Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Flintshire CH5 1SA

Contact: Maureen Potter 01352 702322  Email: maureen.potter@flintshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

35.

Declarations of Interest (Including Whipping Declarations)

Purpose: To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

36.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Purpose: To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the last meeting held on 17 October 2016..

Decision:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2016 were submitted.

 

Accuracy

 

Councillor Carolyn Thomas referred to page 6 of the minutes and  requested that the minutes be amended to reflect the reassurances given by the Chief Officer that after 3 years there would be protection  for both employees and the service being delivered under the co-operative agreement model.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That subject to the above amendment the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

37.

Community Asset Transfer - Review of External Funding Available

Purpose:  To receive a verbal update on the review of external funding.  Invites have been given to both Flintshire Local Voluntary Council and Cadwyn Clwyd to give a verbal update on the external funding opportunities available to organisations taking on community assets.

Decision:

That the presentation be noted.

 

 

Minutes:

The Chief Officer (Organisational Change) provided background information and introduced June Brady and Shaun Darlington, representatives of Flintshire Local Voluntary Council, and invited them to report on  Community Asset Transfer (CAT) Revenue and Capital funding, Deeside Leisure Centre.  A joint presentation was given which covered the following areas:

 

·         overview

·         funding opportunities – large grants

·         funding opportunities – small grants

·         funding opportunities – geographical grants

·         social enterprise – Finance

·         social Business Growth Fund – WCVA

·         revenue – Income Generation

·         sustainability

·         charities and structure

 

The Chair thanked June Brady and Shaun Darlington for their presentation and invited Members to raise questions.

 

Councillor Andy Dunbobbin asked if all the opportunities to access funding had been explored and cited the Armed Forces Covenant as an example.  Shaun Darlington acknowledged that there were many funding sources available and explained that the FLVC used a programme called ‘grant finder’ to identify appropriate funding schemes. 

 

Referring to the Social Business Growth Councillor Clive Carver raised a concern around the high interest fee for the micro business loan fund.  Shaun Darlington responded to the query and advised this was due to unsecured loans.  Councillor Carver asked what happened to any surplus within the fund.  The Officer confirmed that any surplus would be reinvested into the fund. 

 

Councillor Chris Dolphin expressed concerns around the availability of ongoing  and future funding streams.  June Brady commented on Community Asset Transfers and explained that the income generated from the community use of the asset would provide investment for the future. 

 

Councillor Carolyn Thomas raised concerns around the management fees for maintaining play areas which are paid by the residents in new housing developments.  She said that the arrangements for charges and maintaining the play areas was an issue that needed to be considered by the Authority. 

 

Councillor Bernie Attridge agreed there was a need to have funding in place to pay for the ongoing maintenance of play areas and commented on  S106 agreements.

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the presentation be noted.

 

 

38.

Forward Work Programme (Organisational Change) pdf icon PDF 71 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the Forward Work Programme be approved

Minutes:

The  Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny introduced the report and drew attention to the items to be considered at the next meetings of the Committee to be held on 13 December 2016 and 9 January 2017. 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Forward Work Programme be approved

39.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) ACT 1985 - TO CONSIDER THE EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

Decision:

That the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting for the following items by virtue of exempt information under paragraph(s) 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting for the following items by virtue of exempt information under paragraph(s) 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

40.

An Alternative Delivery Model for Childcare Provision

Decision:

That the Committee supported the development of a new childcare Alternative Delivery Model for the Flintshire Creche Service.

 

Minutes:

The Chief Officer (Organisational Change 2) introduced the report to inform of progress in developing an innovative, modern, flexible, wrap-around childcare social enterprise which would meet the childcare needs of parents and carers from the Deeside area as well as providing new training, volunteering and work placement opportunities.  He reported that the new enterprise would provide a sustainable income stream to support a broader Alternative Delivery Model (ADM) for the Flintshire Creche Service as a whole. 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee supported the development of a new childcare Alternative Delivery Model for the Flintshire Creche Service.

 

41.

Holywell Leisure Centre - Community Asset Transfer Update

Decision:

That the Committee supports the phased Community Asset Transfer of

Holywell Leisure Centre between December 2016 and March 2017 as

outlined in the report.

 

Minutes:

The Chief Officer (Organisational Change 1)  introduced a report on the Holywell Leisure Centre: Community Asset Transfer (CAT) Proposal  to provide an update on progress by the community group in developing their updated strategic business plan, and to also inform of progress with the transfer of the existing library service to Holywell Leisure Centre.  

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee supports the phased Community Asset Transfer of

Holywell Leisure Centre between December 2016 and March 2017 as

outlined in the report.

 

42.

Members of the press and public in attendance