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Agenda and minutes

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.