Agenda item

Councillor Initiatives

To consider the Councillor Initiatives projects for 2016/17 put forward by Board Members, as detailed in the attached report:

1.     Cllr Richard Clewer - Bins

2.     Cllr Ian Tomes – Town path improvement works

Community Area Grants

To consider 7 applications for funding from the Community Area Grants Scheme 2016/17, as detailed below and in the attached report.

Youth Grants

To consider the following recommendations for funding, of the Local Youth Network Management Group following their meeting on 22 June 2016:

·       To award the Sound Emporium - £3,000 for the continuance of a 6 hour youth offer at Hendrix House.

·       To award the Hockey Club – £2,000.

·       To approve the capital/Revenue funding swop for the Craft festival application and has recommended the Area Board fund 30% from the youth revenue budget which amounts to £1,200.

Health and wellbeing Grants

To consider funding applications for Health & Wellbeing projects.

·        Harnham Day Centre dance project (details included within Community Area Grant report)

·       Dance 60 autumn sessions - report attached.

Councillor Initiatives

The Board considered two Councillor Initiative bids for 2016/17 as detailed in the agenda pack. During discussion the following points were raised:

·       Bins cost £350 each and would last for 15 years.

·       Bins which were able to be refurbished instead of replaced would be.

·       Residential wards would be included.

·       The two City Rangers could collect data with an aim of disproving the Cabinet member’s comments that the decision not to replace bins was evidence based.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £10,000 towards the replacement bin project for 2016/17.

Comments included:

·       The works were not covered by a statutory duty of Wiltshire Council.

·       A narrow channel 300m long would be dug by a small digger alongside the drain.

·       All of the silt and debris would be left on the water meadow land for animals.

Decision

The Salisbury Area Board awarded £1,800 to the town path improvement works project for 2016/17.

Community Area Grants

The Board considered 7 applications for funding from the Community Area Grant Scheme, as detailed in the agenda pack.

Decision

The previous award of £15,000 to South Wilts Grammar School was ratified by the Board with the following condition:

·       The previously requested legal framework detailing an increase in public use would be provided.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Salisbury Hockey Club was awarded £5,000 (£2,000 from LYN and balance of £3,000 from CAG) towards new club training equipment.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Salisbury Rotary and Chamber Community Group was awarded £1,420 towards the Salisbury Rotary website.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Salisbury Rotary and Chamber Community Group was awarded £4,000 (£1,200 from LYN and balance of £2,800 from CAG) towards Salisbury Contemporary Craft Heritage Festival.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Salisbury and South Wilts District Scout Council was awarded £5,000 towards the purchase of a new minibus.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Harnham Day Centre was awarded £600 (from the HWB budget) towards Exercise Classes.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Decision

Friends of Harnham Slopes was awarded £2,000 towards tree surgery.

Reason – The application met the Community Area Grants Criteria for 2016/17

Youth Grants

The Board considered the recommendations for funding arising from the last Local Youth Network Management Group meeting, as detailed in the agenda.

Decision

Sound Emporium was awarded £3,000 for the continuance of a 6 hour a week youth offer at Hendrix House.

Decision

The Salisbury Hockey Club was awarded £2,000 from the LYN budget as part of their application to the Community Area Grant Scheme detailed above.

Decision

The Capital/revenue funding swap of £1,200 for the craft festival application was approved.

Health and Wellbeing Grants

The Board considered the funding applications for Health & Wellbeing projects as detailed in the agenda.

Decision

Harnham Day Centre dance project was awarded £600 as detailed in the Community Area Grant Section above.

Decision

Dance 60 autumn sessions project was awarded £1,686.