Agenda item

(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing Services and Communities)

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing Services and Communities for Cabinet to agree the grant applications for the Council’s Grants Scheme

 

RESOLVED	That
	·         Cabinet considered the applications and approved officer recommendations for small grants, art grants, sport grants and business grants as listed below, and
	·         Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing Services and Communities and the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance to manage the Festive Grant Applications and agree Festive Grant awards including any variations during the term of the grants

 

Applications for Revenue/Running Costs

 

No Applications received this quarter

 

 

Applications for Equipment/Projects

 

The order of the grants was changed as Councillor Pritchard and Councillor Oates had declared an interest in two grants.

 

 

Heart of Tamworth Community Project

£500

 

 (Moved by Councillor M Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

 

1st Glascote (St George) Scout Group

£300

 (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

Combined Applications: Running Costs/Projects and Equipment

 

Milk Fairies CIC

£500

 

   (Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

 

Art grant applications

 

Tamworth Literary Festival

£500

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

Sports grant applications

 

Applications for talented individual    

 

That one grant for a talented Individual for £300 was made.

 

      (Moved by Councillor M Cook and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

Applications for club                     

 

Bolehall Swifts

£3000    agreed on condition that the applicant completes the output monitoring.

 

   (Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

 

 Applications for coaching  

 

That one grant for coaching of £147.50 was made.

       

 

     (Moved by Councillor M Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

 

Tamworth Cycling Club

£950 agreed on condition that grant will be used for costs of First Aid training

 

           (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

Business Grants

 

 

McAusland Music

£1000

 

         (Moved by Councillor D cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

 

Puppy Love Dog Grooming

£950

 

        (Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)

 

 

Goldcrest Soft Furnishings

£1500

 

        (Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

Sharon Rose Author and Playwright

Members agreed to defer the application as more detailed costings are required

 

       (Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor M Cook)

 

Showroom Standard Cleaning

£590

 

       (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor S Doyle)

 

 

KB Services

£500 – applicant will need to provide insurance documents before grant is endorsed.

 

       (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

Le Secret

£500

 

    (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

Renew Chiropractic

Grant to be deferred advice to be given to applicant on renting a business property in Tamworth.

 

        (Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)

 

Councillor Pritchard and Councillor Oates left the meeting

 

 

Tamworth Pickers Volunteer Litter

£506.50

 

(Moved by Councillor M Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)

 

 

Tamworth Volunteer Litter Pickers

£500

Committee requested an update report every 2 months

 

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)