Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Operations & Resources Manager.

The report referred to applications received to date for 2014/15 funding for projects in the West Central Area and made recommendations for awards and providing information on the eligibility and funding criteria.

Members Comments:

Councillor Smith suggested that the timings for bringing this report to Committee should be reviewed as it was inappropriate for the Committee to be making grant awards in the run up to an election. Operations & Resources Manager suggested that this was because the groups need to know what funding they have as early as possible and further delay of a couple of months into the financial year may be difficult for some groups..

Councillor Hipkin stated that it was disappointing that so few applications for grants came forward. The Operations and Resources Manager suggested that this was on the increase now that the grants were handled in-house. Promotion of grants was on-going across the city.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to agree the following awards:

WC1           Christ's Pieces Residents Association Two talks

                   £300

WC2                    Friends of Midsummer Common Community

£1,133

WC3                    Little Monkeys parent and toddler playgroup

 £190

WC4                    St Augustine's Church

£1,500

WC5                    St Giles Church Sixth annual Christmas Tree Festival

£1,145

WC6                    The Liveaboard Trust River Art Festival

£3,000

WC7                    Under Fives Roundabout

£345

WC8                    Windsor Road Residents Association Meetings

£200