Meeting documents

To note the minutes of the meeting of the PAG held on 05 December 2016 and consider the Portfolio Holder’s recommendations as set out in:

The Cabinet received the minutes of the Healthy Communities PAG held on 5 December 2016 and the following were the subject of a recommendation from the Portfolio Holder

1)     Review of the Council’s Community Development, Subs and Donations and Chairman’s Community Fund Grants

Members considered a report on the review of the Council’s Community Development, Subs and Donations and Chairman’s Community Fund Grants.

The report proposed that in order to streamline and build community capacity the Community Development grants, Subs and Donations should be merged into one application process and that the Chairman’s Fund and other funding opportunities should be publicised.

Having considered the advice of the Portfolio Holder, the Cabinet RESOLVED to

a)      merge the Community Development grants and the Subs and Donations fund to promote a grant scheme with a single application process.  The criteria and scheme management to be the subject of a further report, but to follow the principles detailed in Appendix 3;

b)     continue to promote the Chairman’s Fund, the criteria and scheme management to be the subject of a further report; and

c)      promote a range of funding opportunities to enable voluntary and community organisations access funding for their services, including; Crowd Funding, Trust Funding, and local authority lottery funding.

2)     Local Authority Lottery

Cabinet considered the proposal that the South Bucks District and Chiltern District Councils run a local authority lottery and both councils commission Gatherwell to operate the local authority lottery on behalf of both Councils. 

Having considered the advice of the Portfolio Holder, the Cabinet RESOLVED that subject to the agreement of Chiltern District Council that

a) a local authority lottery in partnership with Chiltern District Council be established;

b) Gatherwell be appointed as the external lottery manager (ELM) to run all or part of the lottery for a period of up to 5 years, subject to annual review; and

c) the set up costs be taken from savings in the joint Community budget for 2016/17 and that the Head of Healthy Communities be authorised to submit the necessary application to the gambling commission.

3)     Joint Private Sector Housing Strategy and Financial Assistance Policy

The Cabinet received a report which updated Members on the outcome of the consultation on the draft joint Private Sector Housing Strategy and associated policies covering financial assistance, Houses in Multiple Occupation and housing enforcement across South Bucks District Council and Chiltern District Council.  The Cabinet were asked to consider the minor amendments made to the Strategy and Action Plan following the consultation for onward submission to Council.

Having considered the advice of the Portfolio Holder, the Cabinet noted the outcome of the consultation and RESOLVED to agree the minor amendments to the Strategy and Action Plan following the consultation for onward submission to Council.

4)     Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council Temporary Accommodation Framework

The Cabinet received a draft joint framework document setting down the principles and process for identifying, securing and allocating temporary accommodation to meet the Council's statutory duties under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.

Having noted that the Cabinet at Chiltern District Council had approved the framework at its meeting in December and having considered the advice of the Portfolio Holder, the Cabinet RESOLVED that

a)      the draft Temporary Accommodation Framework Document be noted; and

b)     the Head of Healthy Communities be authorised to publish and implement a finalised Temporary Accommodation Framework Document in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Communities.

And further

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the PAG held on 5 December 2016 be noted.