Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.
The following budget applications will be considered:
Councillors are reminded that they will need to declare any interest they may have in budget applications, and/or indicate that Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.
The following budget applications will be considered:
Application 1
Applicant: Highfields Community Centre
Amount: £2,000.00
Proposal: Highfields Festival
Summary: Indoor / outdoor activities, stalls, music, poetry, film taster workshops.
Application 2
Applicant: Sue Ryan
Amount: £250.00
Proposal: Art House
Summary: Provision of buses and promotional flyers for an event.
Application 3
Applicant: Nimesh Patel – Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association.
Amount: £870.00
Proposal: Community Football – Inclusive Project
Summary: To set up a community football league at Victoria Park on two ball courts.
Application 4
Applicant: Vicky Hudson, Park Services.
Amount: £3,503.00
Proposal: Nelson Mandela Park
Summary: Purchase of new park signage.
Application 5
Applicant: Vicky Hudson, Park Services.
Amount: £2,025.00
Proposal: Prebend Gardens
Summary: Purchase of small parks signage and sundial interpretation panel.
Application 6
Applicant: Leicester Play Fair
Amount: £1, 150
Proposal: Lame Duck Summer PGL Activity Camp
Summary: to enable 50 young people to take part in targeted activities at a summer camp (dates to be confirmed).
Application 7
Applicant: St Andrews Play Association.
Amount: £405.16
Proposal: Memorial Tree
Summary: To plant a tree in Thirlmere Gardens in memory of a former colleague.
Application 8
Applicant: Pedestrian Limited.
Amount: £6,050.00
Proposal: Look Up
Summary: We want to deliver a family learning project focusing on the
heritage and architecture of buildings and spaces in the city
centre and supports 5 families to respond creatively using a
range of artistic methods.
Budget applications approved under the Fast Tracked Process
1. Andy Wales – Memorial Tree
Amount: £60.00
Summary: To plant a tree in Thirlmere Gardens in memory of a former colleague.
Minutes:
Application 1 – Highfields Community Centre – Highfields Festival
The application was for £2,000 (joint application with Spinney Hills and Stoneygate wards - £6,000 in total). The application was for funding towards indoor/outdoor activities, stalls, music, poetry, and film taster workshops. In response to a residents query, Councillors said the City Council’s festivals budget was reduced, and that Members would still support festivals around Castle Ward. Members noted the joint application with other wards, and agreed to fund the application in part for £750.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported and £750 be allocated.
Application 2 – Sue Ryan – Art House – Provision of Buses and Promotional Flyers for an Event
The application was for £250 (joint application with Knighton and Stoneygate wards - £750 in total). The proposal was for two hopper buses between venues, promotional flyers was supported in full at the meeting.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported in full and £250 be allocated.
Application 3 – Parks Services – Prebend Gardens
The application was for £2,025 and was a revised application for four corporate-style notice boards and a sundial interpretation panel. Members said they were not supportive of the notice boards which they believed should be delivered by Parks Services. They did support funding for the sundial interpretation panel.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported in part and £265 be allocated.
Application 4 – Leicester Play Fair – Lame Duck Summer PGL Activity Camp
The application was for £1,150 (joint application with Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields, Charnwood, Fosse and New Parks wards - £5,750 in total). The proposal was to take 50 children 10-12 years old (10 from each ward) from LSOA’s areas to summer camp.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported in full and £1,150 be allocated.
Application 5 – St Andrews Play Association – Memorial Tree
The application was for £405.16. The proposal was to plant a memorial tree in Thirlmere Gardens in memory of a former colleague.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported in full and £405.16 be allocated.
Application 6 – Parks Services – Bulwer Road perimeter fencing
The application was for £4,065.70. The proposal was install a 2-metre high fence and access gate to allow the community to use the site as a grow-your-own site.
RECOMMENDED:
that the application be supported in full and £4,065.70 be allocated.
Budget Application Approved Under the Fast Track Procedure
The following budget request was included on the agenda for formally noting as it had been agreed by Councillors in between meetings to enable the project to take place.
Adderley Road Street Party – £60
RESOLVED:
that the previously agreed funding be noted.
Budget Applications Not Supported
The meeting noted that the following grant applications had not been supported:
i) Request for £870 – Nimesh Patel, Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association – Community Football Inclusive Project
ii) Request for £3,503 – Parks Services – Nelson Mandela Park
This item was deferred for discussion at a future meeting pending further information.
iii) Request for £6,050 – Pedestrian Limited – Look Up!
The application was for £6,050. Councillors were not supportive of the application which they believed was a large amount to be funded from the Community Meeting budget. They asked the applicant to submit a revised bid.
Late Budget Applications Not Considered at the Meeting
Parks Services, Riverside Team – Cleaning the River
Eric Waweru – The Centre Project
Gandal Media – Using Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Week