To consider a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing on the North West Inner Well-being Budget.
Minutes:
Referring to Minute 16 of the meeting held on 29th June 2006, the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report on the Well-being Budget 2006/2007 for the North West (Inner) Area.
Appended to the report were copies of the following documents for the information/comment of the meeting:-
(a) Breakdown of Capital Spend 2004/07 to date by theme/by ward (Appendix 1 refers).
(b) Breakdown of Revenue Spend 2004/2007 by theme/by ward (Appendix 2 refers).
(c) Inner North West Well-being Revenue Budget 2006/2007 – Projects Awaiting Construction (Appendix 3 refers).
(d) Inner North West Well-being Budget Capital Programme 2004/2007 – Projects Awaiting Consideration (Appendix 4 refers).
(e) Inner North West Area Delivery Plan (Appendix 5 refers).
(f) Revenue Criteria Matrix (Appendix 6 refers).
(g) Capital Criteria Matrix (Appendix 7 refers).
(h) North West (Inner) Area Committee – Well-being Fund – Small Grant Applications – West Yorkshire Police – Smart Water Schools Project (Appendix 8 refers).
Dayle Lynch and Jason Singh, North West Area Management presented the report and responded to Members’ questions and comments.
Detailed discussions ensued on the contents of the report and appendices.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the contents of the report and appendices be noted.
(b) That approval be given to the Revenue/Capital Criteria Matrix as outlined in Appendix 6 and Appendix 7 of the report.
(c) That approval be given to retaining a contingency fund of £10,000
(d) That the Revenue projects as outlined in Appendix 3 of the report be dealt with as follows:-
Project Delivery Organisation Decision Decision
2006/07 2007/08
Additional Policing West Yorkshire Police Deferred for further
- Graffiti operations information
Senior Neighbourhood West Yorkshire Police Agreed
Warden £1,550
Allotment Assistance Area Management/ Refused
Fund Allotment Association/
Parks & Countryside
Kirkstall Valley Park Kirkstall Valley Park Agreed
Feasibility Study Board £5,000
Headingley Primary Area Management Refused
School external
Valuation
North West Leeds Leeds Involvement Refused
Locality Network Project (LIP)
Older People’s Action Community Inclusion Agreed £2,000
In the Locality Initiative (for 3 years).
Extension of salary Space @ Little London Agreed
for Space @ Little £6,800
London Project Manager
(e) That the Capital projects as outlined in Appendix 4 of the report be dealt with as follows:-
Project Delivery Organisation Decision
Burglary Reduction – Alley Leeds Community Safety Agreed
Gating fund £5,000
Education facility for Children Learning & Leisure/Sure Start Agreed
– Burley Early Years Centre £30,000
Improvements to Grass Verges Highways/Parks & Countryside Agreed
and Footpath and highway £20,000
improvements
Headingley Environmental Agreed
Improvements £50,000
Little Woodhouse Play Area Parks & Countryside Deferred
for 07/08
decision
Al-Haqq Supplementary School Al-Haqq Supplementary Deferred
School for 07/08
decision
Beckett Park Play Area LCC Parks & Countryside Deferred for 07/08
decision
Little London Multi Use Games LCC Leisure Services Agreed
Area (MUGA) £10,000
Woodhouse Ridge Action Woodhouse Ridge Action Refused
Group – Woodhouse Ridge Group
Improvements
Kirkstall Valley Park Deferred for
07/08 decision
Silk Mills Play Area LCC Parks & Countryside Agreed
£59,847
(f) That the ideas put forward by the North West Area Manager in relation to the 2007/08 well-being budget being allocated more effectively be noted and supported and that further work be undertaken on this for consideration at a future meeting.
(g) That the Smart Water Schools Project small grant application outlined in the report now submitted as Appendix 8 be refused and referred to Members for MICE money.
Supporting documents: