Issue - meetings

To consider and receive the report of the Director (Early Intervention and Support).

1.    It is recommended that the neighbourhood priorities proposed within each neighbourhood management meeting are agreed.

2.    It is recommended that when scoping out the detail and financial resources required for each priority, financial or in-kind contributions are sought from partners within the neighbourhood including parish councils, Lancashire County Council, voluntary sector and other stakeholders.

3.    Where a priority is subsequently scoped out as requiring increased financial resources, consideration will be made in consultation with the Executive Member (Early Intervention) for this neighbourhood priority to be carried out at additional cost beyond £2,000, phased, or developed further as an individual corporate project.

Councillor Bev Murray, Executive Member (Early Intervention), presented the report of the Director (Early Intervention and Support) which presents the proposed neighbourhood priorities that have been agreed within each neighbourhood management group. Members discussed the future of Neighbourhood Area Meetings in light of the upcoming boundary changes and noted that, although a number of projects were still small-scale, the wider contextual information given in these meetings was starting to inform larger projects, attracting match-funding and partnership working.

Decision:

1.    It is recommended that the neighbourhood priorities proposed within each neighbourhood management meeting are agreed.

2.    It is recommended that when scoping out the detail and financial resources required for each priority, financial or in-kind contributions are sought from partners within the neighbourhood including parish councils, Lancashire County Council, voluntary sector and other stakeholders.

3.    Where a priority is subsequently scoped out as requiring increased financial resources, consideration will be made in consultation with the Executive Member (Early Intervention) for this neighbourhood priority to be carried out at additional cost beyond £2,000, phased, or developed further as an individual corporate project.

Reasons for Recommendation(s):

Neighbourhood working and associated projects is a key priority within the council’s corporate strategy and encourages the improvement of environmental, health, and social features within the eight neighbourhoods of Chorley.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

To not support the continuation and development of neighbourhood priorities across the borough and not make the £50,000 funding available.