Agenda item

Steve Letten, Member Support Officer will give the meeting a brief update on the current budget position.

The meeting will consider the following budget applications:-

B1) Beaumont Town Football Club – an application has been received for £332 for football kit.

B2) Bennion Pools Angling Club and Friends of Bennion Pools – an application has been received to fund dog waste refuse.

B3) Football Fun Week – an application has been received for £2000 for costs associated with the football fun week, such as staffing, trophies, promotional material etc.

B4) Heathley Park Annual Gathering – an application has been received for £300 for costs associated with the annual gathering ie bouncy castle, food and drink, newsletter etc.

Steve Letten, Member Support Officer gave the meeting a brief update on the current situation with the Community Meeting Budget.

He noted the final position with regard to the financial year 2008/09. He outlined the projects which had been funded. He also detailed the funding which was left. There was no money left in the Ward Action Plan fund, £37 in the Ward Community Fund and £1200 in the Community Cohesion Fund. The Council’s Cabinet needed to confirm whether funds left from the previous financial year would be available to spend in this year.

He also noted that there was new funding available for the current financial year of £17,000. This was £10,000 for the Ward Action Plan fund, £5,000 in the Ward Community Fund and £2000 in the Community Cohesion fund.

The following bids were submitted to the meeting for funding:-

- Beaumont Town Football Club – an application for £332 for football kit.

RESOLVED:

that the application be supported.

- Bennion Pools Angling Club and Friends of Bennion Pools – an application had been received to fund dog waste refuse bins. Councillors requested that more details needed to be obtained regarding the costs and the servicing of the bins.

RESOLVED:

that the application be supported up to £500 to get the project started.

- Football Fun Week – an application had been received for £2000 for costs associated with the football fun week such as staffing, trophies, promotional material etc. Councillors sought the views of the residents present, a vote was taken and they were in favour of supporting the Fun Week.

Councillors also commented that would not be willing to support the application in future and expected the Fun Week to produce an exit strategy from using Community Meeting funding.

RESOLVED:

                        (1)            that the application be supported to £1500; and

(2)that the applicant to note the Councillors’ comments as above.

- Heathley Park Annual Gathering – an application had been received for £300 for costs associated with the Annual Gathering, i.e. bouncy castle, food and drink and newsletter.

RESOLVED:

that the application be supported.

- Police – Litter Picking – an application was received at the meeting for £200 to assist with a litter picking day. Councillors said that they wouldn’t consider this application at the meeting as it was received on the day. Councillors and residents commented that they felt it was a good idea.

RESOLVED:

(1) that the project not be supported at this meeting; and

(2)that consideration be given to widening the project in the area.

- Beaumont Lodge – a further application was received at the meeting relating to flower planting around the Beaumont Lodge shops.

RESOLVED:

(1) that the project not be supported at this meeting:

(2)that consideration be given to the project under the ‘fast-track’ procedure, so that it didn’t have to wait until the next meeting.