Agenda, decisions and minutes

Received from Councillors Richard Watts, Andy Hull, Theresa Debono (observer), Mouna Hamitouche (observer) and Marian Spall (observer).

Councillor Janet Burgess substituted for Councillor Richard Watts and Councillor Diarmaid Ward substituted for Councillor Andy Hull.

If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

         if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

         you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

*(a)      Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b)        Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c)        Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d)        Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e)        Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f)        Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

None.

CONFIRMED as a correct record

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 January 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

A revised Appendix A was laid round.

AGREED recommendations inthe report of the Executive Member for Community Development, including the funding proposals detailed in revised Appendix A.

Reason for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted - none

Councillor Comer-Schwartz noted that this year’s Local Initiatives Fund budget was now almost fully committed.

A revised Appendix A was laid round.

RESOLVED:

(a) That the proposals for funding under the Local Initiatives Fund submitted by Ward councillors and detailed in revised Appendix A (attached to these minutes) of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development be approved in principle, subject to the Corporate Director of Housing and Adult Social Services being satisfied that the necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

(b) That the amendments to Ward budgets resulting from project funding being returned, as detailed on the final page of Appendix A, be noted.

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

AGREED recommendation

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

RESOLVED:

That grants be awarded from the Community Festivals Fund for the sums indicated below and detailed in paragraph 3.7 of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development, for the following community festivals:

Reasons for decision

To support local organisations to develop and deliver a broad range of events that would provide Borough-wide benefit for local residents.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None

Noted

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

RESOLVED:

That the funding decisions (7 March 2017) made by Islington Council’s Community Chest (ICCC) Panel, in relation to the third round of ICCC grant funding for 2016/17, as detailed in Appendix A of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development, be noted.

Reasons for decision

The decisions on grant awards had already been made by ICCC and therefore the report was for the Committee’s information only.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None