Agenda item

Finance Report

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Locality Partnerships.

Minutes:

The Head of Locality Partnerships submitted a report that set out the overall delegated budget position for the Community Committee and invited Members to note the latest position, as submitted, and determine the funding applications contained within the report. The report also invited the Committee to review the ‘Minimum Conditions’ which would need to be satisfied prior to

an officer delegated decision being undertaken in between Community

Committee meetings in relation to the determination of funding applications.

 

Further to Minute No. 4, following the despatch of the agenda, with the agreement of the Chair, supplementary information was circulated to Members ahead of the meeting in the form of further funding applications for determination.

 

The projects set out in the report were discussed and determined as follows:-

 

Wellbeing Revenue Projects

Project Title

Amount Requested

Decision

Hyde Park Unity Day

£6,976

Approved in principle, pending the outcome from a meeting with event organisers (scheduled for 7th July 2023)

West Yorkshire Police: Operation Mineral

£1,900

Approved

Inner North West Community Committee Commissioned Project: Room Hire Charges for Community Venues to Support Money Buddies Sessions

£1,515

Approved

Leedswatch CCTV Cameras Maintenance Costs for 2023/24

£7,000

Approved

Leedswatch CCTV Cameras Maintenance Costs for 2022/23 for 4 Cameras

£4,000

Approved

Cardio Cricket

£1,000

Approved

 

Youth Activity Fund Projects

Project Title

Amount Requested

Decision

Jungle Kids

£4,000

Declined

Luttrell Children’s Home

£1,500

Approved

Leeds City Council Youth Service: Standing Proud Youth Club

£2,620

Approved

Headingley Lit Fest: Poetry in Primary Schools

£2,800

Approved

Out There: Trans and Non-Binary Active

£9,087

Approved in principle, for the sum of £5,000 - £6,000 pending the outcome from a meeting with event organisers regarding the delivery of the event.

 

Small Grants & Skips Projects

Project Title

Amount Requested

Decision

Community Theatre Project: ‘She Is…’

£485

Approved

Community Tennis Project: Woodhouse Moor

£165

Approved

Inner North West Community Committee Commissioned Project: Fun in the Park (HHP Group)

£620

Approved

Inner North West Community Committee Commissioned Project: Ireland Wood Summer Event & 2 Activity Days with Food

£915

Approved

 

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Projects

Project Title

Amount Requested

Decision

Little London Food Pantry Container

£4,337

Approved

The Hollies Tennis Courts

£2,100

Approved

 

In conclusion, the Chair highlighted that should members of the community require any further information on the projects which have been discussed or should there be any interest in potential support being provided for the delivery of community based projects in the future, then enquiries should be directed to local Ward Councillors or the Localities team for further information.

 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the details of the Wellbeing Budget position, as set out within the submitted report, be noted;

 

(b)  That having considered the funding applications submitted to the Committee, all applications, as referenced within the submitted report and the supplementary information circulated, be determined as set out in the minute above;

 

(c)  That the ‘Minimum Conditions’ which would need to be satisfied prior to an officer delegated decision being undertaken in between Community

Committee meetings with regard to the determination of funding

applications, as set out in paragraph 13 of the submitted report, be

agreed for operation in 2023/24;

 

(d)  That the monitoring information of the projects funded by the Community Committee, as detailed within the submitted report, be noted;

 

(e)  That the details of the Youth Activities Fund (YAF) budget position, as set out within the submitted report, be noted;

 

(f)  That the details of the Small Grants & Skips budget position, as set out within the submitted report, be noted;

 

(g)  That details of the Capital budget position, as set out within the submitted report, be noted; 

 

(h)  That details of Community Infrastructure Levy position, as set out within the submitted report, be noted.

 

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