Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Stronger Communities.

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 and the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2020/21.

Kimberly Frangos, Localities Officer presented the report.

The following was highlighted:

·  Revenue allocated to date.  Total spend was £124,450 leaving a remaining balance of £39,325.85.

·  Projects for consideration:

o  Outer South Garden Maintenance Service – Morley Elderly Action - £29,880 was requested.  Members were supportive of this application.  Information was requested as to the level of provision in each ward.

o  Morley Arts Festival - £15,000 was requested.  It was requested that the application be deferred for further information.

o  Morley Town Centre Management - £15,000 was requested.  Members were supportive of this application.

o  Two defibrillators for Morley South - £1,500 was requested from Morley South Capital Budget.  Members were supportive of this application.

o  Leeds Little Free Library - £400 was requested from Morley South Capital Budget.  Members were supportive of this application

·  Wellbeing Covid Funds – There was a remaining balance of £9,084.90.

·  National Covid Funds – There was a remaining balance of £20,083.48

·  Projects that had been agreed by Delegated Decision since the last meeting.

·  Updates on projects funded by the Community Committee.

·  £35,868.40 had been allocated from the Youth Activities Fund for 2020/21 leaving a remaining balance of £22,815.04

·  There was £4,050 remaining in the Small Grants Budget.

·  There was £941.78 remaining in the Community Skips Budget.

·  There was £58,847.94 remaining in the Capital Budget.

·  There was £123,916.17 remaining in the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget.

·  A query was raised with regards to a changes in how funds were made available to Ward Members following the sale of council owned land within their Wards.  Previously Ward Members were able to spend 20%.  It had now been informed that this would be 15% with a further 5% to be decided by the relevant Community Committee.  It was further informed that the 5% that was available was to be shared out across the Community Committee and not specific to the ward in which it was generated.  Reference was made to the principle established by the Community Committee that any Community Infrastructure Levy monies allocated should be spent in the ward in which they were generated.  The Chair agreed to raise this at the next meeting of the Area Chairs Forum.

RESOLVED –

(1)  That details of the Wellbeing Budget position be noted.

(2)  That details of the Wellbeing Covid 19 Budget position be noted.

(3)  That details of the National Covid 19 Budget position be noted.

(4)  That the following Wellbeing proposals be determined as follows:

o  Outer South Garden Maintenance Service - £29,880 – Approved

o  Morley Arts Festival - £15,000 – Deferred

o  Morley Town Centre Management - £15,000 – Approved

o  Two Defibrillators for Morley South - £1,500 – Approved

o  Leeds Little Free Library - £400 – Approved

(5)  That details of the projects approved by delegated decision be noted.

(6)  That monitoring information of funded projects be noted.

(7)  That details of the Youth Activities Fund be noted.

(8)  That details of the Small Grants Budget be noted.

(9)  That details of the Community Skips Budget be noted.

(10)  That details of the Capital Budget be noted.

(11)  That details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget noted.