Venue: Kennet Room - County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN. View directions
Contact: Roger Bishton
(Democratic Services Officer)
Items
No. |
Item |
1. |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
There were no apologies for absence.
|
2. |
Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations of
disclosable interests or dispensations
granted by the Standards Committee.
Minutes:
There were no declarations of interest made at
the meeting.
|
3. |
Youth Grants
To consider a report from
Jan Bowra, Locality Youth Facilitator requesting funding for two
applications.
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report by Jan
Bowra, Locality Youth Facilitator, in which councillors were asked
to consider funding for the following two youth grants:
·
Youth Adventure Trust – grant requested for the sum of
£3,024 for Outdoor Activities
·
Fairfield Farm College – grant requested for the sum of
£4,568 for floodlights
Resolved:
(1)
To approve a grant of £3,024 to the Youth
Adventure Trust towards the cost of providing outdoor
activities.
(2)
To defer consideration of the application from
Fairfield Farm College for the provision floodlights until the next
meeting when hopefully the applicants would be present to provide
further information.
|
4. |
Community Area Grants
To consider applications for funding from the
Community Area Grants Scheme.
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report by the
Community Engagement Manager in which councillors were asked to
consider funding from the 2016/17 Area Grants Budget for three
applications, all of which met the grants criteria.
Resolved:
(1)
Application 2101 – Westbury Shed
To approve a grant of £984.00 towards the
cost of the Winter Garden Allotment Project.
(2)
Application 2071 – Larkrise Riding for Disabled Group
To defer consideration of the application until the next meeting in
order for the applicant to attend and provide further
information.
(3)
Application 2044 – Lions Club of Westbury
To approve a grant of £671.95 towards the cost of the
purchase of a gazebo for Lions Fundraising Welfare Projects, with
the proviso that the gazebo will be made available to other
organisations in the Westbury area community and that this
availability be publicised.
|
5. |
Delegation to Community Engagement Manager
A report by Libby Beale, Senior Democratic
Services Officer is attached.
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
On considering a report by Libby Beale, Senior
Democratic Services Officer,
Resolved:
In order to expedite the work of the Area Board and
to deal with urgent matters that may arise between meetings, the
Community Engagement Manager, in consultation with the Chairman (or
in their absence, the Vice-Chairman) of the Area Board, may
authorise expenditure to support community projects from the
delegated community grants budget of up to £5,000 in total,
youth projects of up to £5,000 in total, and health and
wellbeing projects of up to £1,000 in total, between meetings
of the Area Board.
Decisions
taken between meetings will be reported to the next meeting of the
Area Board explaining why the matter was considered urgent or
necessary to expedite the work of the Board and the Cabinet Member
for Communities, Campuses, Area Boards and Broadband will also be
kept informed of any such decisions.
Reason for Proposal
In order to expedite the work of the
Area Board and to deal with urgent matters that may arise between
meetings.
|