Agenda item

The report of the Area Leader provides the 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 updates 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 Area Leader provided the Members 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 advised Members of the following points:

·  The minimum standards for delegated decisions;

·  Wellbeing projects which had been approved since last meeting set out at Table 1 of the report;

·  The remaining balances for Wellbeing Fund and Youth Activity Fund set out at Table 2 of the report;

·  The amounts still available for allocation per ward for the small grants and skips Table 3 of the report;

·  Those small grants and skips which had been approved since the last meeting presented at Table 4 of the report;

·  Capital projects which had been approved via delegated decision since the last meeting at Table 5 of the report;

·  Current budget available for Capital spend, £20,132 at point 13 of the report;

·  Table 6 provided the details of the current CIL balances available for allocation per ward;

·  Point 16 of the report provided the indicative budget for Wellbeing Fund 2019/20 which the Community Committee had opted to be split between the wards, giving each ward a budget of  £56,333;

·  Point 17 of the report provided an indicative amount for Youth Activity Fund 2019/20, which the Community Committee had opted to split between the wards, giving each ward a budget of £12,666;

·  Members of the Community Committee had attended a workshop to review applications for the forthcoming municipal year;

·  Points 19, 20, 21 of the report set out those projects for approval in 2019/20;

·  Points 22,23, of the report listed the projects deferred for further consideration;

·  Points 24 and 25 listed those projects which would not be proceeding in 2019/20.

Cllr. Venner vacated the room during discussions in relation to Wellbeing Fund application Music from the Attic and Capital Fund application from Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club – Ball Stop Netting System. Minute 42 refers.

RESOLVED – To:

a)  Approve the minimum conditions set out for delegated decisions set out at point 5 of the submitted report;

b)  Note the delegated decisions taken at Table 1 of the submitted report;

c)  Note the revised Wellbeing and Youth Activity balances for 2018/19 at Table 2 of the submitted report;

d)  Note the balance of the small grants and skips budget for 2018/19 at Table 3 of the submitted report;

e)  Note the small grant applications at Table 4 of the submitted report;

f)  Note the Capital Funding delegated decisions taken at Table 5 of the submitted report;

g)  Note the  balance of the Capital Fund at point 13 of the submitted report;

h)  Note the balance of the CIL Fund at Table 6 of the submitted report; and

i)  Approved the following projects for 2019/20 set out at points 19,20 and 21 of the submitted report:

Wellbeing Fund

Youth Activity Fund

Capital

Approval was also given to the following:

Wellbeing Fund project: Game Safety Course, Geeks Room CIC -£ 7,635

Small Grant: Community Bingo, Swinnow Community Centre - £215.42 Members requested monitoring information specifically in relation to attendees postcodes.

Small Grant: New Wortley Festival 2019, New Wortley Community Association - £500

Members deferred the following project:

Celebrate World Circus Day, Urban Angels - £3,017