Agenda and minutes

A minute silence was held as a mark of respect for the recent passing of former Deputy Leader, Councillor Jim Andrews BEM.

There were no declarations of pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests.

The meeting received the notes from the inquorate meeting of the Central Area Council Members held on 21^st September, 2022 (as appended to the minutes).

Members considered the recommendations contained within the notes. 

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the minutes from the Central Area Council held on 6^th July, 2022 be approved as a true and correct record;

(ii)        that members note the Healthy Heart presentation and Kaye be thanked for attending the meeting, for the presentation and for answering members questions and that thanks be passed to members of the Team for all their hard work;

(iii)       that the Performance Management Report be received;

(iv)       that the overview of Central Area Council’s current priorities, and overview of all current contract, contract extensions, Service Level Agreements and Well-Being Fund Projects, with associated timescales, be noted;

(v)        that the financial position to date for 2022-2023 and the projected expenditure, including future proposals, to 2023-24 as outlined in Appendices 1-2 of the report be noted;

(vi)       that following the awarded Arts Council funding for Creative Recovery. The Executive Director Public Health and Communities be authorised to complete necessary paperwork in order to release the previously approved grant funding;

(vii)      that the Welfare Services Review paper at appendix 3 to the report be noted and that a workshop be convened to consider the options in more detail;

(viii)     that £7,725 for the extension of the DIAL grant for 3 months to 31^st March, 2023 be approved;

(ix)       that the scaled back service from CAB in order to allow an extension to 31^st March, 2023 at no extra cost be noted;

(x)        that the expiration on the 31^st March, 2023 of the YMCA ‘Building Emotional Resilience and Wellbeing in Children and Young People Aged 8-14 Years’ offer be noted and that decisions regarding the next steps be ratified at the Area Council to be held on 9^th November, 2022;

(xi)       that the notes of the respective Ward Alliances be received; and

(xii)      that the report on the Ward Alliance Funds be noted