Agenda item
North Local Area Committee Budget Report
Report of David Luck, Community Services Manager.
Decision:
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Each Local Area Committee has a £100,000 budget to address local priorities, identified within their respective Community Plans. This report sets out initial details of the proposed spending within this £100,000 budget during the 2022/23 financial year. |
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6.2 |
RESOLVED: that the North Local Area Committee: (i) notes the proposed anticipated expenditure against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in the North Local Area Committee Community Plan in 2022/23, as detailed in the report, and in particular:-
· agrees that a grant of £11,302 be awarded to High Green Development Trust for the development of a youth base; and · approves a budget of £25,000 for parks improvements.
(ii) to the extent that it is not covered by existing authority, authorises the Community Services Manager to make decisions on expenditure relating to the priorities set out in the report provided that:
· the decision is taken in consultation with the Local Area Committee Chair; · the decision may not approve expenditure on any element in excess of the anticipated limit for that element set out in the report; and · a report detailing the delegated spending decisions taken by the Community Services Manager is presented to the next Local Area Committee meeting.
(iii) agrees the attached action plan as a basis to develop future projects/ activity. |
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6.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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The North Local Area Committee is asked to note the proposed allocation of funding to the projects identified to enable detailed planning to commence and delivery to begin in the coming months. |
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6.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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6.4.1 |
Decisions on any expenditure above the existing authority to the Community Services Manager could be reserved to the Local Area Committee but this would delay delivery of priority actions to address specific issues identified in the Community Plan.
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6.4.2 |
All decisions on expenditure to support Community Plan priorities could be delegated to officers. However, this would restrict the Local Area Committee’s ability to monitor its delegated budget and delivery of the Community Plan. |
Minutes:
6.1 |
The North Community Services Manager, David Luck, gave an overview of how the Local Area Committee budget was intended to be distributed across the themed priorities, referring to the “Report of North Local Area Committee proposed spending 20222-23”.
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6.2 |
Each Local Area Committee had a £100,000 budget to address local priorities, identified within their respective Community Plans. This report set out initial details of the proposed spending within this £100,000 budget during the 2022/23 financial year.
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6.3 |
Funding of up to £5,000 would be available for smaller projects upon agreement and approval by the North Local Area Committee.
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6.4 |
Councillor Julie Grocutt queried whether members needed to declare an interest in items on the agenda relating to their ward. She wished to ensure that residents were aware of the work of councillors within their area.
The Chair responded by saying that he felt that there was an expectation that ward councillors would have knowledge on work within their ward.
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6.5 |
Councillor Levery noted his thanks to the High Green Development Trust for providing the space for the proposed project and felt that it would provide a focus for young people.
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6.6 |
Councillor Chinchen noted that the document referenced digital inclusion and advised that there were plans to hold a ‘pop up’ event in Stocksbridge Library in September, which would offer expertise to support both basic learning and digital schemes.
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6.7 |
Mark Whittaker, a representative of Stocksbridge Town Council (for Deepcar) and Deputy Mayor of Stocksbridge explained that activity was ongoing for pulling together a ‘friends’ groups of Fox Glen park. A public meeting was due to be held in Stocksbridge Town Hall.
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6.8 |
Laura Walker, a resident of Grenoside, advised that a Friends of Grenoside Park group had been set up aiming to seek views from residents around the renovation needs of the park.
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6.9 |
RESOLVED: that the North Local Area Committee:
(i) notes the proposed anticipated expenditure against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in the North Local Area Committee Community Plan in 2022/23, as detailed in the report, and in particular:-
· agrees that a grant of £11,302 be awarded to High Green Development Trust for the development of a youth base; and · approves a budget of £25,000 for parks improvements.
(ii) to the extent that it is not covered by existing authority, authorises the Community Services Manager to make decisions on expenditure relating to the priorities set out in the report provided that:
(iii) agrees the attached action plan as a basis to develop future projects/activity.
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6.11 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected
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6.11.1 |
Decisions on any expenditure above the existing authority to the Community Services Manager could be reserved to the Local Area Committee but this would delay delivery of priority actions to address specific issues identified in the Community Plan.
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6.11.2 |
All decisions on expenditure to support Community Plan priorities could be delegated to officers. However, this would restrict the Local Area Committee’s ability to monitor its delegated budget and delivery of the Community Plan. |
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