Grants Sub-Committee

Thursday 9 September 2004 at 2.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Hunter, Moran, Robertson, Stewart, Tucker and White.

Chair:  Councillor Stewart presided.

In attendance:  Director of Community Services.

With the exception of the decision marked “C” which is open for confirmation or otherwise the following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee. 

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Waiver of Lets

620

The Director of Community Services orally requested the Sub-Committee to consider allocating £14,000 from the Grants to Voluntary Organisations Budget to the Community Services Budget which would allow applications from organisations seeking a waiver of let to be dealt with by the Director of Community Services.

Councillor White entered the meeting at this point.

Following discussion Councillor Robertson moved that requests for a waiver of let continue to be dealt with through the Sub-Committee.  As an amendment Councillor Hunter moved that £14,000 be allocated to the Community Services Budget as requested by the Director.  On a vote 2 Members voted for the motion and 3 for the amendment which was declared carried.  Two of the Members who had voted in favour of the motion then requested in terms of the relevant Standing Order that the matter be referred to The Inverclyde Council for decision in terms of the motion.

C

Decided:  that £14,000 be transferred from the Grants to Voluntary Organisations Budget to the Community Services Budget to enable that Service to offer waivers of lets to qualifying applicants.

C

   621

Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2004/05

621

There was submitted an information paper by the Director of Community Services on requests for grants made by various voluntary organisations.

Decided:  that grants be made to the voluntary organisations as follows:-

Ref No

Organisation

Grant

IS/61

Port Glasgow Juniors Boys Club

£1,000

(Councillor Tucker declared a personal interest in this item and left the meeting)

IS/126

Wellington Park Bowling Club

(Councillor Tucker re-entered the meeting)

Defer until meeting with Club

IS/127

Birkmyre Park Bowling Club

Defer until meeting with Club

IS/128

Parklea Bowling Club

Defer until meeting with Club

IS/129

Port Glasgow Small & Friendly Social Club

Withdrawn (dealt with by way of previous item)

IW/19

Greenock Art Club

£215

IW/25

Inverclyde Youth Theatre

Agree £3000 subject to receipt of account information

IW/57

Inverclyde Piping Project

£1,500

IW/71

Greenock Light Opera Club

£650

IW/94

Greenock HSFP Football Club

£250

IW/101

Inverclyde Skatepark Group

Interim payment of £300 awarded July 2004 - Noted

IW/108

Headway Inverclyde

£1,565

IW/112

Inverclyders Wheelchair Dance Team

Withdrawn (dealt with by way of previous item)

IW/113

Gourock Horticultural Society

Interim payment of £1,000 awarded August 2004 - Noted

IW/114

Gamble Halls Mother & Toddler Group

£400

IW/115

Greenock Juniors Colts U-17s

£300

RW/64

Clyde & West Region of Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers

£200 granted and that the Director of Community Services obtain further information on the operation of the Club

RW/65

The Prince’s Trust Scotland

NIL

SW/43

Enable Legal Services

£400

SW/66

The Council for Music in Hospitals

£250