Agenda item

To receive the report of the West North West Area Leader the report provides Members with the new budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2014/15 following the creation of the new Community Committee. It also presents two new large grants for consideration.

The report of the West North West Area Leader provided Members with the new budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2014/15 following the creation of the new Community Committee. It also presented two new large grants for consideration.

Members were informed that with the creation of the new Inner West Community Committee, the Wellbeing budget of the former Inner North West Area Committee has been reviewed, and projects relating to Kirkstall Ward are listed at Appendix 2. The former Inner North West Area Committee allocated its total large grant budget to projects in March 2014, therefore there is no available balance for large grants transferring into the Inner West Community Committee budget during 2014/15. However funds would be transferring into the new Committee’s small grants and skips pot, and the Youth Activities Fund budget.

Unallocated revenue budget for each ward was as follows:

-  Armley Ward: £33,246

-  Bramley & Stanningley Ward: £12,206

-  Kirkstall Ward: £0

Total: £45,452

Members discussed increasing the upper limit of small grant applications and the projects deferred from the March 2014 meeting and two new Wellbeing applications.

RESOLVED – That the Committee:

·  Noted the current budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2014/15 as per Appendix 1 and 2 of the submitted report.

·  Noted the current position of the small grants and skips budget and those small grants and skips that had been approved since the last meeting, and agreed an upper limit of £500 for new small grant applications for 2014/15.

·  Noted the current position of the Youth Activity Fund and projects funded through a delegated decision.

·  Considered the two projects deferred from March 2014 Inner West Committee presented at 3.10 of the submitted report;

1)  AIM Education Playful Parents & Back to Sports Leaders £7,710 Bramley & Stanningley Ward – Members requested a meeting with AIM Education to further discuss.

2)  Burglary Other and Number Plate Theft Initiatives £3,000 split between Armley and Bramley & Stanningley wards – Approved

·  Considered two new Wellbeing applications presented at 3.14 of the submitted report;

1)  Aim for it –Revizit – requested £1,800 – Approved

2)  Breeze Games on Ley Lane – requested £1,960 – Approved

Cllr. Lowe arrived during this item.