2 Apologies
At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.
3 Declaration of Interest
Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from
decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any
private or other external interest they might have.
4 Confirmation of Minutes
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That the Albert-Eden Local Board Grants Committee:
a)
confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting,
held on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, as a true and
correct record.
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5 Leave of Absence
At the close of
the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.
6 Acknowledgements
At the close of the agenda no requests for acknowledgements had been
received.
7 Petitions
At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been
received.
8 Deputations
Standing
Order 3.20 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required
to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are
approved by the Chairperson of the Albert-Eden Local Board Grants Committee.
This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the
published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as
resolved by the meeting.
At the close
of the agenda no requests for deputations had been received.
9 Public Forum
A period of
time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to
address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3
minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from www
members.
At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.
10 Extraordinary Business
Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with
at that meeting if-
(a) The local authority by resolution so
decides; and
(b) The presiding member explains at the
meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-
(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and
(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item
cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”
Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:
“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-
(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting
if-
(i) That item is a minor matter relating to
the general business of the local authority; and
(ii) the presiding member explains at the
beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the
item will be discussed at the meeting; but
(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation
may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent
meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”
11 Notices of Motion
At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had
been received.
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Albert-Eden
Local Board Grants Committee
03 February
2015
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Albert-Eden
Local Board Discretionary Community Funding - Round Two 2014/2015
File No.: CP2015/00247
Purpose
1. The purpose of
the report is to present applications received for round two of the Albert-Eden
Local Board Community Funding Programme 2014-2015. The local board is required
to fund, part-fund or decline these applications.
Executive
Summary
2. For the
2014-2015 financial year, the Albert-Eden Local Board set a total community
funding budget of $45,307. $17,700 was allocated in round one, leaving $27,607
for rounds two and three.
3. Nineteen
applications were received in this round, with a total requested of $176,331.
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Recommendation/s
That the
Albert-Eden Local Board Grants Committee:
a) consider the
applications listed in Table One and agree to fund, part-fund or decline each
application in this round.
Table One:
Albert-Eden Local Board Community Funding Applications
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Organisation
Name
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Project
Title
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Amount Requested
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Auckland
Refugee Community Coalition (ARCC)
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Accommodation
costs
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$5,000.00
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The
Parenting Place - Attitude Youth Division
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Attitude
programmes in Albert-Eden high schools 2015
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$5,000.00
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The
Parenting Place - Toolbox Division
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Toolbox
parenting groups in Albert-Eden Local Board
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$5,000.00
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Auckland
Badminton Association
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Hall
hire to grow participation
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$5,000.00
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Auckland
Young Womens Christian Association T/A YWCA Auckland
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Project
Self-Protection "Safe for Life" Workshop
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$1,460.00
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Friends
of Oakley Creek Te Auaunga Inc
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Oakley
Creek Restoration Project
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$6,360.00
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Transition
Town Point Chevalier
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Community
Garden Hub at the Pt Chevalier Bowls Club
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$10,000.00
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Panacea
Arts Charitable Trust (Spark Centre of Creative Development)
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Leading
a Creative Life course delivery costs
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$1,745.00
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Project
Litefoot Trust
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LiteClub
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$4,000.00
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Dress
for Success Auckland (DfSA)
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DfSA
Resource Centre equipment
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$4,508.00
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New
Zealand Centre for Gifted Education Limited
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MindPlus
Auckland Central Scholarships and Subsidies
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$7,000.00
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Mt
Eden Community Garden
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New
boxes and straw and seedlings for the Mt Eden Community Garden
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$1,737.00
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Home
and Family Counselling
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Savvy
Seniors - Mt Eden
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$2,870.00
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Touch
Compass Dance Trust
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Encompass
Youth and Community, and Zumba Inclusive Dance Classes
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$34,713.00
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YMCA
of Auckland
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Community
Group Resources
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$965.00
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Dance
Therapy NZ
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STARS
Dance Movement Therapy: Mt Albert
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$4,973.00
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Bhartiya
Samaj Charitable Trust (BSCT)
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BSCT
Ethnic Play Group
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$18,000.00
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Point
Chevalier Memorial RSA
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WW100
ANZAC Day commemorations
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$8,000.00
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Auckland
Outgames 2016
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4th
Asia Pacific Outgames
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$50,000.00
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Total
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$176,331.00
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Comments
4. In March 2014, the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee resolved
to continue the interim community funding approach for the 2014/2015 financial
year (REG/2014/36).This interim community funding approach remains in place
until the adoption and implementation of the new Community Grants Policy.
5. Three community funding rounds are scheduled for this financial
year. The first round closed on 19 September 2014 and the second on 19 December
2014. The third round closes on 15 May 2015.
6. Online funding criteria state that the Albert-Eden Local Board will
generally give grants of between $200 and $5,000 due to the board’s desire to
distribute these funds widely in the community. Through the Local Board
Community Grants fund, the Albert-Eden Local Board aims to strengthen the local
community by supporting projects that provide a community benefit, are equitable
and inclusive and result in a gain to the local area.
7. The local
board’s guidelines particularly encourage activities and projects that give
effect to the priorities in the local board plan; for example building the
capacity of volunteer groups and youth and migrant organisations. Applicants
are encouraged to read the local board plan before submitting an application.
8. The local board
states that it will consider the following when allocating grants:
· The proposal’s benefit to the local area.
· The applicant group’s role in the local area.
· The proposal’s alignment with the priorities of the Board, such as:
o youth and families
o the environment
o migrants
o volunteering
o community participation.
· Activities must not have already taken place before the local board
has the opportunity to consider the application (unless the local board accepts
there are genuine mitigating circumstances).
· The local board will not fund legal costs, debt repayment or
activities promoting particular political goals or religious ministry.
· Groups that have failed to meet accountability obligations from
previous council grants (within the last five years) will not be funded except:
o in exceptional mitigating circumstances, and/or
o by stipulating that completing accountability is a condition of
grant payment.
9. This fund is
allocated at the local board’s discretion. In accordance with its fiduciary
duties, the local board is to act honestly, avoid conflicts of interest and act
in what the local board believes to be the best interests of the community.
10. Round two of the
Albert-Eden Local Board Community Funding closed on 19 December. The fund was
advertised through local community networks and on the Auckland Council
website.
11. For the
2014-2015 financial year, the Albert-Eden Local Board set a total community
funding budget of $45,307. $17,700 was allocated in round one, leaving $27,607
for rounds two and three.
12. Nineteen
applications were received in this round, with a total requested of $176,331.
Consideration
Local
Board Views and Implications
13. Applications were circulated to the local board for consideration
prior to this meeting.
Maori
Impact Statement
14. Community funding is a general programme of interest and accessible
to a wide range of groups, including Maori. Maori are therefore likely to
benefit alongside other groups in the community.
Implementation
15. The allocation of grants to community groups is within the adopted
annual plan.
16. Following the Albert-Eden Local Board Grants Committee allocating
funding for round two, Community Development, Arts and Culture will notify
the applicants of the committee’s decision.
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Author
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Danielle Hibbard – Community Funding Advisor
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Authorisers
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Graham Bodman - Manager - Community Development, Arts
and Culture
Adam Milina - Relationship Manager - Albert-Eden &
Orakei Local Boards
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