Decision details

Rochdale South Township Funds 2022/23

Decision Maker: Rochdale South Township Delegated Sub-Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Members to be updated on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Rochdale South Township Funds 2022/23 and enable the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

Decisions:

The Sub-Committee agreed to take applications ahead of Agenda Item 11 (Objections to Proposed Traffic Order - Prohibition of Waiting, Count Street & Sandfield Road area, Rochdale) due to applicants being in attendance at the meeting.

 

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods which provided an update on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Rochdale South Township Funds 2022/2023 and to enable the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

 

In considering the funding applications the Sub-Committee received four oral representations from the applicants who were in attendance at the meeting.

 

Alternatives considered:

Members were asked to decide whether or not to approve the allocation of funds to projects/schemes as appropriate.

 

Resolved:

1.    That the expenditure, commitments and balances of the Rochdale South Township Funds 2022/23, as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 of the submitted report be noted;

 

2.    That the decisions made under delegated authority as detailed in Appendix 3 of the submitted report be noted;

 

3.    That the Townships and Communities Manager, in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair and opposition spokesperson of the Sub-Committee, be given delegated authority to make decisions on any deferred projects;

 

4.    It be noted that the Townships and Communities Manager has assessed the proposed projects to be considered for funding against the criteria of eligibility for the Rochdale South Township Fund, the priorities of the Township and any specific risks have been identified in the report;

 

5.    That the Township funds application form be improved to provide clearer indication to applicants of which Township is being requested to provide funds, namely, Rochdale North Township, Rochdale South Township or both.

 

6.    That applications for Township Funds 2022/23, (as outlined at Appendices 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 5F of the submitted report); be dealt with as follows:-

 

 

Reference

Application/Project

Amount

Decision

RP/02/22

Manchester Road traffic survey for controlled pedestrian crossing

£2800

Approved - £2800 from Rochdale South Township Projects Fund.

RP/14/22 & W/04/22

Springfield Park mere improvements

£5922

 

Approved - £3922 from Rochdale South Township Projects Fund and £1000 from Bamford Ward Fund

TC/02/22 & M/79/21

Channing Street and Moss Street traffic calming measures and waiting restrictions

 

£1509 (Kingsway Members Fund)

 

£5941 (Rochdale South Township Capital Fund)

Approved- £5000 for option 1 £3491 from Rochdale South Township Capital Fund and £1509 from Kingsway Members Fund.

 

TC/04/22

 

Buttercup Drive waiting restrictions

£4000

Approved- £3000 from Rochdale South Township Capital Fund and £1000 from Castleton Ward Fund.

 

TC/06/22 & W/02/22

 

Alley behind Lambeth Terrace reconstruction

 

£1000 (Bamford Ward Fund)

 

£23,813 (Rochdale South Township Capital Fund)

Deferred - £0.00


Councillor Anstee to enquire about land ownership/are owners prepared to contribute.

TC/09/22

 

Springbank Lane/Norden Road junction waiting restrictions

£4500

Approved - £3500 from Rochdale South Township Capital Fund and £1000 from Bamford Ward Fund.

 

TC/11/22

 

Darlington Road traffic calming measures

£10500

Approved- £8500 from Rochdale South Township Capital Fund, and to ask Balderstone and Kirkholt Area Forum to support £2000 from Balderstone and Kirkholt Ward Fund.

 

RP/03/22

 

Childminders Together

 

£1238.76

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Refused

RP/04/22

 

Getting Hooked Children’s Academy – Fishing/Young Anglers

£2867.50

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Refused

RP/07/22

 

RWWA Domestic Violence Support

 

£1321.34

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Refused

RP/09/22

 

Community Development Programme

£3463.94

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Approved - £1843.94

Agreed Rochdale North and South Townships should fund 6 months venue hire (£3120) and equipment (£300) = £3420.  Rochdale North had approved = £1576.06.

 

RP/16/22

 

Personal, Social, Health and Well-being Development Workshops

£2259.82

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Approved - £2259.82 from Rochdale South Township Projects Fund.

RP/18/22

Pakistan Day Cricket Competition and Mango Festival

£3441.00

 

Cost split pro-rata between Rochdale North Township and Rochdale South Township.

Approved - £1250 contribution to Ground Hire, Sound System and Umpire from Rochdale South Township Projects Fund.

 

 

 

Reasons for decisions:

  1. Management of the Rochdale South Township Fund was delegated to the Rochdale South Township Delegated Sub-Committee.

 

  1. Rochdale South Township Funds were allocated to projects that benefitted the Township’s community and environment and realise the Township’s priorities.

 

  1. To enable the Sub-Committee to monitor and review the use of the Rochdale South Township Funds to ensure continued efficient and effective use of the funds.

 

Eligible for Call-in: Yes

 

Report author: Sharron Worrall

Publication date: 27/07/2022

Date of decision: 19/07/2022

Decided at meeting: 19/07/2022 - Rochdale South Township Delegated Sub-Committee

Effective from: 02/08/2022

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