Oldham District Budget Report

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Report to Oldham District Executive

Portfolio Holder:

Cllr B Brownridge, Cabinet Member for Cooperatives & Neighbourhoods

Officer Contact: Helen Lockwood, Executive Director, Cooperatives & Neighbourhoods

Report Author: Simon Shuttleworth; District Coordinator, Oldham Ext. 4720

27th January 2016

Reason for report

To advise the Oldham District Executive of the current budget position and seek approval for proposed items of spend.

Recommendations

1. To note the current budget position 2. To make the following budget allocations (revenue, unless stated otherwise): a) Winterbottom Street Bollards £2,700 Capital b) Millennium Green/Sholver Centre £3,000 Capital c) Works to Stoneleigh Park £2,500 Capital d) Crèche for Mindfulness Course £720 e) Football provision at Broadfield School pitch £2,658 f) Waste and litter project £7,126 g) Highways Improvements £20,000 Capital h) Alleygating – Glodwick £2,000 Capital i) Clarksfield Alleyway Initiative £4,300 j) Arundel Street Park £2,000 Capital k) Stoneleigh Park Cabin pool table - £291 Revenue

Oldham District Executive 27th January 2016

Oldham District Budget Report

1 Background

1.1 The Oldham District Executive has been assigned the below budget for 2015/2016:

Revenue 2015/2016 Capital 2015/2016 Alexandra £10,000 £10,000 Coldhurst £10,000 £10,000 Medlock Vale £10,000 £10,000 St James’ £10,000 £10,000 St Mary’s £10,000 £10,000 Waterhead £10,000 £10,000 Werneth £10,000 £10,000

1.2 Each Councillor also has an individual budget of £5000 for 2015/2016 Allocations to date are shown in the attached Appendix 1

2 Current Position

2.1 Revenue and Capital Budgets Allocations made so far are shown below.

Revenue Budgets Ward Project Medlock St St Item Alexandra Coldhurst Waterhead Werneth cost Vale James Mary's Opening Budget £70,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 Allocated to date CAB at Holt Street £3,500 £1,167 £1,166 £1,167

St James’ Ward events / activities £2,000 £2,000 Derker Youth Activities £1,500 £1,500

CAB at WFCDP £3,500 £3,500 1000 Oral Health Packs £1,463 £209 £209 £209 £209 £209 £209 £209 Bollard on Villa Rd £250 £250 Planting on Warren Lane £1,083 £1,083 CAB provision at the Honeywell £3,500 £3,500 Clay Street Bollard £250 £250 Community Forum Expenses £2,500 £500 £500 £500 £500 £500

Schools Out For Summer £3,000 £3,000 Games bus for St James £600 £600

Young Peoples Counselling £8,100 £2,700 £2,700 £2,700 CAB at Holt Street £3,100 £1,033 £1,033 £1,033 Total Remaining £35,654 £7,958 £9,791 £2,541 £291 £4,892 £4,391 £5,791

Capital Budgets Ward Project Medlock St St Item Alexandra Coldhurst Waterhead Werneth cost Vale James Mary's Opening Budget £70,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 £10,000 Proposed Medlock Vale Alleygating £10,000 £10,000 St James Noticeboards £4,415 £4,415 Arundel Street Park £8,000 £8,000 Alleygates - Glodwick £3,000 £3,000 Disabled Parking Bays £2,200 £2,200 Total Remaining £42,385 £10,000 £10,000 £0 £5,585 £4,800 £2,000 £10,000

3.0 New funding recommendations

3.1 Winterbottom Street Bollards

The proposal is to install bollards along the kerbside of the eastside pavement to protect pedestrians and stop obstructive parking near Richmond Primary School in Coldhurst. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £2,700 from the capital budget apportioned to Coldhurst ward

3.2 Millennium Green/Sholver Community Centre

This project is to develop the area of the Sholver Millenium Green to the rear of Sholver Community Centre into a growing hub and education resource. The funding recommended will support Incredible Futures Oldham in progressing the first phase of the project. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £3,000 from the capital budget apportioned to St James ward

3.3 Works to Stoneleigh Park

This funding would be towards the costs of improvement works in Stoneleigh Park. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £2,500 from the capital budget apportioned to St James ward

3.4 Crèche for Mindfulness Course

The proposal is to provide a crèche facility to support parents who are enrolled onto the mindfulness course. The course will provide parents/guardians with tools to better cope with stress. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £720 from the revenue budget apportioned to Alexandra ward

3.5 Football provision at Broadfield School pitch

Local partners have designed a project that engages both young people and their families through sport at a local venue in Hathershaw. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £2,658 from the revenue budget apportioned to Alexandra ward

3.6 Waste and litter project This proposal is to work with residents and Councillors using the Love Where You Live campaign to improve the neighbourhoods where waste and litter have been reported as a neighbourhood issue. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £7,126 from the revenue budget of which £4,585 is apportioned to Alexandra ward and £2,541 is apportioned to the Medlock Vale ward

3.7 Highways Improvements This proposal is to allocate budget for necessary highway improvement works that are not currently eligible in the Capital programme. The District Executive is recommended to allocate £20,000 from the capital budget of which £10,000 is apportioned to Alexandra ward and £10,000 is apportioned to Werneth ward.

3.8 Alleygating – Glodwick

This scheme would provide alleygates to improve the security of properties on Retford Street and Bolton Street.

The District Executive is recommended to allocate £2,000 from the capital budget apportioned to St Marys ward

3.9 Clarksfield Alleyway Initiative

This funding will support a new initiative to support further community involvement in improving the alleyway spaces in the Clarksfield area.

The District Executive is recommended to allocate £4,300 from the revenue budget apportioned to Waterhead ward

3.10 Arundel Street Park

This is additional funding to add to the £8,000 already agreed for the scheme to enhance Arundel Street Park. Initial consultation work has now taken place with the community in this area, and a first draft for the scheme is being worked up.

The District Executive is recommended to allocate £2,000 from the capital budget apportioned to Waterhead ward

3.11 Stoneleigh Park Cabin pool table

This funding will go towards the purchase of a new pool table for the youth club that runs in Stoneleigh Park.

The District Executive is recommended to allocate £291 from the revenue budget apportioned to St James ward

4.0 Financial Implications

Revenue Budgets Ward Project Medlock St St Item Alexandra Coldhurst Waterhead Werneth cost Vale James Mary's

Total Remaining £35,654 £7,958 £9,791 £2,541 £291 £4,892 £4,391 £5,791 Proposed Creche for Mindfuness course £720 £720 Kickz at Broadfield School playing £2,658 £2,658 pitch Litter and waste project in Hathershaw £4,580 £4,580 Clarksfield Alleyway Initiative £4,391 £4,391 Litter and waste project £2,541 £2,541

FOSP youth activities £291 £291 Total Remaining £20,473 £0 £9,791 £0 £0 £4,892 £0 £5,791

Capital Budgets Ward Project Medlock St St Item Alexandra Coldhurst Waterhead Werneth cost Vale James Mary's

Total Remaining £42,385 £10,000 £10,000 £0 £5,585 £4,800 £2,000 £10,000 Proposed Winterbottom St bollards £2,700 £2,700 Sholver Millennium Green £3,000 £3,000 Works to Stoneleigh Park £2,585 £2,585 Brompton St/Retford St alleygates £2,000 £2,000 Alexandra Highways Improvements £10,000 £10,000 Arundel Street Park £2,000 £2,000 Werneth Highways improvements £10,000 £10,000 Total Remaining £10,100 £0 £7,300 £0 £0 £2,800 £0 £0

5.0 Recommendations

1. To note the current budget position 2. To make the following budget allocations (revenue, unless stated otherwise): a. Winterbottom Street Bollards £2,700 Capital b. Millennium Green/Sholver Centre £3,000 Capital c. Works to Stoneleigh Park £2,500 Capital d. Crèche for Mindfulness Course £720 e. Football provision at Broadfield School pitch £2,658 f. Waste and litter project £7,126 g. Highways Improvements £20,000 Capital h. Alleygating – Glodwick £2,000 Capital i. Clarksfield Alleyway Initiative £4,300 j. Arundel Street Park £2,000 Capital k. Stoneleigh Park Cabin pool table - £291 Revenue