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 application was previously deferred at the last meeting but has since been approved for payment and fast tracked:
Bid: 1255
Applicant: Checkpoint Advice and Support
Project Name: Financial Health check Service
Project Summary: A six week pilot project to provide health advice.
Amount Requested: £491.46
The following applications will be considered at the meeting:
Joint Bid: 5062
Applicant: Muslim Khatri Association
Project Name: Centre for All
Project Summary: Funding request for a project that will focus on the health and wellbeing of young people living in the Stoneygate and Spinney Hills area of Leicester. The project will involve weekly activities.
Amount Requested: £1,000.00
This application was previously submitted for £2,000.00 but had been withdrawn and resubmitted with above request.
Joint Bid: 5065
Applicant: Pamela Campbell-Morris
Project Name: Community Engagement Project
Project Summary: The proposal is for 6 months programme of activities for the Jambo Community Group drop-in service in order to maintain consistency and continuation of the group sessions.
Amount Requested: £1,500.00
Joint Bid: 5069
Applicant: Highfields Community Association
Project Name: Highfields Festival 2015
Project Summary: To hold a Highfields festival with various activities and entertainment.
Amount Requested: £2,000.00
Bid: 1313
Applicant: South Highfields Neighbours (Formerly HART)
Project Name: Community Engagement through Trips
Project Summary: Organise subsidised trips for local people and families.
Amount Requested: £1,135.00
The following application was deferred at the previous meeting and will be considered at this meeting:
Bid: 1253
Applicant: Evington Road Business Association
Project Name: Street Festival
Project Summary: To organize, advertise and run a street and food festival.
Amount Requested: £15,000.00
Minutes:
Punum Patel, the Community Engagement Officer and the Stoneygate Ward Councillors gave an update on the Ward Community Budget.
The following applications were discussed at the meeting. Most of the applicants below were present and gave an overview of how the funds would be spent:
5062 - Muslim Khatri Association - Centre for All
Amount Requested - £1,000
Grant of £2,500 SUPPORTED IN FULL (£2,000 for Youth Club and Development Work, £500 FOR Gardening Project in front of centre)
5065 – Pamela Campbell-Morris – Community Engagement Project
Amount Requested - £1,500
Grant of £2,000 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (£1,500 for programme of activities and £500 for an extra/ larger trip for the Jambo group)
5069 – Highfields Community Association – Highfields Festival 2015
Amount Requested - £2,000
Grant of £1,200 SUPPORTED
1313 – South Highfields Neighbours (Formerly HART) – Community Engagement through trips
Amount Requested - £1,135
Grant of £2,500 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (£1,135 for trips + £365 for an extra/ larger trip. £1,000 contributed for the street festival)
5071 – Big Fish Little Fish – International Women’s Day
Amount Requested - £500
Grant of £500 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (Subject to additional information from group)
Councillor Chaplin proposed an application for funds to be allocated for gates to be erected on a private owned sheltered car port which was completely open in a conservation area of the Stoneygate Ward. The land had been subject to street drinking, ASB, people camping, cars burnt and other incidents. The trespassers generally refused to leave the land and the Police had stated that they did not have the resources or enough officers to deal with this. Several questions were raised at the meeting but Councillors were seeking legal advice before proceeding. The requested agreements at the meeting were;
ü Option 1: that £1,000 would be allocated to the owner for the gates in support of deterring street drinkers and ASB subject to: looking into legal advice.
ü Option 2, the £1,000 would be allocated to Community Safety for them to distribute as necessary in the community. It would then be their decision if any or all of the £1,000 is contributed for the gates.
Additional funding was granted to some applicants who were not fully funded at the previous ward meeting:
1233 – South Highfields Neighbours – Stoneygate Youth Club
Original Amount Requested - £1,246
Grant of £1,982.39 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (£1,246 awarded on 04.12.14 and a grant of £736.39 awarded at this meeting for further support to the Youth Club regarding original request)
1234 – South Highfields Neighbours – Geraniums Are Us
Original Amount Requested - £1,834.90
Grant of £1,250 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (£750 awarded on 04.12.14 and a grant of £500 awarded at this meeting for further support regarding original request)
5060 – Leicester Caribbean Cricket Club – Grass Roots Cricket Development
Original Amount Requested - £1,000
Grant of £1,000 SUPPORTED IN TOTAL (£600 awarded on 04.12.14 and a grant of £400 awarded at this meeting to match original request)
It was noted that no further ward funding would be available in the Stoneygate Ward for this financial year.