Agenda item

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 (YAF), Capital Budget as well as the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2023/24.

The Localities Officer presented the report, outlining the following information:

• The available Wellbeing budget was detailed at page 56 of the report with the ward split as Beeston & Holbeck £35,758.37, Hunslet & Riverside £29,113.50 and Middleton Park £38,249.79.
• A ring fence of £5,000 from the CIL budget for the Trees for Streets project was proposed at point 21 on page 57 of the report.
• Approved delegated decisions since the last meeting of the Inner South Community Committee was detailed at point 32 on page 60 of the report. Declined projects were available at point 33.
• Details of the Let’s Move: South Leeds event and the awarded £750 were available at page 62 of the report.
• The YAF figures were available at table 2 on page 62 of the report.
• The Small Grants figures were available at table 3 on page 63 of the report.
• The Community Skips figures were available at table 4 on page 63 of the report.
• The Capital Budget was available at table 5 on page 64 of the report.
• The CIL budget figures were available at table 6 on page 64 of the report, with an injection of £205,349.30.

During consideration of the funding application, the following was discussed:

• Members agreed to the £5,000 ringfence for the Trees for Streets project. This was an adopt a tree scheme which allowed the public to provide maintenance of trees which was noted to be positive for the community and saved the Council money.
• The Inner South – Bumpy project was deferred in order to seek further information regarding the reduction of re-offending rates, but the premise was supported as a good environment for young people to learn to safely operate motorbikes.
• Although agreed, the details of the Flaxton Street – Bollards project were discussed. The consultation process for tenants and residents and the best location for the bollards were queried, however, the safety of local people led the Committee to resolve to approve the project due to cars regularly turning in an unsafe manner.
• The Youth Club project was deferred to gather further information on the organisations strategy to draw in the wider community, provide sustainability details and their ability to link up with wider services such as the Council’s Youth Service.
• * The Hunslet Club Community Events project was approved in principle, but Members requested that efforts should be made to reduce the cost of each meal per head as £30 each was a substantial amount.
• The Middleton Park Juniors project was deferred as Members requested clarity for the rental costs at the different facilities mentioned in the summary, with Coburn Highschool’s pitch not being opened until April 2024 and some Council facilities being free for tier 1 activities (the offer being that anyone under 15 can use them before 20:00 daily).
• Members also requested further clarity as to the breakdown of provision within the locality as 45 young people, approximately 19%, were noted to be outside of the Inner South area. The Committee had also funded floodlights and nets and wanted to see a sustainability plan from the organisation.
• The data and cost breakdown for winter provision for Middleton Park Juniors was to be provided back to Members and it was noted that the decision could be made via a delegated decision process prior to the start of the club’s winter training sessions at the end of September.
• Members agreed to ring fencing £10,000 (CIL) to fund the closure of Back Camberley Street (Hunslet & Riverside) as detailed in the supplementary pack.
• As a £97,000 underspend had been identified from Section106 funding, the Committee suggested other Community Committees may want to check to see if they can utilize any underspends.

RESOLVED –

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

b. That the Wellbeing ringfence for consideration and approval, be noted (paragraph 20)

c. That the Wellbeing proposals for consideration and approval, be noted (paragraph 22)

d. That the details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision, be noted. (paragraph 32)

e. That funding proposals as detailed in the report for consideration, be determined as follows:

f. That the details of the declined projects, be noted (paragraph 33)

g. That the monitoring information of its funded projects, be noted (paragraph 34)

h. That the details of the Youth Activities Fund position, be noted (Table 2)

i. That the details of the Small Grants Budget, be noted. (Table 3)

j. That the details of the Community Skips Budget, be noted. (Table 4)

k. That the details of the Capital Budget, be noted. (Table 5)

l. That the details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget, be noted (Table 6)