Agenda and minutes

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting, and also noted those parish representatives who were in attendance.

To note any apologies for the meeting.

An apology was received from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Wiltshire Councillors will consider three applications to the Community Area Grants Scheme, as follows:

a)    Avebury Day - requested £1,000 towards putting on a parish fete for both members of the local community and visitors from further afield. 

b)    Avebury Cricket Club- requested £1,336 towards refurbishing the club’s cricket nets.

c)    MinalPlay - requested £5,000 towards installing new outdoor gym / fitness equipment in the village.

Copies of the completed application forms and grant application packs for the

Community Area Grants Scheme are available from the Community Area

Manager or electronically at

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/areaboardscommunitygrantsscheme.htm

It was noted that with two members absent the Area Board was therefore inquorate and unable to make a decision on the grant applications. It was clarified, however, that those members present could discuss the grants and come to view as to the most appropriate allocation, if any, of grant to the applicants. The Community Area Manager would then need to prepare a report for the Leader of the Council to take a delegated decision to approve that recommendation, owing to the authority of Area Boards to approve grant funding being delegated from the Leader. The Leader would be under no obligation to approve such grants, and it was only due to the requested grants requiring approval prior to the next meeting of the Area Board that such a process would be considered.

The Area Board considered 3 applications for Community Area Grant funding.  The Community Area Manager introduced each application, following which a representative of the applicant was given an opportunity to give a brief overview of their project to the Area Board.

Resolved:

Avebury Day – requested £1,000 towards putting on a parish fete for both members of the local community and visitors from further afield. 

Recommendation to Leader: To award £750, with the applicants to pay back up to that amount for every pound of profit over £1000.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2014/15.

Avebury Cricket Club – requested £1,336 towards refurbishing the club’s cricket nets. 

Recommendation to Leader: To award £1000.
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2014/15.

MinalPlay – requested £5,000 towards installing new outdoor gym / fitness equipment in the village. 

Recommendation to Leader: To award £4000
Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria 2014/15.

The next meeting of the Marlborough Area Board will be held on 30 September 2014, 7.00pm at Marlborough Town Hall.

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending and asked that the evaluation forms be completed.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Marlborough Area Board would be on 30 September 2014.