Agenda item

Local Area Committees - Empowering Communities

To receive an overview presentation from the Local Area Committee Manager.

Minutes:

7.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

7.4

The Local Area Committee Manager, Adeel Zahman, gave a presentation on empowering communities. The presentation covered:

 

  • What the Local Area Committee would do in terms of engaging, empowering and enabling residents and community organisation on topics of local interest. It would use a range of communication methods both physically and digitally. The committee would engage with the areas residents to empower them to become part of the solution with emerging issues.
  • That each Local Area Committee had been allocated £100,000 to spend in line with their community plans along with doubling Ward pots and access to the Fly-tipping and Graffiti budget.
  • The Local Area Team would use different communication methods to update members of the public and actively listen to feedback and results from the surveys to help their understanding of what the priorities were in the local area.
  • For anyone who wanted to get involved, The Local Area Team encouraged the public to; share their contact details and become a part of the contact database, complete online surveys, attend community events/workshops and to get in touch with the Local Area Team to share ay feedback.

 

The Local Area Committee Manager introduced the Central Local Area Committee team, this included;

 

  • Lorraine Wood – Head of Service
  • Adeel Zahman – Local Area Committee Manager
  • Andrew Male – Community Services Officer
  • Nesar Miah – Community Services Officer
  • Ella Monkcom – Project Support Officer

 

Following the conclusions of the presentation, The Local Area Manager played a video on Local Area Committees.

 

RESOLVED:- that the Local Area Committee noted the presentation.