Agenda item

The report of the Head of Stronger Communities provides the Community Committee with an update on the budget positon for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund, Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2020/21.

(Report attached)

The report of the 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 2020/21.

Members were in receipt of, and referred to a revised Finance Report that corrected figures in the original report. This revised version was published as supplementary information following the meeting.

Members were informed of the following points:

·  Paragraphs 17 – 19 provided an update on the Wellbeing Fund. A full breakdown of the projects was provided at Table 1. The total revenue funding available to the Community Committee for 2020/21 is £136,177.81;

·  The total spend for Area wide ring fenced projects amounted to £97,978.67. The Remaining Available Balance for Area wide ward projects was £25,228.04;

·  Members were requested to consider applications in relation to Nubian Noire, Moortown Park (Environmental Improvements) and Moortown Ward Grit Bin Refills. Members were in agreement to approve these applications;

·  Since the last Consultative Meeting on 7^th September 2020, the following projects had been approved by DDN:

o  Fresh Leeds Community Radio C.I.C

o  RadhaRaman Society in partnership with Sauda

o  Roundhay and Potternewton Beginners Cycle Sessions

o  RJC Dance Camps Online

o  Beckhill Playground

o  Harehills Lane SID

o  Christmas Tree – Meanwood

o  Christmas Tree – Oakwood

o  Millfield School Xmas Lights

o  Chapel Allerton Planting

o  Community Highlights

o  Meanwood Children’s Halloween Competition

o  Meanwood festive photo fun competition

·  Since the last Consultative Forum on 7^th September 2020, the following projects had been declined:

o  ABC Summer Project

o  ACamps Summer Camps

o  Art Camp 2020

o  Brave Words CIC

o  Breeze Summer Holiday Camp

o  D-Jing In The Woods

o  Found Fiction

o  Moortown Monday Night Youth Project

o  Scrap Art Project

·  Youth Activities Fund updates were provided at 26 – 28 of the submitted report. Balances and projects were set out at Table 2 of the report;

·  Paragraph 31, Table 5 of the submitted report outlined projects currently on running or on hold and how they have been affected by the pandemic 2020/21;

·  Paragraph 32 outlined the Capital Budget 2020/21 and Table 6 provided an update on the projects to date;

·  The CIL balance was £123, 921.18, with the CIL allocation outlined in Table 7;

·  Paragraph 34 provided the Community Committee with an up-to-date balance statement of the Inner East COVID-19 Discretionary Funds.

RESOLVED – To note the details of the following:

a)  Wellbeing Budget position (Table 1)

b)  Projects approved via Delegated Decision

c)  Youth Activities Fund position (Table 2)

d)  Skips and Ward Pots (Table 4)

e)  Position statement on projects funded by the committee that are currently on hold and how they have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic (Table 5)

f)  Capital Budget (Table 6)

g)  Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (Table 7)

h)  Community Committees and the Communities Team response to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The Community Committee approved the following applications:

·  Nubian Noire – £591 Wellbeing Fund

·  Moortown Park (Environmental Improvements) – £11, 270.00 Capital Budget

·  Moortown Ward Grit Bin Refills – £1,854.26 Wellbeing Fund