To receive any apologies for absence

Apologies were received from Councillor John Bowden.

To receive any Declarations of Interest.

None.

To confirm the Part I Minutes of the previous meeting.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED: That the Part I minutes of the meeting of the Grants Panel held on 16 June 2016 be approved.

Members agreed with the Social Enterprise report’s recommendations and requested the Community Partnership Team work with the Press and Communications Team to promote Social Enterprise funding and projects more widely. The Panel also agreed that any future Social Enterprise grants be brought back to Panel for discussion before funding is awarded.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Grants Panel:

i.              Award social enterprise funding to the value of £20,000 to 4Motion Dance Theatre.

ii.            Award £20,000 to Shirleys Way.

iii.           Award £17,500 to Adult Dyslexia Centre and;

iv.           Did not award funding to Scrumys at this time pending clarification of the owner’s intentions re establishing the business as a social enterprise.

Council Quarterly Funding For Local Organisations

The Panel considered the award of Council grants to local organisations for the relevant quarter and agreed that they be recorded in Part I.

Officers explained the process of monitoring groups and organisations that received funding from the Borough’s Grants Panel which helped to ensure the money awarded was spent properly.

Any new organisations applying for Grant Aid Funding will be asked for invoices and proof of spend.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That:

i) the grants as detailed below be approved.

Revenue Grants

BUDGET:  £20,455

* Salvation Youth Trust – decision on funding deferred to November 2016 Grants Panel in order for officers to find out more information regarding how the grant money will be spent and to ensure that any money awarded will not be used to fund other activities, particularly activities carried out abroad.

** Sequela Foundation – decision on funding deferred to November 2016 Grants Pants Panel so that officers can gather further information requested about what the funding will be spent on and the specific outcomes it will achieve.

Capital Grants

BUDGET: £4,131