Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Locality Partnerships which provides an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund Capital Budget, as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy budget for 2022/23.

The report of the Head of Locality Partnerships 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 2022/23.

Members were provided with the following information and requested to give consideration on the minimum conditions and applications:

·  Paragraph 14 – 16 presented the minimum conditions as previously approved by the Committee to reassure Members that all delegated decisions would be taken within an appropriate governance framework with appropriate member consultation.

·  Members were asked to note the Wellbeing Budget’s remaining balance of £101,389.38. Table 1 of the submitted report provided a breakdown of projects and balances for each ward. Officers were requested to provide the project organisations name in Table 1.

·  Members were requested to give consideration for the following Wellbeing Budget ring-fences:

o  Small Grants and Skips allocation - £6,000 with £2,000 per ward. Approved

o  Community Engagement allocation - £750 with £250 per ward. Approved

o  Inner West blue Grit Bins allocation - £2,418.60 allocations per ward:

§  Armley 10 blue bins - £806.20 – Approved

§  Bramley & Stanningley 13 blue bins - £1,048.06 – Approved

§  Kirkstall  7 blue bins - £564.34 – Approved

·  Inner West Youth Summit allocation £2,250 with equal split of £750.00 per ward – Approved.

·  CCTV Cameras allocation £6,000 with each ward having 2 cameras each at £2,000 – Approved.

·  Inner West Festive Lights allocation £10,612 to cover costs for festive motifs, plus Leeds Light staff to attend switch on events:

o  Armley £2,660 – Approved

o  Bramley & stanningley £2,396 – Approved

o  Kirkstall £5, 556 – Approved

·  The following Wellbeing and Capital projects were considered:

o  Bramley Park Ice-Cream Play Item – Parks & Countryside requested £10, 506.72 – Approved (Bramley & Stanningley Ward)

o  Bramley Open Arts Group Leeds 2023 – Fairfield Community Centre requested £4,600 – Approved. (Bramley & Stanningley Ward)

o  Operation Mineral – West Yorkshire Police Early Action requested £1,358 (£452.66 per ward) Approved

o  New Wortley Community Association 40^th Anniversary Celebrations – New Wortley Community Association requested £2,000 – Approved (Armley Ward) At this point in the meeting Cllr McKenna declared an Other Registrable Interest as his wife has an unpaid role as Chair of Trustees of New Wortley Community Association

·  Inner West Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Speeding Operations – West Yorkshire Police, West Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team requested £6,035.20 (£2011.73 per ward) Approved. Members requested a condition be added for the team to move around the roads in the wards on a half hourly basis to discourage ASB and speeding.

·  Speed Indicator Device (SID) for Kirkstall Ward – LCC Highways requested £3,500 – Approved (Kirkstall ward)  

·  Community Youth Project – The City of Leeds YMCA requested £5,265 – Approved (Kirkstall ward) Ward Members requested that the organisation look for match funding for future applications.

·  Bramley Christmas Tree - LCC Forestry requested £609.21 – Approved (Bramley ward) It was noted that LCC Forestry were looking to source a tree which could be planted.

·  Armley Sculpture Trail – Assembly House requested £1,500 – Approved (Armley ward)

·  SOS+ 15 Week School Programme – Bramley Cluster and Children’s Services requested £5,000 – Approved (Bramley & Stanningley ward) Members requested that this programme be offered to pupils on roll at Leeds West Academy but currently not attending.

·  Armley Park Events 2022 – Friends of Armley and Gotts Park requested £2,566 – Approved (Armley ward) It was noted that repeat bids should be discussed at future workshop.

·  Leeds Hyde Park Sports Club -m Leeds Hyde Park Sports Club requested £3,700 – This was deferred for further information (Kirkstall ward)

·  Members were asked to note the projects listed at paragraph 39 which had been approved since the last meeting on 16^th March 2022.

·  Members were asked to note that one project had been declined since the last meeting on 16^th March 2022. This was listed at paragraph 40 of the submitted report.

·  Members were asked to note the remaining balance of £50,330.42 in the Youth Activity Fund. Table 2 of the report provided a breakdown of projects split by wards.

·  Members were advised that the Capital Budget had a remining balance of £22,280.08. Table 3 provided a summary of projects.

·  Members were informed that the Community Committee currently have £74,915.42 to spend in the Community Infrastructure Levy budget. Table 4 provided a summary.

RESOLVED -   

a. To agree the minimum conditions as set out in paragraph 14 of the report

b. Details of the Wellbeing Budget position (Table 1) be noted

c. Proposed Ring Fences (paragraph 22 onwards) be approved as set out above

d. Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval (paragraph 29 onwards) be approved or deferred as set out above

e. To note details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision (paragraph 39)

f. To note monitoring information of its funded projects (paragraph 43 onwards)

g. To note details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) position (Table 2)

h. To note details of the Small Grants & Skips budget Budget (paragraph 48)

i. Details of the Capital Budget (Table 3) be noted

j. Details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget (Table 4) be noted