Agenda item

BUDGET

Councillors are reminded that under the Council’s Code of Conduct they should declare any interest they may have in budget applications,

 

The following applications have been received and approved by Councillors prior to the meeting under the ‘fast track’ scheme for grant applications with a value of £500 or less.

 

1.    Saffron Acres Burglary - £500

 

Grant to replace tools used by volunteers that were stolen from the secure storage facility on the Saffron Acre Project site.

 

2.    Aylestone Road Tree Replacement – Highways Asset Management – £442.04

 

Planting a small leaf lime, Tilia cordataGreenspire’ at the junction of Aylestone Road with Brazil Street to replace a sycamore tree that had to be removed on highway safety grounds.  The grant provides for the cost of the tree and 5 years after care.

 

3.    Actions Have Consequences – Leicestershire Constabulary - £50

 

Provision of a prize for pupils at Marriott Primary School who will write a report on a Police Team Project visit at the school.  The prize money will be spent on Crime Prevention.

   

4.    Sound Around – Goldhill Jnr Management Group - £300

 

Purchase of amplifiers, speakers and microphones to be used at various events for Halloween, Christmas, Diwalli, karaoke, play schemes, carnivals and open days.  The equipment will be available for use by local youth projects.

 

 

The approved expenditure on Grants so far this year for the Ward is £7,009 (including the four grants approved above) which leaves a balance of £10,991 for future applications, including those below.

 

The following applications have been received and are to be considered by the meeting.

 

 

1)     Pink Lizard Developing Youth                                                   £3,225

 

An application has been received to fund a project that will give young people an accreditation qualification in music production, using pro-logic music software, tutored in singing, lyric/song writing and playing live instruments.  The project will work with young people in Evington, Freemen and Eyres Monsell wards.  The application was deferred at the last meeting for consultation to take place with Councillors from Eyres Monsell and Evington Wards.  This has now taken place and Eyres Monsell Ward has approved £750 and Evington Ward has approved £500.

 

Item

Cost

(£)

Estimate/ Actual cost?

Request to Ward Meeting (£)

 

Lead youth worker /Music tutor

15 Week project x 6 over 2 days

 

£20hr

A

1800

 

Music engineer 15 Weeks  project         6 hrs over 2 days

 

£10hr

A

 900

 

Travel 2 x times a week

£10

a session

A

 300

 

Dance Tutor 1hr week

£15hr

A

 225

 

 

 

 

 

Total

£3225

 

£3225

 

 

2)    Aylestone Recreation Ground – Inclusive Sessions            £1,000

 

An application has been received to deliver elite football coaching to children of all abilities and financial background at Aylestone 4g Astro Turf.  The sessions are based upon many values, techniques, problem solving, communicating and discipline and aim to provide children with valuable life skills.   The application was inadvertently withdrawn at the last meeting as it was confused with another bid that had been withdrawn.

 

Item

Cost

(£)

Estimate/ Actual cost?

Request to Ward Meeting (£)

Balls, bibs, cones

free

 

Head coach 1

£1000

£1,000

1 support coach

 free

 

 

Posters

£25

Venue cost

free

 

 

Total

£1,000

 

 

 

3)    Traffic Calming Measures – Park Services Area 4                £761.37

An application has been received to install speed humps near to the entrance to Aylestone Recreation Ground on Knighton Lane East to slow down vehicles as they enter and leave the park.  The road crosses the main footpath that goes around the park.  It is felt that the work is essential on safety grounds now that there is an increase in the number of vehicles entering the new cark park for the pavilion and sports pitches.  

 

 

Item

Cost

(£)

Estimate/ Actual cost?

Request to Ward Meeting (£)

Two Speed Humps at Aylestone Recreation Ground

£761.37

£761.31

Total

 

£761.31