Agenda item

The Area Council Manager introduced this item, which followed on from discussions at previous meetings.

Members were referred to section 4.2 of the report which presented details and costs of the projects under development together with progress to date.  It was noted that a number of amendments as suggested at previous meetings had been incorporated into the projects submitted for approval.

One project originally identified for approval, the funding of a Veteran Support Pack and Launch Conference, was not likely to be needed at this stage as, following further investigation, the Area Council Manager had identified that a number of other organisations had already produced good quality information and that help was mainly needed with better promotion and distribution to which there was unlikely to be a significant cost.  In addition, the newly developed Veteran Awareness Training one day course run by the University of York had similar content to the planned conference outline and access to these courses through South and West Yorkshire Foundation Health Trust was currently being negotiated by the Area Council Manager.

RESOLVED that approval be given to commission for 2016/17, the projects outlined within Section 4.2 of the report now submitted in accordance with the costings detailed:

(a)  Provision of 100 x A3 signs ‘this is an area maintained by volunteers’ for clean up sites at a cost of £375;

(b)  Youth Asset Mapping Events (1 in each Ward) to be delivered by the Forge Community Partnership and Digital Media Club at a cost of £5,000

(c)  Delivery of Health Asset Mapping Conference at a cost of £1,000

(d)  Provision of a Fire Cadet Scheme for young people at a cost of £12,157.81 for 16 Cadets meeting 39 times per year

(e)  Provision of 1 Week Achieving Respect and Confidence (ARC) course for 14 young people at risk of offending at a cost of £5,000