Central Community Panel
Minutes of a meeting held in the Turakirae Meeting Room, Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on
Monday 11 June 2018 commencing at 6.30pm
PRESENT: Ms J Clendon (Chair) Ms A Bengree
Mr C Hay Ms P Ravi
Cr S Edwards
APOLOGIES: Deputy Mayor D Bassett
Mr M Renata
IN ATTENDENCE: Ms D Hunter, Community Advisor - Funding and Community Contracts
PUBLIC BUSINESS
1. APOLOGIES
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Resolved: (Ms Clendon/ Mr Hay) Minute No. CCP 18301 “That the apologies received from Deputy Mayor D Bassett and Mr M Renata be accepted and leave of absence be granted.” |
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS
The Chair declared a partial conflict of interest in the funding application received from Hutt Art Society. The Panel noted however that the conflict of interest was historical.
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Resolved: (Ms Clendon/ Ms Ravi) Minute No. CCP 18302 “That the minutes of the Extraordinary Central Community Panel meeting held on Monday 30 October 2017, be confirmed as a true and correct record.” |
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Community Engagement Fund 2017-2018 (18/902) Memorandum dated 24 May 2018 by the Community Advisor - Funding and Community Contracts |
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The Community Advisor – Funding and Community Contracts elaborated on the memorandum. In response to questions from members, the Community Advisor – Funding and Community Contracts advised that under the current funding policy, to be eligible to apply for funding, the community group needed to have the legal status of either a Charitable Trust or an Incorporated Society. Members commented that this rule often restricted community groups who wished to apply for funding. They noted there were a number of active community groups within the Central area doing worthwhile work who would appreciate financial support. Members requested the Community Advisor – Funding and Community Contracts report back to their next meeting on the likelihood of a review of the above rule, specifically with regard to the Community Engagement Fund. They anticipated a review of the rules might allow community groups that did not have a legal status to apply. |
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Resolved: (Ms Clendon/ Ms Ravi) Minute No. CCP 18303 That the Panel:
(i) notes that the Community Engagement Fund closed on 4 May 2018 and four applications had been received;
(ii) agrees that the applications were considered according to the merits of the application criteria and priorities of the fund;
(iii) agrees to determine the funding to be granted to the community engagement fund applications;
(iv) approves the application from the Hutt Art Society for $500.00 for the Art for Hearts Sake towards the cost of equipment hire;
(iv) approves the application from the La Leche league Lower Hutt Group for $645.00 towards venue hire and catering costs associated to their “Big Latch On 2018” event;
(v) approves the application from NZ Family and Foster Care Federation Inc for $2,088.00 towards venue and resources associated to their “We Can Work Together To Meet Their Needs” event;
(vi) approves the application from Dress for Success (Hutt Valley) for $4,287.00 towards the purchase of equipment and resources to support service delivery from Lower Hutt; and
(vii) requests that recipients of the engagement fund report back on their funding.
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6. QUESTIONS
There were no questions.
There being no further business the Chair declared the meeting closed at 7.10 pm.
Ms J Clendon
CHAIR
CONFIRMED as a true and correct record
Dated this 12th day of November 2018