Leisure, Arts And Communities Committee - 08/12/2003

At a MEETING of the COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 8th December, 2003.

 

Present:-

 

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

Neil I C POWRIE

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

 

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Fraser MACPHERSON

Christina ROBERTS

George REGAN

Helen DICK

Will DAWSON

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Roderick A J WALLACE

Christopher HIND

Andrew DAWSON

Charles A WEBSTER

Joe MORROW

Willie W SAWERS

Derek J SCOTT

 

Joe FITZPATRICK

 

 

Bailie Helen WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 10th November, 2003 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I SOCIAL INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP - ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND SMALL GRANTS 2003/2004

 

Councillor Beattie declared a non-financial interest in the Discovery Credit Union as a member. Councillors Morrow and Sturrock declared financial interests as investors.

 

There was submitted Report No 791-2003 by the Head of Communities noting the allocation of funding for SIP1 from Community Scotland and making recommendations for the allocation of SIP1 funding for the financial year 2003/2004.

 

The Committee approved the following recommendations:-

 

(a) To note the outcome of the SIP1 decision-making process and agree the proposals contained in Section 8 of the Report.

 

(b) To instruct Officers to proceed with the implementation of these proposals and conditions contained in Appendix A of the Report.

 

(c) To approve the SIP1 Small Grants as detailed in Appendix B of the Report.

 

(d) To note the Empowering Communities Fund allocations detailed in Appendices C and D of the Report.

 

II DUNDEE COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARD PROGRAMME 2002/2005 - PROGRESS UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No 775-2003 by the Head of Communities seeking Committee approval for the submission of the 2004/2005 funding bid to the Scottish Executive for the third year of the 3-year rolling programme under criteria outlined in the Community Safety Partnership Award Programme.

 

The Committee agreed the following recommendations:-

 

(a) To note the 2002/2003 Annual Report of the Partnership including the Action Plan Review.

 

(b) To approve the 2004/2007 Action Plan.

 

(c) To approve the raising of the upper limit of Small Grant provision to 2,500 per award with applications over 500 and under 2,500 subject to Committee approval.

 

III NON-RECURRING REVENUE GRANTS FUND IV 2003/2004

 

There was submitted Report No 793-2003 by the Head of Communities making a recommendation for a grant award from the Non-Recurring Revenue Grants Fund. The grant award would be met from the Department's revenue budget 2003 /2004.

 

The Committee approved payment of the recommended grant of 300 to the Girls' Brigade - Dundee Division.

 

 

 

 

HELEN WRIGHT, Convener.