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Leisure, Arts And Communities Committee - 26/04/2010

At a MEETING of the LEISURE, ARTS AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 26th April, 2010.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

George REGAN

Derek J SCOTT

 

Roderick A J WALLACE

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Laurie BIDWELL

Jim BARRIE

Stewart HUNTER

Tom FERGUSON

Jimmy BLACK

Ken LYNN

Brian GORDON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Richard McCREADY

Andrew DAWSON

Christina ROBERTS

Donald HAY

Will DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Fraser MACPHERSON

Bob DUNCAN

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

 

Mohammed ASIF

 

 

Councillor Bob DUNCAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd March, 2010 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DUNDEE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP - COMMUNITY SAFETY ACTION PLAN 2010/2012 -COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP COMMISSIONING BUDGET 2010/2011 LOCAL ACTION FUND

 

There was submitted Report No 208-2010 by the Co-Chairpersons, Dundee Community Safety Partnership, seeking approval for the Community Safety Partnership Action Plan 2010/2012, the Community Safety Partnership Commissioning Budget 2010/2011 and Local Action Fund Commissioning Budget 2010/2011.

 

The Committee agreed to:-

 

(i) approve the Community Safety Partnership Action Plan 2010/2012, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report;

 

(ii) approve the Community Safety Partnership Commissioning Budget 2010/2011, as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report;

 

(iii) approve the Local Action Fund Commissioning Budget 2010/2011, as detailed at Appendix 3 to the report; and

 

(iv) note that the Community Safety Action Plan would be reviewed in March 2011.

 

II GRANT AWARDS UP TO £500 (2009/2010)

 

Councillors Barrie, McCready, Macpherson and Hay declared a non-financial interest in this item by virtue of their involvement with West End Community Council.

 

There was submitted Report No 192-2010 detailing awards up to the value of 500 that were made during the financial year 2009/2010.

 

The Committee noted the payments detailed below:-

 

Name of Applicant/Purpose of Award

Grant Awarded

 

 

Violence Against Women

 

To assist the personal safety work delivered to women's groups by Community Safety Manager/Worker.

300

 

 

Community Spirit Action Group

 

To assist in the ongoing implementation of the group's aims and action plan. This would involve various methods of engagement with the local community to seek and re-affirm views on local issues and develop appropriate responses. The grant would also cover associated admin costs.

500

 

 

Midlin News Group

 

To enable the group to place community safety adverts in six issues of the Midlin News. Contributions from Tayside Police, Tayside Fire and Rescue, Community Safety, Anti-Social Behaviour Team and other safety organisations.

300

 

 

Violence Against Women Partnership

 

To enable the partnership to hold a consultation day which gathered information from young people and children around their understanding of domestic abuse.

500

 

 

Balmoral Residents' Association

 

To assist with admin, publicity and postage etc.

350

 

 

Dundee Youth Voice

 

To help with the cost for Dundee members to attend the Youth Parliament general meetings.

500

 

 

West End Community Council

 

To assist with the annual West End Christmas week celebrations.

500

 

 

Dundee WestFest

 

To help with the initial start up, admin and publicity costs associated with the project. The festival would run 20th-28th June, 2010 and be an annual event thereafter.

490

 

 

The Discovery Award - Dundee Ancrum Group

 

To assist with admin costs, rental, travelling costs etc.

350

 

 

Broughty Ferry Development Trust

 

This was a start up grant to produce a leaflet to publicise the group, engage with the wider community throughout Gala Week.

496

 

 

Young Suits (The Shore)

 

To run a residential for the new Young Suits Group. This would provide the new group with an opportunity to learn from the experiences of the existing group.

500

 

 

 

The Menolej Experience

 

To enable the continuing existence of the group which has operated since 1991. This group of retired men meets on a weekly basis and the grant would help with minibus hire, stationery etc.

500

 

 

Highwayman Girls' Group

 

This is a group of young women undertaking a programme of activities under the theme of health. The grant was needed to buy materials and to pay for activities.

 

500

 

 

 

 

Bob DUNCAN, Convener.