Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

To update the Committee on the activities and actions of the Community Engagement Officers, to advise on the current expenditure and balances of the delegated budgets and to consider any applications for grant funding.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Letchworth be endorsed;

(2)       That the Community Engagement Officer be requested to seek an update on the functioning of the lighting in Howard Park and Gardens before the next meeting of the Committee.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.

Audio recording – 1 hour 6 minutes 47 seconds

The Assistant Community Engagement Officer presented the report entitled Grants and Community Update, together with the following appendix:

·                Appendix 1 – 2020/21 Financial Year Budget Sheet

She advised that:

·                Photographs of Greencare at Norton had been included in the report to show Members what the funding previously granted had been spent on;

·                Imajica Theatre Company had finished filming their Seasonal Pantomime and tickets could now be booked for the online show;

·                The Community Engagement Team were considering further ways of promoting the Zoom town surgeries to more residents.

The following Members asked questions and took part in discussion:

·                Councillor David Levett;

·                Councillor Kate Aspinwall.

Members raised the following topics:

·                The lighting in Howard Park and Gardens had not been working for several months despite being reported many times. This made it dangerous and difficult to walk through the area at night and late afternoon. An update on this matter would be appreciated by the Committee before its next meeting;

·                The Committee passed on its thanks to the Assistant Community Engagement Officer and her team for all their support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Letchworth be endorsed;

(2)       That the Assistant Community Engagement Officer be requested to seek an update on the functioning of the lighting in Howard Park and Gardens before the next meeting of the Committee.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.