Decisions

Report to approve the additional allocation from 1 October 2022.

That the Cabinet Member:

a)       approves additional resources to the Members’ Community Leadership Scheme by providing an additional allocation of £3,860 to each Elected Member from 1 October 2022. 

b)       approves the carrying forward of any unspent balance of the additional £3,860 into the 2023-24 financial year.

Request for use of Contain Funds to build on the current Covid Community Champions forum and improve it by adding in representatives from communities of interest / specialism. To build on the work of Social Connectedness within our communities.

          That the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities approves the usage of Contain Outbreak Management Funding to fund work as follows:

a)   £0.200m to strengthen Covid-19 Community Champion work in Derbyshire localities for a further 12 months noting the full breakdown of allocations outlined in 4.6 of the report

b)   £0.200m to strengthen Social Connectedness work a further 12 months from 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 noting the breakdown of allocations in 4.14 of the report.

Approve use of funding

That the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities:

a)         Extend existing projects, previously funded through Contain Outbreak Management Fund for further periods to 31 March 2023 to maximise use of this additional funding to support the ongoing response to the pandemic.

b)         Agree the funding allocations as set out in section 3.4 of the report.

Approve use of funding

That the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities

Approves the use of Contain Outbreak Management Funding to strengthen emergency energy support within Derbyshire until 31 March 2023 via a grant of £0.100m to Marches Energy Advice.

That the Cabinet Member for Health and Communities:

Approves use of Contain Outbreak Management Funding to support food insecurity work across Derbyshire:

·        £0.100m to Foundation Derbyshire for the purpose of supporting food banks across Derbyshire.

·        £0.067m to the 4 Derbyshire Citizens Advice offices to strengthen wrap around support delivered at food banks in Derbyshire, split as follows:

£0.017m to Derbyshire Districts Citizens Advice

£0.017m to North East Derbyshire Citizens Advice

£0.017m to Chesterfield Citizens Advice

£0.017m to Mid Mercia Citizens Advice

To provide the Cabinet Member with an update of the Council Plan performance position and the revenue budget position of the Clean Growth and Regeneration portfolio for 2022-23 up to the end of June 2022 (Quarter 1).

That the Cabinet Member:

a)              Notes the current performance and budgetary positions at the end of Quarter 1 and actions being undertaken to address performance,  as set out in section 4 of the report, where it has not met the desired level.

b)              Agrees the proposed actions to address performancce regarding the preparation of a Cabinet report for Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration Route and the review of small business grant criteria for the Green Entrepreneurs Fund.