Agenda and minutes

Venue: Middleton Library, Long Street, Middleton, M24 1AF

Contact: Alison James, Senior Comittee Services Officer  Email: alison.james@rochdale.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Rowbotham and Councillor Susan Smith.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.   

Minutes:

The Chair, Councillor West declared an interest in the submitted application detailed at Appendix 4k (Jubilee Park Flower Bed Feature) and vacated the Chair in favour of the Vice-Chair, Councillor Peter Williams for this item.

3.

Items for Exclusion of Public and Press

To determine any items on the agenda, if any, where the public are to be excluded from the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no items for exclusion of public and press.

4.

Urgent Items of Business

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

The Chair advised that there were two additional applications for Township Funding that had been accepted onto the Agenda, which had both been circulated to Members and published on the Council Website. The applications were for:-

·         New Play Area for Alkrington;

·         Windermere Road & Bowness Road Area – Traffic Calming and 20mph Zone.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 71 KB

To consider the Minutes of the meeting of the Middleton Township Devolved Funding and Devolved Services Sub-Committee held on 24th March 2022.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

1.    That the Minutes of the meeting of the Middleton Township Devolved Funding and Devolved Services Sub-Committee held on 23rd March 2022 be approved and signed as a correct record.

6.

Middleton Township Funds 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 117 KB

To consider Middleton Township Funds 2022/23.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods which provided an update on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Middleton Township Funds 2022/23 and to enable the Sub Committee to consider the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

 

Alternatives considered:

In considering the report, Members could decide whether or not to approve the allocation of funds to projects.

 

Resolved:

 

1.    That the expenditure, commitments and balances for Middleton Township revenue and capital funds as detailed in Appendix 1 and 2 of the report be noted;

 

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

 

3.    That it be noted that the Townships & Communities Manager has assessed proposed projects to be considered for funding against the criteria of eligibility for the Middleton Township Fund, the priorities of the Township and that any specific risks had been identified in the report;

 

4.    That the applications for Township Funds be dealt with as follows:-

 

Application/Project

Decision

 

Rochdale Road – Survey for Crossing

Allocation of £2800 from Township Revenue Project Funds

 

Kirkstall Road Verge Removal Study

 

Allocation of £1200 from Township Revenue Project Funds (whole of Kirkstall Road to be included in the study)

 

Stanycliffe Social Centre Resources Revamp

 

Allocation of £1104.10 from North Ward Revenue Funds approved in principle, subject to clarification on whether other funding can be obtained. Final decision delegated to the Chair

Restoration of the Southern Boundary of Tonge Field

 

Allocation of £1199 from East Ward Revenue Funds

Middleton Scarefest – Historic Cheapside

 

Allocation of £1437.64 from Township Revenue Project Funds

Inclusive Cycling at Bowlee

 

Allocation of £4944 from Township Revenue Project Funds and £6904.68 from Township Capital Project Funds

 

Middleton Christmas Lights Switch On

 

Allocation of £6000 from Township Events Funds

Rochdale Road Waiting Restrictions

Allocation of £4200 from North Ward Capital Funds

 

Junction of Nowell Road and Nowell Court Waiting Restrictions

 

Allocation of £3500 from Hopwood Hall Capital Funds

Boardman Lane Area Dropped Kerbs

 

Allocation of £6300 from Township Capital Projects Funds

 

Landmark Feature – Jubilee Park (Note: Councillor Peter Williams was in the Chair for consideration of this application)

 

Allocation of £2500 from Township Capital Projects Funds

New Play Area for Alkrington (South Ward)

 

Allocation of £26250 from Township Capital Projects Funds

Windermere Rd and Bowness Road Traffic Calming

 

Allocation of £19000 from Township Capital Projects Funds

 

 

Reasons for the decision:

Management of the Middleton Township Fund is delegated to the Middleton Township Devolved Funding & Devolved Services Sub Committee.

 

Middleton Township Funds are allocated to projects that benefit the Township’s community and environment, and realise the Township priorities.

 

To enable the committee to monitor and review the use of the Middleton Township Funds to ensure continued efficient and effective use of the funds.

 

Eligible for call in – yes