Issue - meetings

Positive activities for looked after children and small grants awards using the underspend from the swimming money allocated in 2009/10.

Councillor Liz Hardman, on behalf of the Labour Group, made an ad hoc statement expressing support for the proposal to allocate £10K to the Personal, Health and Social Education project.

Councillor Nathan Hartley thanked Councillor Hardman for her support.  He said that at a time when many authorities were slashing their youth funding, this Council was able to increase funding for all strands of youth support.  He explained the proposals in detail and moved the recommendations.

Councillor David Dixon seconded the proposal.  He had been delighted to see so many organisations get support.  He felt that there was a need to attract more applicants from outside the city of Bath.

On a motion from Councillor Nathan Hartley, seconded by Councillor David Dixon, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To ALLOCATE £2,000 to support swimming, and the remaining funding to be used to support the two projects identified below;

(2) To ALLOCATE £10,000 to support the Looked after Children PSHE Project; and

(3) To ALLOCATE £13,000 to support the Youth Enablement Grant process in February 2012.