Agenda item

To consider the report of the West North West Area Leader which provides 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.

The report also provides an update on the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund, Small Grant and Skips that have been approved since the last meeting.

(Report attached)

The report of the West North West Area Leader provided the 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.

Members were reminded that the Community Committee had received an allocation of £104,670 for financial year 2017/18. Taking into account project underspends and carry forward figures from 2017/17, the total fund available for new projects in 2017/18 was £112, 237.06. It was noted that funding was committed to 23 projects for 2017/18. Table 1 of the submitted report set out Wellbeing applications which had been received or approved since the last meeting. The table included the ‘Mainly Men’ project for consideration, the Committee had received information in relation to this applications as part of the Open Forum. Minute 17 refers

It was noted by the Members that taking in to account underspends and if the ‘Mainly Men’ project was to be approved there would be £422 still available for allocation for the Wellbeing Revenue 2017/18 budget.

Members were advised that Table 2 of the submitted report set out the Small Grants that had been received or approved since the last meeting.

Table 3 of the submitted report provided Members with information on the skips that had been approved since the last meeting.

It was noted that there was £4,916 still available for allocation for the Small Grants and skips hire in the 2017/18 budget.

Members were asked to consider moving money from the Small Grants and skips pot should the need arise to fund a large grant project. Members were in agreement to consolidate the large grants and the Small Grants and skips pots.

It was noted that it was the time of year when skips may be requested especially for allotments and leaf fall collection. Members were informed by the Chair that a special meeting was to be organised for Ward Members with the Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team to identify hot spots of leaf fall in the wards with a view to look at how best to address the issue of clearing leaves.

Members were advised that £30,153 of capital monies was available for allocation in 2017/18. Table 4 of the submitted report provided Members with information of Capital projects approved since the last meeting.

Members heard that the Youth Activities Fund had now been fully committed for 2017/18.

The Committee was asked to consider approval of the method by which Wellbeing grants are approved for 2018/19. It was noted that the application round would follow the same process as previous years, with applications being invited between 27^th October 2017 and 12^th January 2018 for approval during February 2018.

RESOLVED - That the Committee:

·  Note the current budget position for the revenue Wellbeing Fund 2017/18 and applications that have been approved since the last meeting at table 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 table 3 of the submitted report.

·  Note the current budget position of the Capital Wellbeing Fund for 2017/18 and those applications that have been approved since the last meeting at Table 4 of the submitted report.

·  Note the current budget position for the Youth Activities Fund for 2017/18

·  Agree the recommended application round process for 2017/18

·  Agree to merge the large grants and the small grants and skips budgets

·  Approve the project ‘Mainly Men’ submitted by Farsley and Pudsey Live at Home scheme