Agenda, decisions and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 1, Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD
Contact: Mary Green (020) 7527 3005
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Apologies for absence Minutes: None. |
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Declaration of substitute members Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of interest
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.
Minutes: Councillor Mouna Hamitouche declared an interest in agenda item B1 – Local Initiatives Fund – as a volunteer co-ordinator for the Friends of Joseph Grimaldi Park. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 59 KB Additional documents: Decision: CONFIRMED as a correct record. Minutes:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them. |
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Local Initiatives Fund awards PDF 147 KB Additional documents: Decision: AGREED recommendations
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report Other options considered – none Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none
Minutes: RESOLVED: (a) That the proposals for funding under the Local Initiatives Fund submitted by Ward councillors and the changes to previous proposals, detailed in 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 declarations of interest made by councillors, detailed in paragraph 3.11 of the report, be noted.
Reasons for decision To assist in developing and sustaining a healthy voluntary and community sector in Islington.
Other options considered None
Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted None
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Islington Council's Community Chest: continuation of Council's commitment PDF 96 KB Decision: AGREED recommendations
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report Other options considered – none Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none
Minutes:
RESOLVED: (a) That the Council contribute to Islington Council’s Community Chest for three years, from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021. (b) That a commitment of £200,000 be approved for the first year (2018-2019) and that the Council’s contribution for the following two years be approved in consultation with the Cripplegate Foundation. (c) That the Voluntary and Community Sector Development Team work with Cripplegate Foundation to establish a partnership framework and priorities for Islington Council Community Chest 2018 – 2021, including new terms and conditions.
Reasons for decision The continuation of the Council’s commitment to the Community Chest Fund would have a direct benefit to local voluntary and community sector organisations and communities, by building community resilience and tackling poverty and isolation.
Other options considered None
Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted None
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Community Festivals Fund awards 2018/19 PDF 235 KB Decision: AGREED recommendation
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report Other options considered – none Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none
Minutes: RESOLVED: That grants be awarded from the Community Festivals Fund for the sums indicated below and detailed in paragraph 3.6 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.
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Islington Council's Community Chest: round two grant awards 2017/18 PDF 104 KB Additional documents: Decision: Noted.
Reasons for decision – as specified in the report Other options considered – none Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none
Minutes: RESOLVED: That the funding decisions (7 November 2017) made by Islington Council’s Community Chest (ICCC) Panel, in relation to the second round of ICCC grant funding for 2017/18, 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
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