Agenda item

Finance Report

To receive and consider the attached report of the Head of Locality Partnerships which provides an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund as well as the CRIS and Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2024/25.

 

Minutes:

The report of the Head of Locality Partnerships provided an update on the budget position for the Wellbeing Fund, Youth Activity Fund as well as the CRIS and Community Infrastructure Levy Budget for 2024/25.

 

Projects as outlined in the submitted report were discussed and agreed as follows:

Project

Organisation

Ward

Amount

Decision

Chapel Allerton Arts Festival – Café Run

Chapel Allerton Festival

All

£450 (Wellbeing)

Agreed

Chapeltown CMC Play Scheme

Chapeltown CMC Play Scheme

Chapel Allerton

£776 (YAF)

Agreed

CYDC Real Chance Health Multi Sports 2024 Camp

 CYDC

Chapel Allerton

£4,000 (YAF)

Deferred

Feel Good Holiday Club

Feel Good Factor

Chapel Allerton

£2,763 (YAF)

Agreed

LDM Basketball

Let’s Do More CIC

Chapel Allerton

£1,228 (YAF)

Agreed

Meanwood Community Youth Theatre

Brave Words CIC

All

£1,110 (YAF)

Agreed

Meanwood Olympics

InterACT Church and Community Partnership

Chapel Allerton and Moortown

£1,233 (YAF)

Agreed

Multi-Sport Activity Camp with Swimming

Leeds City Council Active Leeds – Scott Hall Leisure Centre

All

£4,725 (YAF)

Agreed

MVUF Environment Summer Playscheme

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

All

£4,378 (YAF)

Agreed

New Horizon Summer Youth Project

New Horizon Community School

All

£762 (YAF)

Agreed

Prince Philip Centre Play Scheme

Prince Philip Centre Play Scheme

Chapel Allerton

£957.50 (YAF)

Agreed

RJC Dance 2024/25 Dance Camps

RJC Dance

Chapel Allerton

£6,520 (YAF)

Agreed

Skating at Roundhay and Potternewton

LS-TEN

All

£1,705 (YAF)

Agreed

 

The Localities Officer highlighted the following information:

·  An overview of the proposed minimum conditions as per paragraph 14 and 17 of the submitted report.

·  The Wellbeing Revenue 2024/25 budget, which stands at £109,188.44.

·  The area wide ring-fenced Wellbeing projects budget, which stands at £61,809.53.

·  The area wide ward projects budget, which stands at £55,291.53.

·  Delegated Decisions that have taken place since the last Community Committee meeting on the 26th of February 2024. It was noted that Irish Arts and Cultural Activities and Events, Connecting Nature, Meanwood Park Community Tennis Programme and Breeze in the Park 2024 were all approved.

·  No projects have been declined since the last Community Committee meeting held on the 26th of February 2024.

·  The Ward Pots Budget 2024/25. A breakdown per ward was provided as per the submitted report.

·  The Youth Activities Fund Position 2024/25. It was noted that following further work with organisations regarding their finances, additional monies have been saved towards the cost of the projects.

·  The Capital Budget 2024/25. The balance stands at £16,848.00.

·  The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Budget 2024/25. There is a remaining balance of £54,591.95.

 

Members discussed the possibilities of reducing the cost of Christmas light switch-on events. The Chair suggested that this discussion take place at ward level.

 

RESOLVED – To:

a)  Note details of the Wellbeing Budget position.

b)  Consider projects as outlined above.

c)  Note details of the projects approved via Delegated Decision.

d)  Note details of the declined projects.

e)  Note details of the Skips and Ward Pots.

f)  Note details of the Youth Activities Fund position.

g)  Note details of the Capital Budget.

h)  Note details of the Community Infrastructure Levy Budget.

 

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