Minutes:
a) Chair’s Opening Remarks (Minute 2 refers)
Clare Wiggins, Area Management Officer, informed the meeting that a letter of good wishes had been sent to Councillor D Atkinson.
b) Children’s Services – Area Committee Performance Report (Minute 7b refers)
Clare Wiggins, Area Management Officer, informed the meeting that she had written to two Head teachers of local schools inviting them to attend the October Area Committee meeting and was currently awaiting a reply.
Following discussions with Amanda Jackson, Children’s Services, who was present at today’s meeting, it was decided to defer the head teachers attendance until the December Area Committee meeting by which time the results of the attainment analysis should be known.
c) Minutes – Community Forum Meetings (Minute 8 refers)
Clare Wiggins, Area Management Officer, informed the meeting that a
letter had been sent to Stephen Longley and Morgan Pugh thanking
them for their past services as Co-optees on the Area Committee.
d) Wellbeing Fund 2010/11 (Minute 10 refers)
Clare Wiggins, Area Management Officer, informed the meeting that in
relation to the CCTV – Broadlees Roundabout project, a more detailed
report on this issue would be submitted to the October meeting.
She also informed the meeting that two small grant applications had now been paid to Armley Fun Day and Armley Common Rights Trust
Hanging Baskets. Hazel Boutle confirmed that this payment had been
received.
Jason Singh, Acting West North West Area Manager took the
opportunity of bringing the Area Committee up to date on the recent
Council’s changes to the revenue and capital allocations, together with
details of the Wellbeing monies. He agreed to e mail the specific
details to the Area Committee for their retention/information.
It was confirmed that Executive Board had approved a change in the
rationale for the allocation of Wellbeing funding from 25/75% (deprivation/population) to 50/50 with immediate effect. The Area Committee, however, should be mindful that the approval was not unanimous and may therefore be subject to further challenge at full Council on 15th September 2010.
e) Appointments to Outside Bodies 2010/11 (Minute 16 refers)
Stuart Robinson informed the meeting that Bramley Sure Start had now been officially wound up as an organisation and would be removed from the appointments to outside bodies schedule.
Councillor T Hanley referred to the ALMO appointments and took the opportunity of raising his concerns with regards to a West North West ALMO Board meeting he had attended on 3rd September 2010 where discussions had taken place in relation to a 2.1 million overpayment which had occurred within the ALMO’S capital structure.
At the request of the Chair, Councillor A Lowe in her capacity as a Director of West North West Homes ALMO, up dated the meeting on progress and it was noted that the Council’s Asset Management team were currently in discussions with the Chief Executive of West North West Homes.
f) Dog Control Orders (Minute 18 refers)
Clare Wiggins, Area Management Officer, informed the meeting that Dog Control Wardens had attended the recent round of forums.
(Councillor T Hanley and Stephen McBarron joined the meeting at 5.10pm during discussions of the item relating to Children’s Services – Area Committee Performance Report)