Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence had been received from Steve Carr.

A copy of the Register of Interest for each Selby District Councillor is available for inspection at www.selby.gov.uk.

Board members should declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest in any item of business on this agenda which is not (in the case of Selby District Councillors) already entered in their Register of Interests.

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Board members should also declare any other interests. Having made the declaration, provided the other interest is not a disclosable pecuniary interest, the member may stay in the meeting, speak and vote on that item of business.

If in doubt, Board members are advised to seek advice from the Monitoring Officer.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To note the Funding Framework against which funding applications will be considered.

The funding framework had been circulated with the agenda and was noted.

To consider funding applications received.

The Funding Sub-Committee considered the following funding applications:

The application was for £1,000.00 to provide two coach trips for the elderly members of the group; along with help towards the cost of having speakers for the group meetings.  The applicants were in attendance.

The applicants explained that the group were all elderly and although some had access to cars, most did not, leading them to feel isolated. It was explained that the group of 30 members meet fortnightly to socialise and listen to different speakers, which helped to reduce the feelings of loneliness. The applicants felt that the coach trips would provide them with a much needed change of scenery to improve their quality of life

The Partnership Board thanked the applicants for attending and highlighted that consideration of the application would take place later in the meeting and they would be notified of the decision following the meeting.

At this point Helen and Howard Newitt left the meeting and did not return.

The Sub-Committee was supportive of the project and agreed that 30 members was an impressive number, and that the trips would offer a much needed lifeline to people who may be lonely and isolated, or unable to leave their homes.

The Sub-Committee considered the application against the funding framework and confirmed that it met the requirements, specifically:

·           That the application met at least two of the Community Development Plan (CDP) objectives (Loneliness and isolation and transport).

·           That the project would benefit the Community Engagement Forum (CEF) area including residents of the area; and

·           That the project would have extensive and detailed benefits for one or more defined groups in the CEF area.

RESOLVED:

To recommend to the Partnership Board that a grant of £1,000.00 be approved towards delivery of the work outlined in the application, subject to consideration of the application by the Partnership Board.

Reasons for decision:

The application met the requirements of the funding framework and the Funding Sub-Committee was supportive of the application.

To note the urgent funding application received from Carlton Rainbows and Brownies Girlguiding for their Kingswood trip (£600).

This grant was approved by the Partnership Board by email under the urgent application procedures, and then agreed by the Head of Community, Partnerships and Customers in October 2018.

The Sub-Committee were asked to note the grant of £600 made to Carlton Rainbows and Brownies Girlguiding for their Kingswood Trip.

It was noted that the application had been considered by the Board via email using the emergency application process because the trip had been held in October 2018. As such, the application could not wait for consideration by the Board at its meeting on 13 December 2018. No objections to the grant had been received from Board Members.

The Sub-Committee agreed that the application had met the requirements of the funding framework.

RESOLVED:

                                    To note the grant of £600 to the Carlton Rainbows and Brownies Girlguiding, as outlined in the emergency application considered by the Board and the Head of Community, Partnerships and Customers in October 2018.

Reasons for decision:

The application met the requirements of the funding framework and the Funding Sub-Committee was supportive of the application.