Report – 10 minutes will be allocated for this item / discussion.

Further to her earlier presentation ‘Reflections on Constituency Working’ (minute 27 refers), the Constituency Manager (Wirral West) presented her report that provided an update on current projects and activities funded using the Committee’s 2015-16 budget allocations and budgets carried over from previous years.

The report informed on a number of key areas relating to constituency projects and activities, that included:

·  Wirral West Community Fund and response to Wirral West Community Vote

·  Projects funded in each ward

·  Remaining budget available for local improvements at the discretion of ward councillors

·  Road Safety budget update

The Constituency Manager (Wirral West) provided a brief verbal summary, update on progress and highlighted the specific recommendations that £5,000 of the environmental budget be made available for a ‘Small Grant, Big Difference’ programme for activities which improve the local environment and that the remaining £3,000 be utilised to organise a series of clean up (‘sparkle’) days of action in selected locations co-ordinated by the constituency team.

Resolved – That

1)  the Constituency Manager’s report be noted;

2)   £5,000 of the environmental budget be made available for a ‘Small Grant, Big Difference’ programme for activities which improve the local environment (on the basis of £1,000 per ward, with a maximum grant of £200 for individual projects); and

3)  the remaining £3,000 be utilised to organise a series of clean up (‘sparkle’) days of action in selected locations co-ordinated by the constituency team.