Issue - meetings

To advise the Committee on the current expenditure and balances of the Area Committee budgets.

To bring to the Committee’s attention details of recent requests received for Area Committee Grant Funding, made by community groups and local organisations, which conform to the Authority’s Grants Policy approved by Cabinet on June 14th 2016.

RESOLVED:

(1)          That the actions taken by the Community Officer to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Royston be noted;

(2)          That any unspent funds from the 2018/19 financial year be allocated to Community and Environmental Initiatives;

(3)          That the Communities Officer be requested to circulate the full list of projects suggested for Section 106 funding to all Members of the Royston Committee.

REASON FOR DECISIONS:

(1)      To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Officer;

(2)      To inform Members of the financial resources available to the Committee.

Audio Recording – Start Time of Item – 51 Minutes 44 Seconds

The Communities Officer presented the report entitled Grants and Community Update and drew attention to the following:

Budgets

The Communities Officer advised that the Committee had a budget of £1,420.

Pathway at the End of Green Drift

That with regards to the pathway at the end of Green Drift, there are no current plans to adopt the pathway, but it was planned to get the path adopted as a right of way so that plans couls progress.

Coombes Community Centre

The Coombes Community Association were looking to create an outdoor area to alleviate the issue of anti-social behaviour.

Councillor Bill Davidson advised that lights had been installed and that there were plans for a CCTV camera.

Royston First BID

The ballot to continue the BID for a further 5 years had been successful.

The following Member asked questions:

·                Councillor Ruth Brown.

The Chairman confirmed that the BID had a new business plan, which was the basis of the BID for the next 5 years.

Section 106

The Communities Officer confirmed that the list of projects detailed in Paragraph 8.2.7 was not a complete list.

The following Members asked questions and took part in the discussion:

·               Councillor Ruth Brown;

·               Councillor Tony Hunter.

The Chairman confirmed that the list was only a few of the items.

Members requested that the full list of projects be circulated.

RESOLVED:

(1)          That the actions taken by the Community Officer to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Royston be noted;

(2)          That any unspent funds from the 2018/19 financial year be allocated to Community and Environmental Initiatives;

(3)          That the Communities Officer be requested to circulate the full list of projects suggested for Section 106 funding to all Members of the Royston Committee.

REASON FOR DECISIONS:

(1)      To ensure the Committee is kept informed of the work of the Community Officer;

(2)      To inform Members of the financial resources available to the Committee.