Agenda item

The NP Chair introduced this report of the Neighbourhood Partnership Co-ordinator.

A)  The following issues were NOTED by the NP:

·       Update on Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Funding (CIL)

·       Updates on Neighbourhood Forum

·       Update from Neighbourhood Officer and Neighbourhood Plan

·       Statement on behalf of CCH NP submitted by Fraser Bridgeford (NP Chair) and Cllr Clive Stevens (NC Chair) to Cabinet 30 January in respect of Budget recommendations to Full Council.

·       Update and progress of Park Projects

·       Wellbeing report – on 29 November, BCC had announced a spending freeze from the General Fund (this includes wellbeing grants, highways, clean & green and any other NP budget).  Four applications to the wellbeing fund were received and the Wellbeing Panel members are considering how these projects can seek alternative funding.

·       The Environment Sub Group and Traffic & Transport Sub Group meeting notes

B)   NP Transformers Youth Fund. 

Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust has been managing the Transformers Fund, a small grant aimed at working with young people and delivering youth activities.  The Trust has found it difficult to attract enough projects and has therefore agreed to devolve £5000 to each of Bristols Neighbourhood Partnerships.   The fund will be administered through

       the existing small grants process and must be allocated by March 2017 and

       projects must be delivered by February 2018.

It was noted that the deadline for applications is 17^th February 2017 and the

decisions on the allocation of funds from this source are made by the 

Neighbourhood Partnership, not only the Neighbourhood Committee.

The Neighbourhood Partnership AGREED to accept the £5000 Transformers Youth funding and abide by the funding conditions as set out in the report.  

The NP were asked to publicise the youth funding through organisations that they know and secure applications.  Action: All