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Meeting: 18/10/2012 - East Area Committee (Item 57)

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Minutes:

Councillor Saunders withdrew from the meeting for the discussion concerning Mill Road Cemetery and did not participate in the discussion or decision making.

 

The Committee received a report from the Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) regarding Community Development and Leisure Grants.

 

Members considered applications for grants as set out in the Officer’s report, and amended below. The Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Community Foundation responded to Member’s questions about individual projects and what funding aimed to achieve.

 

Current Applications.  Available: £16,048

CCF ref

Group

Project

Requested

CCC Grants Manager Recommendations

WEB 54153

Friends of Mill Road Cemetery

For running costs, hall hire, insurance, publicity.

£400

£400

WEB 54188

Mill Road Winter Fair

To provide better signage and information boards for the Mill Road Winter Fair.

£900

£900

WEB 54804

Cambridge Art Salon

First 'Romsey Art Festival' in Summer 2013.

£900

£900

WEB 55333

Mill Road Bridges

To print and distribute newsletters.

£3,280

£1,640

Total

£5,480

£3,840

Budget available

 

£16,048

Budget remaining after recommendations

 

£12,208

 

Ms Wright spoke in favour of funding for Friends of Mill Road Cemetery. This would contribute towards running costs when the organisation had received less funding than expected after the Officer’s report had been written.

 

Councillor Marchant-Daisley requested a change to the recommendations. Councillor Marchant-Daisley formally proposed to amend the recommended Friends of Mill Road Cemetery (ref WEB 54153) funding as follows:

(i)     £300 for running costs, hall hire, insurance, publicity.)

 

(i)                £400 for running costs, hall hire, insurance, publicity.

 

The amendments were agreed (unanimously - by 10 votes to 0).

 

The Chair decided that the recommendations highlighted in the Officer’s report should be voted on and recorded separately:

(i)                Resolved (unanimously - by 10 votes to 0) to approve the grant allocation as amended for £400 to Friends of Mill Road Cemetery.

 

Councillor Saunders rejoined EAC for the discussion regarding remaining projects.

 

The Chair decided that the recommendations highlighted in the Officer’s report should be voted on and recorded separately:

(ii)              Resolved (unanimously - by 11 votes to 0) to approve the grant allocation as listed for £900 for Mill Road Winter Fair.

(iii)            Resolved (unanimously - by 11 votes to 0) to approve the grant allocation as listed for £900 for Cambridge Art Salon.

(iv)            Resolved (by 10 votes to 0 with 1 abstention) to approve the grant allocation as listed for £1,640 for Mill Road Bridges.