Issue - decisions

RESOLVED:

(a)  That Community Grant awards, totalling £130,000 in revenue grants and £85,600 in capital grants, as set out in Appendix 1, and in more detail in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved for inclusion in the Medium-Term Financial Plan and proposed budget for 2022/23;

(b)  That Grant awards totalling £28,500 are made from the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable funding held by the Council as part of the COVID-19 funding support received by the Government; and

(c)   That the proposed changes as set out in section 5.2 of the report be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISION:

As set out in the report.

KEY DECISION:

Yes.

PORTFOLIO:

People and Places.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED/REJECTED:

As set out in the report.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST(S):

The Leader of the Council, for transparency purposes declared that one of the recommended grants was for an organisation that fell inside his District ward.

DISCUSSION:

The Portfolio Holder introduced the report and highlighted the rigorous and challenging process to get to a set of recommendations.  He expressed his thanks to the Task and Finish Group for their work.  The Leader of the Council and other Members extended their thanks to the Task and Finish Group and it was noted in particular the presence of culture and perfoming arts which remained important to many communities in the New Forest.