Agenda item

The report of the Area Leader, West North West is to update Members on the projects funded through the Inner West Wellbeing Fund and Youth Activities Fund budgets. It presents projects approved by delegated decision since the last meeting and outlines the applications received through the open commissioning round for funding in the 2017/18 financial year. 

(Report attached)

The report of the West North West Area Leader updated the Members on the projects funded through the Inner West Wellbeing Fund and the Youth Activities Fund budgets.

The report also presented the projects approved by delegated decision since the last meeting and outlined the applications received through the open commissioning round for funding in the 2017/18 financial year.

Members noted that there is to be a 10% cut to Wellbeing Fund. The Inner West Wellbeing revenue budget was approved by Executive Board for an amount of £128,500. The Community Committee has again opted to split the budget by ward, giving each ward a budget of £42,833.

It was suggested that where the Community Committee was not able to provide funding that the Communities Team would signpost organisations to other funding opportunities.

Point 2 of the submitted report set out the remaining balances for 2016/17.

Point 3 of the submitted report set out a Wellbeing application for 2016/17, for:

·  Queenswood Drive Outdoor Gym Equipment - £10,000, Kirkstall

Members were informed that there had been 6 small grants approved since the last meeting, these were listed at points 5 – 10 of the submitted report.

It was noted that the current Capital budget balance was £9,079.

Members were advised that the Community Committee had funded sixteen Youth Activity projects since April 2016 these were listed at appendix 2 of the submitted report. The remaining balance for the Youth Activity Fund 2016/17 was set out at point 13 of the submitted report. 

Members reviewed the Wellbeing projects for 2017/18 listed for approval at point 17 of the submitted report. Members were advised of an amendment to project number 19 - Kitchen Project – Bramley Villagers amount should read £2,500.

Members also reviewed the Youth Activity Fund projects for 2017/18 listed at point 18 of the submitted report. 

Cllr. Yeadon informed the Committee that Music From The Attic would be performing at Kirkstall Education Cricket Club on Thursday 6^th April 2017.

RESOLVED – The Community Committee resolved to:

a)  Note the balance of the Wellbeing budget for 2016/17 at point 2 of the submitted report

b)  Approve the new Wellbeing project for 2016/17 at point 3 of the submitted report:

·  Queenswood Drive Outdoor Gym Equipment - £10,000, Kirkstall - Approved

c)  Note the balance of the Capital Fund at point 11 of the submitted report

d)  Note the balance of the Youth Activities Fund at point 13 of the submitted report

e)  Approve the new projects for Wellbeing and Youth Activities Fund for 2017/18 as detailed at point 17 and 18 of the submitted report

Wellbeing Projects 2017/18

Youth Activity Fund Projects 2017/18

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor J McKenna required it to be recorded that he had abstained to vote for the Wellbeing projects listed at point 17 and Youth Activity Fund projects listed at point 18 of the submitted report.