposals would be made by the Labour Group.

RESOLVED –

a)   That the report be received and noted;

b)   That the following decisions be taken in respect of the applications before the Committee today for decision:-

Capital

i)  St. James Mews – gating –  £1,668.25 – Approved;

ii)  Fairfield Community Centre – improvements - £850 – Approved;

iii)  CCTV – Broadleas roundabout – £23,130 – Agreed in principle, subject to clarification of the details at the next meeting on 14^th April;

iv)  Armley traffic management scheme – Aviary Street/Truro Street –  £22,000 – Approved;

v)  Bramley improvement scheme – £8,730.60 –  Approved, subject to confirmation in writing of the future maintenance arrangements;

vi)  Armley – Designated Public Places Order signs – £1,200 – Approved;

vii)  Bramley shopping centre – security radios for shopkeepers –  £3,660 –  Approved, subject to the proviso that the radios should be funded for small, local retailers only, not national chains;

viii)  Fuelsavers – Aerial thermal survey overflight – £3,000 – Approved;

ix)  Armley Moor – improvements – £16,730 – Local Members to seek to use Ward Based Initiative funds to fund this scheme, with the full support of the Area Committee;

REVENUE

i)  Town Centre Manager – extension of contract until March 2011 – £20,000 salary costs + £5,000 events budget = £25,000 – Approved;

ii)  ‘I Love West Leeds‘ Festival 2010 – £25,000 – Approved;

iii)  Summer Bands in the Parks Concerts – £1,200 – Deferred to next meeting;

iv)  CCTV Broadleas roundabout – £3,568 – Agreed in principle, subject to clarification of the details at the next meeting;

v)  Community Centres – New post of Business Facilities Manager – £75,680.32 – Approved in principle, subject to the outcome of proposed urgent discussions with representatives of the New Wortley CC, further Member consultation and possible officer delegated decisions. The outcome to be reported back to the next meeting;

vi)  West Yorkshire Police – Off-Road motorcycle scheme – £1,497 – Approved;

vii)  4 Families – Development Worker – Fairfields and Wyther estates – £65,000 – Deferred to next meeting;

viii)  Inner West Holiday Sports Scheme etc – £6,000 – Approved;

ix)  Small Grants/Community Skips Fund – Agreed in principle, subject to report back to the next meeting.

(NB:  1)  Nigel Conder, Town Centre Manager, declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of the item relating to the possible extension of his contract and left the meeting during the consideration of this particular issue.

  2)  Councillor A Lowe declared a personal interest in respect of Agenda Item 13(Min No. 76 refers) – West North West Homes Update Report – in her capacity as a Director of the ALMO).