Agenda item

Members Item - Councillor Pauline Coakley Webb

Minutes:

The Committee considered five requests for funding proposed by Councillor Pauline Coakley Webb. 

 

 

In relation to the proposed continuation of funding for ESOL classes at Friern Barnet Community Library for £1,440, the Committee:

 

RESOLVED Committee support Councillor Pauline Coakley Webb making a full application (using the Assessment Form attached at Appendix A to the report of officers) on behalf of the Friern Barnet Library to the Chipping Barnet Area Committee Budget at the next meeting of the Committee on 30 March 2016 for the funding of ESOL courses.

 

 

In relation to the proposed request of £1,600 for the continuation of funding for computer skills courses at Friern Barnet Community Library, the Committee:

 

RESOLVED Committee support Councillor Pauline Coakley Webb making a full application (using the Assessment Form attached at Appendix A to the report of officers) on behalf of the Friern Barnet Library to the Chipping Barnet Area Committee Budget at the next meeting of the Committee on 30 March 2016 for the funding of computer skills classes.

 

 

In relation to the proposal for funding of £1,140 to purchase furniture for Friern Barnet Community Library, the Committee: 

 

RESOLVED to refer the proposal relating to furniture for the Friern Barnet Community Library to the Corporate Grants Programme for consideration.

 

 

In relation to the request for funding of £1,000 to fund a feasibility study to reduce social isolation in Coppetts, the Members noted that this issue had been subject to discussion at the Area Committee meeting on 21st October 2015 in relation to the Insight and Evidence Review agenda item The Chairman advised that the Commissioning Director for Adults & Health had instructed an officer to develop an options paper on this issue which would be reported to a future meeting of the Committee for consideration.  Councillor Coakley Webb was requested to contact Strategic Lead for Sports and Physical Activity to discuss her proposals.  It was noted that that this work should also link into on-going work being undertaken by the Health & Well-Being Board on social isolation to ensure that there was no duplication.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.       Consideration of the proposals for reducing social isolation in Coppetts be deferred to a future meeting of the Committee.

 

 

In relation to the proposal for £1,000 to fund Play Streets activities, some Members noted that the event was proposed to take place in closed streets rather than parks and open spaces which did not reflect community inclusivity.  In addition, some Members considered that schemes such as these should be self-funding and were not an appropriate use of public funds.  Following debate, the Chairman moved to the vote on the recommendations as set out in the report.  Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For:       4

Against: 3

Abstain: 0

 

RESOLVED Committee support Councillor Pauline Coakley Webb making a full application (using the Assessment Form attached at Appendix A to the report of officers) on behalf of Play Streets to the Chipping Barnet Area Committee Budget at the next meeting of the Committee on 30 March 2016 for the funding of play workers, public liability insurance and associated resources.

 

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