Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in the budget applications, and/or indicated whether Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act applies to them.
Steve Letten, Members Support Officer will give an update on the latest position of the Community Meeting budget. The following applications have been received.
B1 – St Matthews Community Solution Centre – application for £3,500 from Adan Hassan.
B2 – Leicester United Sports and Culture – application for £5,800 from Hassan Omar.
B3 - Multi-Cultural Bonanza – application for £750 from Shree Patel Samaj.
B4 - Multi-Faith Football Match – application for £1,750 from Community Football Academy.
B5 - Somali Super Cup – application for £500 from Leicester United Sports and Culture.
B6 - Football In The City Project – application for £7,200 from Inner City Club Football.
B7 - Multi-Cultural Awareness Project – application for £998.50 from Kaine Management Group.
As part of this item, Ansaar will be giving a short presentation on the work that they have achieved with the money granted to them by the Community Meeting.
Minutes:
Steve Letten, Member Support Officer introduced applications for funding from the Community Meeting budgets.
Steve reminded Members which applications had been funded from the previous years’ budget. In terms of this years’ budget, it was reported that the total amount available was £17,000, with £10,000 of this allocated towards the ward action plan and sums of £5,000 and £2,000 allocated to the Ward Community Fund and Community Cohesion budgets respectively.
It was explained that four meetings were scheduled for the 2009/10 municipal year, and that the current budget had to last until May 2010.
Steve stated that eight applications had been received. The applications were dealt with as follows:
B1) Adan Hassan –St Matthews Community Solution Centre– request for £3,500
To pay for tutoring, studio hire, film/radio production, transport and DVD reduction to support 12 young people as well as 8 middle aged people who are unemployed to train in radio and media production training.
AGREED: that Members be give further consideration to the bid, following the receipt of additional information from the applicant.
B3) Shree Patel Samaj–Multi-Cultural Bonanza– request for £750
To provide a musical and dance extravaganza. To pay for venue hire, tickets and leaflets printing and musicians.
AGREED: that £750 be recommended for approval from the Ward Community Fund.
B5) Leicester United Sports and Culture – Somali Super Cup – request for £500
To pay for field hire, trophies, voluntary expenses and football kit for a sporting event.
Although Members wished to defer consideration of applications for football activities, it was agreed that this application be recommended for approval as it was for a relatively low amount of money.
AGREED: that £500 be recommended for approval from the Ward Community Fund.
B7) Kaine Management Group – Multi-Cultural Awareness Project – request for £998.50
To provide two workshops and a sharing opportunity for up to 30 young pupils from two primary schools in the Spinney Hills Ward.
AGREED: that £998.50 be recommended for approval from the Community Cohesion Fund.
B8) Leicester Stars FC – Cross Country – request for £2,782.
To pay for athletics coaching, staffing expenses, transport costs, equipment and leafleting.
AGREED: that Members be minded to support the bid, subject
to receiving further information from the applicant.
Members agreed to defer consideration of the following three applications (B2, B4 and B6) as they all related to the provision of football activities, and Members wished to meet with each of the applicants to discuss the best way of providing football activities in Spinney Hills
B2) Hassan Omar –Leicester United Sports and Culture – request for £5,800
To provide 12-weeks of continuous football training.
B4) Community Football Academy – Multi-Faith Football Match – request for £1250.
To pay for pitch hire and match equipment, medals, refreshments, marquee hire, first aid and insurance for the football match.
B6) Inner City Club Football – Football in the City Project – request for £7,200
To provide facilities, equipment, travel and education for football coaches.
In addition to the consideration of the above items, the meeting also received a presentation from Ansaar on the work that they have achieved with the money granted to them by the Community Meeting.