Agenda and minutes

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

Contact: Alison James, Committee and Constitutional Services Manager  Email: Alison.James@Rochdale.Gov.UK

Items
No. Item

24.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Allonby, Councillor Beswick, Councillor Bromfield and Councillor Susan Smith.

25.

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:

Councillor West declared an interest in funding application 5b – Summer Bands in the Park 2025 and vacated the Chair for the item in favour of the Vice-Chair, Councillor P Williams. Councillor West left the room when the application was considered.

26.

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 Committee were advised that the Chair had accepted the following items onto the Agenda for the meeting. Funding applications:

5a – Truffet Park Christmas Tree Lights;

5b – Summer Bands in the Park 2025;

5c – Re-lining of Car Park Markings – Evesham Walk;

5d – Junction Community Centre Fencing.

 

 

27.

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 the exclusion of the public and press.

28.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 14th March 2024.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Middleton Township Devolved Funding and Devolved Services Sub-Committee held on 14th March 2024 be approved as a correct record.

29.

Middleton Township Funds 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 127 KB

To consider Middleton Township Funds 2024/25.

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 2024/25, which enabled 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 decisions made under delegated authority as detailed in Appendix

3 of the report be noted;

 

3.   That it be noted that the Townships and Communities Manager had 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

 

Decision

Larkhill Court Footpath Replacement

 

Approved - £3900 from East Ward Revenue Funds

 

Pine Street and Aspinall Street Footpath  Improvement

 

Approved - £2800 from East Ward Revenue Funds

Heykids - Footloose at Middleton Arena

 

Approved - £1500 from Township Projects Revenue Funds

Nigerian Community Association Sewing Classes

 

Approved - £1415 from Township Projects Revenue Funds

Resite Alley Gate from 290 Grimshaw Lane

 

Approved - £490 from East Ward Revenue Funds

Middleton Christmas Lights Switch On 2024

 

Approved - £10000 from Township Revenue Events Funds

The Downs Notice Board

 

Approved - £3869.95 from East Ward Revenue Funds

 

Wince Brook Pathway Network

 

Approved - £33828 - £3750 from East Ward Capital Fund, £1577 from East Ward Revenue Fund and £28,501 from Township Capital Funds

 

Newlands Walk Boulders

Approved - £825 from West Ward Capital Funds

 

Wince Brook Pedestrian Guardrail

 

Approved - £750 from East Ward Capital Funds

 

Truffet Park Christmas Tree Lights and  Electricity

 

Approved - £7194 (to be divided equally from West Ward, South Ward and North Ward Funds)

 

Summer Bands in the Park 2025

 

Approved - £2000 from Township Events Fund

 

(Note: the Vice-Chair Councillor Williams was in the Chair for the item as the Chair, Councillor West had declared an interest and left the room)

 

 

Re-lining of Car Park Markings - East Ward

 

Approved - £1500 from East Ward Revenue Funds

Additional Fencing at Junction Community Centre

 

Approved - £900 from East Ward Revenue Funds

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

Management of the Middleton Township Fund was 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 and 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