Agenda item

5.1

The Committee considered a report of the Community Services Manager that advised each Local Area Committee had a £100,000 budget to address local priorities, identified within their respective Community Plans.  The report set out details of the spend in respect of the £100,000 that had been authorised by the Community Services Manager, in consultation with the LAC Chair and Committee in accordance with the delegation granted in September 2021. 

5.2

The report proposed that the LAC approved the award of a grant of £9,225.92 to St Mary’s Church and Community Centre to help fund the provision of a Social Supermarket and Warm Space to users at their centre to help tackle social isolation and improve health and wellbeing. The beneficiaries of this provision will be residents and families in the City ward, but also across the Central LAC areas.

5.3

RESOLVED: That the Central Local Area Committee:

(i)    noted the expenditure against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in the Central LAC in 2022/3, as detailed in the report, be noted.

(ii)   approved the award of a of £9,225.92 to St Mary’s Church and Community Centre for a Social Supermarket and Warm Space, as described in the report.

(iii) noted that the remaining balance of the LAC budget will continue to be allocated on projects to address the local priorities in the Central LAC Community Plan.

5.4

Reasons for Decision

The Central LAC is asked to note the use of funding as per the previous decision of September 27^th 2021, and agree further expenditure to address the identified local priorities

5.5

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

None. This is in line with the previous decision of September 27^th 2021 regarding expenditure below £5000 and the Central Community Plan agreed on March 21st 2022.

5.1

The Central Local Area Manager, Adeel Zahman provided a report and gave a presentation to the Local Area Committee.

5.2

The Community Services Manager mentioned that when the LACs first launched, a survey was undertaken to ask members of the public what they wanted the LAC to focus on. Following that survey, 5 key themes were identified. These were as follows: -

·       Community & Neighbourhoods

·       Community Safety & Crime

·       Environment

·       Children &Young People

·       Transport & Highways

·       Business, Employment and Skills

Under each theme, priorities and projects that had been approved by the Committee were identified.

5.3

The Committee considered a report of the Community Services Manager that advised each Local Area Committee had a £100,000 budget to address local priorities, identified within their respective Community Plans.  The report set out details of the spend in respect of the £100,000 that had been authorised by the Community Services Manager, in consultation with the LAC Chair and Committee in accordance with the delegation granted in September 2021. 

5.4

The report proposed that the LAC approved the award of a grant of £9,225.92 to St Mary’s Church and Community Centre to help fund the provision of a Social Supermarket and Warm Space to users at their centre to help tackle social isolation and improve health and wellbeing. The beneficiaries of this provision will be residents and families in the City ward, but also across the Central LAC areas.

5.5

RESOLVED: That the Central Local Area Committee:

(i)    noted the expenditure against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in the Central LAC in 2022/3, as detailed in the report, be noted.

(ii)   approved the award of a of £9,225.92 to St Mary’s Church and Community Centre for a Social Supermarket and Warm Space, as described in the report.

(iii) noted that the remaining balance of the LAC budget will continue to be allocated on projects to address the local priorities in the Central LAC Community Plan.

5.6

Reasons for Decision

The Central LAC is asked to note the use of funding as per the previous decision of September 27^th 2021, and agree further expenditure to address the identified local priorities

5.7

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

None. This is in line with the previous decision of September 27^th 2021regarding expenditure below £5000 and the Central Community Plan agreed on March 21st 2022.

5.8

In response to a public question, Adeel Zahman explained that Sheffield City Council organised the career fairs and that independent providers did monitor and feedback their views on these.

5.9

Andrew Male explained that many projects were based upon nationally evaluated schemes and best practice. The Council did not evaluate each project as it the cost of evaluation would far exceed the funding allocated by the LACS cost to LACS. Many of the projects funded by organisations like the Home Office   tended to be evaluated as part of their funding.