Agenda, decisions and minutes

Received from Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz and Councillor Anjna Khurana.

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CONFIRMED as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2019 be confirmed as an accurate record of proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

AGREED recommendations and that it be noted that the Executive Member for Community Development would write to members of the Council to remind them of the importance of adhering to the deadlines for submission of applications for LIF funding

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

Members thanked the Ward Budget and Partnerships Officer and her Team for all their work in co-ordinating the Local Initiatives Fund to date.  They noted that the total amount remaining for allocation in this financial year was just £2,971.

The Executive Member for Community Development undertook to write to all members of the Council to remind them of the deadlines for submission of applications in a timely fashion to alleviate pressure on the Team.

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 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.

(c) That the amendments to Ward budgets resulting from project funding being returned, as detailed in paragraph 3.12 and the final page of Appendix A of the report, be noted.

(d) That it be noted that the Executive Member for Community Development would write to members of the Council to remind them of the deadlines for submission of applications from the Local Initiatives Fund.

Reason 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.

AGREED recommendations.

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none

RESOLVED:

(a) That one free hire of Islington Assembly Hall be allocated to the following organisations, between June and mid-September 2019:

·         The BIG Alliance

·         Yaram Arts

(b) That one free hire of the rooms at Islington Town Hall be made to each of the following organisations, between January and May 2019:

·         Caris Islington

·         Voluntary Action Islington (Volunteer Centre Islington)

(c) That the following applicant be held in reserve, in the event of the inability of the organisations named in resolution (a) above to negotiate appropriate dates and timings:

·         Islington Mind

Reason for decision

The scheme provided an opportunity for the Council to support local organisations through free use of the Assembly Hall.

Other options considered

A total of ten applications were received and evaluated by officers.

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.