Issue - meetings

To receive an update from the Community Area Partnership, and to consider a request for the release of further funding.

The Chairman expressed her appreciation for the work of Salisbury City Community Area Partnership (SCCAP) and indicated that SCCAP was working closely with the Area Board to address some major issues in the city.  She then invited Debrah Biggs, Chairman of SCCAP, to give an update on the work of the partnership.

Debrah reported that both the SCCAP steering group and the community plan steering group were meeting on a monthly basis, with key members communicating daily.

The consultation stage on the community plan project was now nearly complete.  The next step was to create and produce a questionnaire for Salisbury residents.

SCCAP was working closely with partners and was benefitting from the professional experience of its members.  In addition, an admin support worker had been recruited, to support the development of the organisation.

A meeting had been held in January to discuss issues and services for Young People.  This had included a presentation on current services such as The Unit, a project run by young people for young people.  This facility, based in an empty shop on the corner of Endless Street and Chipper Lane was open from 3.30 – 5.30 Monday to Friday and 11-3 on Saturday as an information point to promote services and activities for young people in the city.

Referring to the letter from SCCAP requesting the release of the remaining £1,919 of funding, (set out at page 19 of the agenda), the Chairman clarified that for 2009/10 the process for Area Boards funding the Community Area Partnerships had been “light touch” and that SCCAP had met the requirements in terms of information on how the funding would be used.  In future years, however, the Board was likely to require a more detailed breakdown of spending.

Decision

A further £1,919 of funding to Salisbury City Community Area Partnership was released.