Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Stronger Communities which provides the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund, Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2019/2020.

(Report attached)

The report of Head of Stronger Communities provided the Community Committee with an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund, Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2019/20.

Members’ attention was drawn to the following key points of the report:

·  Table 1 which showed the Wellbeing revenue spend and balance;

·  Points 30-32 which provided monitoring information which had been provided in relation to the Summer Bands 2019 project;

·  Table 2 listed the projects that had been funded through the Youth Activities Fund 2019/20, a total of £64,503 has been allocated leaving a remaining balance of £754;

·  Table 3 and 4 listed the small grants and community skips which have been funded, with a remaining balance of £818.32. Supplementary information circulated to Members requested Members consideration for a top up to the Small Grants and Community Skips Fund;

·  Point 37 noted that Capital budget has £37,600 available to spend it was noted that Members had agreed to split the balance of capital money between the three wards;

·  Point 38 presented the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Budget with a breakdown of spend for each ward listed in Table 5.

Members considered applications set out at points 20 to 26 of the submitted report. Three applications in relation to Pudsey Grit Bins, re-roofing of Tyersal Club and Small Grants and Skips top up were circulated to Members for consideration as supplementary information.

Members requested that it should be publicised when the Community Committee have provided money for projects particularly in the case of the Summer Bands. It was noted that not all the Summer Bands were funded by the Community Committee but were funded separately by Ward Members using MICE money.

Members discussed the refilling of grit bins.

Members requested more information in relation to CIL money. Specifically when the next contributions might be expected and how much so that they can start planning for future projects.

RESOLVED – To note:

a)  Details of the Wellbeing Budget position (Table1)

b)  Wellbeing proposals (point 20-26

c)  Monitoring information of its funded projects (point 30-32);

d)  Details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) position (Table 2);

e)  Details of the Small Grants Budget (Table 3);

f)  Details of the community Skips Budget (Table 4);

g)  Details of the Capital Budget (point 37)

h)  Details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (Table 5).