The Head of Legal and Member Services’ representative invited nominations for the Chair.

On a motion by Councillor Chris Jones, seconded by Councillor P Hackett, it was –

Resolved (11:1) – That Councillor R Gregson be appointed Chair of this meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R Abbey, C Blakeley, L Fraser, L Rennie, J Salter and S Williams.

The Chair, having welcomed everybody to the meeting, then asked if Members had any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or any other relevant interest in connection with any item(s) on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Councillor P Hayes declared a personal interest in respect of the bid received from Ss Peter Paul and St Philomena’s Church by virtue of having been involved in a campaign regarding the Church.

Councillor A Jones declared a personal interest by virtue of being a Member of Wallasey Lyons Club.

Councillor C Jones declared a personal interest in respect of the bid received from Weatherhead PTA by virtue of being a Governor of the school.

Councillor R Gregson declared a personal interest in respect of the bid received from The Youth Resource Centre by virtue of having been involved in putting the bid together.

Mr K Harrison declared a personal interest in respect of the bid received from Stars Childcare by virtue of being a registered person.

Resolved – That the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 26 August 2014 be approved.

The Constituency Manager reported upon the details of a number of applications which had been made to Wallasey Bright Ideas Fund.

Members considered and determined each proposal separately.

1.  Ss Peter Paul and St Philomena’s Church/Institute of Christ the King

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In response to queries from Members, the Constituency Manager explained how the scored assessment had been arrived at.  Members discussed the amount requested.

The Chair outlined the details of the project.

It was moved by Councillor B Mooney and seconded by Councillor R Gregson that –

An amount of £800 be awarded to SS Peter Paul and St Philomena’s Church/Institute of Christ the King.

Resolved - That £800 be awarded to SS Peter Paul and St Philomena’s Church/Institute of Christ the King.

2.  Wirral Community Narrowboat Trust

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The Chair outlined the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to the Wirral Community Narrowboat Trust.

3.  Flagship Money Guidance Ltd

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The applicant was present at the meeting and confirmed that the company had been working with Sure Start Centres throughout the Wirral.  He advised that the funding was required to purchase a necessary piece of equipment.

The applicant responded to questions from Members.

Resolved – That £450 be awarded to Flagship Money Guidance Ltd.

4.  Museum of Liverpool Archaeology Department

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The Constituency Manager advised Members that this bid was ineligible due to the request for staffing costs.

Resolved – That this bid be deemed ineligible.

5.  Friends of Vale Park

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £1,000 be awarded to Friends of Vale Park.

6.  Belvidere Centre

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to Belvidere Centre.

7.  The Friends of Egremont

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £800 be awarded to The Friends of Egremont.

8.  Weatherhead PTA

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to Weatherhead PTA.

9.  Family Pack Project, Christ Church, Moreton

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to Family Pack Project, Christ Church, Moreton.

10.  The New Brighteners

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to The New Brighteners.

11.  Striding Out CIC

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Members discussed the details of the project and considered the full application that had been submitted.  Members expressed concerns regarding the lack of information provided.

Resolved – That this bid be rejected.

12.  Moreton Afternoon Townswomens Guild

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to Moreton Afternoon Townswomens Guild.

13.  Mersey Compass

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £500 be awarded to Mersey Compass.

14.  Stars Childcare

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Members discussed the details of the project.

Resolved – That £864.85 be awarded to Stars Childcare.

15.  Ladybird Theraputics Project  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

The Chair announced that there were three items of business to be considered:

1.  Future Council

The Constituency Manager informed Members that the Project Team wished to update the Committee in respect of the consultation process and discuss budget options.

Members discussed the possibility of this matter being considered at the next scheduled meeting of the Wallasey Constituency Committee.

It was suggested that it would be useful for a Member of the budget consultation team to be present at the meeting.

The Constituency Manager confirmed that the Project Team would be requested to attend the ‘Have Your Say’ marketplace event prior to the next Constituency Committee.

Resolved – That this matter be considered at the next scheduled meeting of the Wallasey Constituency Committee on 23 October 2014.

2.  Extra Funding – Love Wirral Fund

The Constituency Manager reported that the Committee were requested to consider the allocation of £10,000 that had been received from Love Wirral Fund.

In response to a query regarding the timeline in respect of this allocation, the Constituency Manager advised that she would clarify whether this was to be allocated within the financial year.

Resolved – That this matter be considered at the next scheduled meeting of the Wallasey Constituency Committee on 23 October 2014.

3.  Liscard Christmas Lights

The Chair announced that this matter would also need to be considered by the Committee on 23 October 2014.

Members determined that this matter should be considered across the whole constituency, therefore not being limited to one specific area.

Resolved – That an agenda item in respect of ‘Christmas Lights’ be considered at the next scheduled meeting of the Wallasey Constituency Committee on 23 October 2014.