Cyflwynwyd gan:Cyng/Cllr. Mandy Williams-Davies & Ioan Thomas
Decision:
i.
To commit £155,138 of additional funding from the Transformation Fund, in order to extend the 'Working together against poverty'
scheme for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part of the Council's
Plan for 2017-18.
ii.
To commit £117,000 of additional funding from the Transformation Fund, in order to extend the 'High Value and Quality Jobs'
scheme for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part of the Council's
Plan for 2017-18.
iii.
To commit £23,000 of additional funding from the Transformation Fund, in order to extend the 'Rural Gwynedd Development
Project' for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part of the
Council's Plan for 2017-18.
iv.
To commit £42,000 of additional funding from the Transformation Fund, in order to extend the 'High profile and strategic
events' scheme for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part of the
Council's Plan for 2017-18.
Minutes:
The item was
presented by Cllr Ioan Thomas and Cllr
Mandy Williams-Davies
RESOLVED
I.
To commit
£121,255 of additional funding
from the Transformation Fund to extend the ‘Working together against poverty’ scheme for 2017-18 to realise commitments that are a part
of the Council Plan for
2017-18.
II.
To commit
£117,000 of additional funding
from the Transformation Fund, in order
to extend the 'High Value and Quality Jobs' scheme for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part
of the Council's Plan for
2017-18.
III.
To commit
£23,000 of additional funding
from the Transformation Fund in order
to extend the 'Rural
Gwynedd Development Project' for
2017-18 to realise the commitments
that are a part of the Council's Plan for 2017-18.
IV.
To commit
£42,000 of additional funding,
and continue with the remainder of the allocated funding, in order to extend
the 'High Profile and Strategic Events'
scheme for 2017-18 to realise the commitments that are a part
of the Council Plan 2017-18.
DISCUSSION
The relevant Cabinet Member provided a verbal report on
all the schemes, regarding how much resource
had been provided for these schemes
in the past, and how much remained
to be spent.
i.
It was noted that
the report emphasised the
main outcomes and activities in the Working Together Against Poverty Scheme for the forthcoming year. Following discussions with partners, it was noted that
the figures in the recommendation had changed to the
figure that was noted in the report.
It was noted that the scheme included a programme of interventions that included the provision of skills to cope with income
management, skills to access information and services online
and to prevent economic inactivity.
Observations from
the discussion
- A discussion was held on the reason
for the slippage of nearly £74,000 which should have been
spent during the financial year. It was noted that
the reason for this was that the application for funding from the Lottery Fund had been sent by partners
and that they were awaiting
a response from the fund.
I.
The benefit of raising awareness about high-value jobs was emphasised, and the need to secure support within the county. It was noted that
the figures in the recommendation had changed compared to the figures noted in the report.
Observations from
the discussion
- It
was noted that there had been an increase in
the number of young people establishing businesses in the county, and the importance of supporting these businesses was emphasised.
II.
The Rural Development Scheme was mentioned as a scheme that
provided exciting opportunities in the area and that
was extremely important in this respect.
It was noted that the funding was required to continue with the scheme for an additional
year.
Observations from
the discussion
- It
was noted that this was European funding, and that
it emphasised the main risks of leaving the European Union. The Council was facing a challenging period in relation
to European funding, but there was an
opportunity for this project to continue for a further year.
III.
This project supported high-profile events, and was an opportunity
to collaborate in partnership with other organisations. It was noted that
the new Council would need to discuss
what was considered to be
the core work of departments, and what were projects.
Observations from
the discussion
- In
looking at this project the
most important element was
not the funding, but the support and experience
that the department could offer companies that arranged events.
- It was also
noted that these events contributed
to raising awareness of the
county, and brought economic benefits.
Awdur:Catrin Thomas & Dylan Griffiths
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