Decision details

Matter for Decision: The report examines the pressures on the Council’s Community Development Service and pulls together the findings of recent reviews of each part of the service to provide a summary document setting out high level Aims and Objectives for the next 3 years.

 

Decision of the Executive Councillor:

 

The Executive Councillor resolved to:

 

       i.          Agree the draft Aims and Objectives for the Community Development service for 2013 to 2016 as set out in Appendix C of the officer’s report.

 

Reasons for the Decision: As set out in the officer’s report

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected: As set out in the officer’s report

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

The committee received a report from the Head of Community Development.

 

Councillor O’Reilly thanked officers for their hard work.

 

In response to members questions the Head of Community Development and the Executive Councillor confirmed the following:

 

       i.          Acknowledged the need to ensure resources were available to build new communities and strengthen existing ones.

     ii.          Whilst the Community Foundation no longer managed the Community Development and Leisure Grants on behalf of the City Council, they provided an important support service for groups looking to access funding.

 

Councillor Brown proposed the following amendment to Strategic Objective CD5 - Appendix C of the officer’s report (addition underlined): 

 

       i.          Work with partners to help reduce the community development needs of disadvantaged groups and communities experiencing social and economic deprivation or other social disadvantage, in particular those at risk from measures to reduce the national debts.

 

Councillor Brown proposed the following amendment to Strategic Objective CD6 - Appendix C of the officer’s report (addition underlined): 

 

Provide support for targeted groups including children and young people; low-income families with pre-school children; active older people; black and minority ethnic communities; people with disabilities; women and LGBT residents.

 

The committee endorsed the proposed amendments.

 

The Scrutiny Committee considered and endorsed the recommendations unanimously.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations.

  

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted):

Not applicable.