The Committee was asked to consider a report with the purpose of approving the launch of the West Lindsey Platinum Jubilee Community Fund. It was explained that £500k was approved for the Community Grant Scheme for the five-year period from 2018/2019 to 2022/2023. This fund was delegated to the Prosperous Communities Committee to approve appropriate grant schemes and expenditure. As at 1October 2021 there was a balance remaining of £201k on the Community Grants fund. Of this balance, it was proposed to allocate £20k (the balance remaining would therefore be £181k) to the West Lindsey Platinum Jubilee Community Fund, which would launch immediately after all committee approvals had been made and run until June 2022. Spend against this allocation would be monitored to ensure the approved amount was not exceeded.

Note:              Councillors D. Dobbie and S. Bunney declared a personal interest in that they would likely be applying to the fund in their roles as Town Councillors and therefore they both left the meeting at 6.57pm.

Members of the Committee welcomed the launch of the Platinum Jubilee Fund. It was suggested that funds would not be used, for example, for the burning of beacons given the environmental impact, and it was also confirmed that a parallel scheme for providing Members with a sapling to be planted for The Queen’s Green Canopy was to be funded separately.

With thanks to all involved and having been moved and seconded, it was

RESOLVED that the use of £20k of the Communities Grant Fund to deliver the West Lindsey Platinum Jubilee Community Fund be approved under delegated powers.

Note:              Councillors D. Dobbie and S. Bunney returned to the meeting at 7.01pm.