Agenda item

To receive the report of the West North West Area Leader to provide the Outer West Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund and Youth Activities Fund for 2017/18 and the current position of the Small Grants and skips pots. 

(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 and Youth Activities Fund for 2017/18 and the current position of the Small Grants and skips pot.

The Members noted that the Outer West Community Committee had received an allocation of £104,690 for the 2017/18 financial year. The Committee were informed that taking into account the underspends and the carry forward figures from 2016/17, the total fund available for new projects in 2017/18 was £112,237.06. The Members heard that funding had now been committed to 23 projects for 2017/18.

Members were informed that Table 1 of the submitted report outlined Wellbeing Applications which had been approved since the last meeting of the Committee.

Members noted that taking into account underspends and the balance following the commissioning round there was £3,153.04 still available for allocation for Wellbeing Revenue in the 2017/18 budget.

Members were advised that details of monitoring returns provided by Wellbeing projects funded in 2016/17 were set out at Appendix 1 of the submitted report.

Members’ attention was drawn to Table 2 at paragraph 12 of the submitted report which showed those Small Grant applications that had been approved since the last meeting and Table 3 which outlined the skips approved since the meeting of the Outer West Community Committee. Members were advised that taking these into account there was £4,830.65 still available.

Members were advised that the latest update from the Council’s Finance Section showed that there was £33,900 in capital monies available for allocation in 2017/18.

Members noted that there was £973.61 remaining in the Youth Activities Budget. Members discussed the use of the money to fund the Outer West Youth Summit. The Committee heard that negotiations were on going to look at cheaper catering options at the Rosebowl. Details of the event were set out at Appendix 2 of the submitted report.

Members were asked to give consideration to Paragraph 18 of the submitted report which set out the minimum conditions in order to reassure Members that all delegated decisions would be taken within an appropriate governance framework, with appropriate Member  consultation and only when such conditions had been satisfied.

Members discussed the payment of CIL money to the Community Committee.

A Small Grant application was tabled at the meeting for Members consideration. Members discussed the application from Leeds Irish Arts Foundation.

RESOLVED - To:-

·  Note the current budget position for the revenue Wellbeing Fund for 2017/18 and applications that have been approved since the last meeting at Table 1 of the submitted report.

·  Note the content of the end of year monitoring returns for projects funded in 2016/17 – Appendix 1 of the submitted report.

·  Note the current budget position for the small grants and skips and those applications that have been approved since the last meeting at Table 2 and 3 of the submitted report.

·  Note the current budget position for the Capital Wellbeing Fund for 2017/18

·  Note the current budget position for the Youth Activities Fund for 2017/18 and note applications that have been approved at Table 4 of the submitted report.

·  To approve the Youth Activities project at Table 5 and appendix 2 of the submitted report.

·  To approve the minimum conditions as set out at paragraph 18 of the submitted report.