Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Community Funding & Development Manager which detailed applications received for 2018-19 funding for projects in the South Area. 

The Community Funding & Development Manager answered questions from members of the public as follows:

1.   Sam Davies

The grants pot is underspent. What does this indicate about the capacity of the voluntary sector in the South of the City?

The criteria were now more targeted and this sometimes results in underspends. However, it is likely that the remaining funds would be allocated later in the year.

2.   Sam Davies

The Officer notes that that the Trumpington Meadows Community on the outskirts of Cambridge and has limited facilities. Will planners learn from this in future and ensure that facilities are in place before new communities are established?

Lessons are learnt and teams do try to make links with existing communities when new developments are rolled out.

In reply to a Member’s question, the Community Funding & Development Manager said the following:

     i.        Where grants would benefit both City and South Cambridgeshire District Council residents, only partial funding would be awarded.

    ii.        Some applications have to be rejected as they fall outside the remit of the Area Committee Grants.

The Committee resolved to:

I.                To note the grant applications received, officer comments and proposed awards, detailed in Appendix 1of the Officer’s report, in line with the Area Committee Community Grants criteria.

II.                Agreed the proposed awards detailed in Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report and summarised in the table below: