Grants Sub-Committee

Wednesday 9 August 2006 at 2 pm

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

Chair:  Councillor White presided.

In attendance:  Director of Community Services.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee.

The Convener being of the opinion that an oral report by the Director of Community Services on a late application was relevant, competent and urgent moved its consideration to allow the Sub-Committee to determine at the earliest opportunity whether grant aid should be given.   This was unanimously agreed in terms of the relevant Standing Order.

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Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2006/07

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There was submitted a paper listing fourth round applications and the Director of Community Services asked the Sub-Committee to consider a late application by Gibshill Youth Club for funding to assist youth trips for 55 young persons.  The Director of Community Services also updated the Sub-Committee with regard to grants made under delegated powers.

Decided: 

(1)  that grants be made to voluntary organisations as follows:-

Ref No

Organisation

Grant

IS/46

Binnie Street Lunch Club

£5,000

IS/95

National Federation of Retirement Pensions Association; Gourock Branch

£1,000

IS/97

Woodhall Tenants Association

£2,500

IS/133

Lady Alice Bowling Club

£2,500

IS/147

Branchton Over 55s Group

£1,000

IS/148

Inverclyde Boys Football Club

£500

IS/149

Park Farm Tenants & Residents Association

£1,650

IW/19

Greenock Art Club

£220

IW/49

Gourock Ex Servicemens Club

£5,000

IW/88

Skillshare

£200

IW/98

Inverclyde Indoor Bowling

£2,865

IW/100

Inverclyde Sports Council

£5,000

IW/125

Greenock & District Sea Cadets

£4,950

IW/142

Passport Travel Football Club

£250

IW/143

Inverclyde Camera Club

£250

IW/144

Arthritis Care

£1,000

IW/145

Unity Enterprise

£4,005

IW/136

Inverclyde Sirens Club

Nil

Gibshill Youth Club

£200

(2)  that it be noted grants to voluntary organisations had been made under delegated powers as follows:-

Pennyfern Tenants & Residents Association                 £250

First Gourock Girls Brigade                                            £650

Inverclyde Volunteering for Youth                                   £900 (in principle); and

(3)  that approval be given to the application made by  Second Chance Learning for 2006/07 on the basis of utilising the underspend in respect of the grant awarded to the organisation  in 2005/06 during the current year. 

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following application on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

The Director of Community Services apprised Members of the particular circumstances regarding the grant to Inverclyde Volunteering for Youth agreed in principle under delegated  powers.

Noted