Agenda item

The report of the West North West Area Leader provides the Outer West Community Committee with an update on the budget position of the Small Grants and skips pots and those Small Grants and skips that have been approved since the last meeting.

(Report attached)

The report of the West North West Area Leader provided the Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund for 2016/17.

Members were informed that the Outer West Community Committee had received an allocation of £113,310 for the 2016/17 financial year. Taking account of project underspends and carry forward figures from 2015/16, the total fund available for new projects in 2016/17 was £149,482.55.

Members informed that funding had been committed to 26 projects for 2016/17. Following the commissioning round there is £2,195 still available for allocation for Wellbeing Revenue in the 2016/17 budget.

Members were asked to note the information provided in tables 1 and 2 which provided an update on the small grants received and approved and the skips approved since the last meeting.

Members attention was drawn to point 13 Table 3 of the submitted report.  The Members were reminded of the projects under the Youth Activity Fund which they had approved;

·  Mini Breeze

·  Pop-up Activity Camps

·  Breeze Friday Night Project

Members were asked to consider the following projects for approval;

Table 3 of submitted report

Members discussed the projects listed at Table 3

Members requested clarification on the new streamlined process for Wellbeing and Youth Activity Fund.

Members were also asked to consider point 14 of the submitted report, in reference to a £6k pot of funding being approved from YAF to be commissioned on activities for the Farnley & Wortley Ward.

Members were asked to give consideration to point 16 of the submitted report on minimum conditions for taking delegated decisions with a request to continue using the same process.

Members requested that wherever possible to bring new applications to either Community Committee or General purposes meetings.

The Committee were informed of an action day that had taken place on the Bawns. The event was a success with 6 skips being filled.

RESOLVED – That the Committee:

·  Noted the current budget position for the revenue Wellbeing Fund for 2016/17

·  Noted the small grants and skips that have been approved since the last meeting at table 1 and 2 of the submitted report.

·  Noted the current budget position for the Youth Activities Fund and consider any applications received for 2016/17 at table 3 and point 12 of the submitted report.

Table 3 of submitted report

·  Reviewed and agreed the minimum conditions for taking delegated decisions outside of Community Committees as set out in paragraphs 14,15,16 and 17 of the submitted report.

·  Members approved a £6k pot of funding from YAF to be commissioned on activities for the Farnley & Wortley Ward.