Agenda item

Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.

The County Council Members of the Committee are invited to consider pitches made to the Community Initiative Fund via The West Sussex Crowd and pledge funding accordingly.

At its meeting on 5 March 2019 the Joint Eastern Arun Area Committee considered the Community Initiative Funding applications received via the West Sussex Crowd as set out in Appendix A.

RESOLVED that the following pledges be approved:-

·         236/JEAAC – Ferring Funtime Community Preschool, up to £3,500, toward providing a multifunctional storage space for children with special educational needs.

·         287/JEAAC – Ferring Cricket Club, up to £1,800 toward purchasing ancillary maintenance equipment.

·         288/JEAAC – Littlehampton Sportsfield Trust, up to £3,500, toward installing an upgraded, computerised irrigation system.

·         322/JEAAC – Littlehampton’s Organisation of Community Arts, up to £2,500, towards publicity and stage marquee costs for the community Love Festival.

The following applications were refused:

·         279/JEAAC – St John the Baptist C of E primary School, Findon Village Summer revels – because the associated costs of the project were to fund unhealthy foods which conflicted with West Sussex County Council corporate priorities on promoting healthy eating and wellbeing.

and

·         304/JEAAC – Ague UK West Sussex, Creating info guides for older people – because the project manager was a national charity rather than a local charity and did not fit in-line with the CIF criteria regarding local impact.

The Call-in deadline is the 13 March.

39.1 The Committee considered a written report from the Director of Law and Assurance and the recommendation to consider grant funding to applications submitted to CIF via the West Sussex Crowd.

39.2 The committee considered each application on its merits and it was

RESOLVED that the following pledges be approved:-

·       236/JEAAC – Ferring Funtime Community Preschool, up to £3,500, toward providing a multifunctional storage space for children with special educational needs.

·       287/JEAAC – Ferring Cricket Club, up to £1,800 toward purchasing ancillary maintenance equipment.

·       288/JEAAC – Littlehampton Sportsfield Trust, up to £3,500, toward installing an upgraded, computerised irrigation system.

·       322/JEAAC – Littlehampton’s Organisation of Community Arts, up to £2,500, towards publicity and stage marquee costs for the community Love Festival.

The following applications were refused:

·       279/JEAAC – St John the Baptist C of E primary School, Findon Village Summer revels – because the associated costs of the project were to fund unhealthy foods which conflicted with West Sussex County Council corporate priorities on promoting healthy eating and wellbeing.

and

·       304/JEAAC – Ague UK West Sussex, Creating info guides for older people – because the project manager was a national charity rather than a local charity and did not fit in-line with the CIF criteria regarding local impact.