Agenda item

The report of the West North West Area Leader provides the Outer West Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund and Youth Activities Fund for 2018/19 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 Grants and Skips that have been approved since the last meeting.

(Report attached)

The report of the West North West Area Leader updated the Community Committee on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund and the Youth Activity Fund for 2018/19 and the current position of the Small Grants and Skips pots.

Members were informed that the Community Committee had received an allocation of £112,390 for the financial year 2018/19. Funding had now been committed to 22 projects leaving the Committee with a balance of £15,416 still available for allocation for Wellbeing Revenue.

Members were invited to consider a number of applications which had been received / approved since the last meeting which were set out at Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the submitted report. Members were also asked to consider the amendment to an application from the 24^th South West Leeds (Farnley) Scout Group at point 18 of the submitted report.

The Committee were advised on the minimum conditions for taking of delegated decisions outside of the Community Committees which was set out at point 23 of the submitted report.

Members discussed the forthcoming centenary commemorations for the end of World War 1 in November. It was suggested that each ward should save £800 as a contingency fund towards events for the commemorations.

Members discussed the distribution of CIL money. Members were informed that a CIL officer had now been appointed who was producing guidance on CIL for Members and that there would be workshops.

Members were advised that Appendix 1 provided monitoring information of projects funded last municipal year.

RESOLVED - To:

·  Note the current budget position for the revenue Wellbeing Fund for 2018/19 at Appendix 1 and note or consider applications that have been approved / received 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 3 of the submitted report

·  Note the budget position for the Capital Wellbeing Fund for 2018/19 and note or consider applications that have been approved / received since the last meeting at Table 4 of the submitted report

·  Consider the amendment to the Farnley Scout Hut refurbishments project set out at point 18 of the report

·  Note the current budget position for the Youth Activities Fund 2018/19 and note or consider applications that have been approved / received at table 5 of the submitted report

·  Note the minimum conditions as set out in point 23 of the submitted report, approve the conditions for operation in 2018/19.

1. Leeds LGBT and Sport Fringe Festival - £2,000 APPROVED

2. More than Food – Disability Advice Services Lower Wortley – £2,968 APPROVED

3. Rodley Christmas Lights – Top up - £651 APPROVED

4. Leeds Walking Football Project - £500 APPROVED

5. Irrigation Project at Stanningley Sport and Amateur League Club Ltd - £2,500 APPROVED

7. Outer West Music Workshop DJ School UK - £2,880 - APPROVED

Refurbishment work to the Scout Hut of 24th South West Leeds (Farnley) 

Scout Group  - Amendment Approved