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South Lanarkshire Council · 28 March 2023
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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Monday, 20 March 2023 
Dear Councillor 
East Kilbride Area Committee 
The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be
held as follows:- 
Date:  Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Time:  14:00
Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton,
ML3 0AA 
The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. 
Yours sincerely 
Cleland Sneddon
Chief Executive 
Members 
Archie Buchanan (Chair), Geri Gray (Depute Chair), John Anderson, Mathew Buchanan,
Gerry Convery, Margaret Cooper, Joe Fagan, Grant Ferguson, Gladys Ferguson-Miller,
Elise Frame, Susan Kerr, Hugh Macdonald, Monique McAdams, Elaine McDougall, Kirsten
Robb, Dr Ali Salamati, Graham Scott, David Watson 
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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting of the East Kilbride Area Committee held on 31 January
2023 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 
3 - 10 
Item(s) for Decision 
3 Community Grant Applications/Warm Welcome Initiative
Report dated 13 March 2023 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 
11 - 16 
Urgent Business 
4 Urgent Business
Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. 
For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Helen Calley
Clerk Telephone: 07385 370069
Clerk Email: helen.calley@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 
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EAST KILBRIDE AREA COMMITTEE 
Minutes of meeting held via Confero and in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Almada Street,
Hamilton on 31 January 2023 
Chair:
Councillor Archie Buchanan 
Councillors Present:
Councillor John Anderson, Councillor Mathew Buchanan, Councillor Gerry Convery, Councillor
Margaret Cooper, Councillor Joe Fagan, Councillor Grant Ferguson, Councillor Gladys Ferguson-
Miller, Councillor Elise Frame, Councillor Susan Kerr, Councillor Elaine McDougall, Councillor
Kirsten Robb, Councillor Ali Salamati, Councillor Graham Scott, Councillor David Watson 
Councillors’ Apologies:
Councillor Geri Gray (Depute), Councillor Hugh Macdonald, Councillor Monique McAdams 
Attending:
Community and Enterprise Resources
I Ross, Project Manager
Education Resources
L Mitchell, Lead Officer
Finance and Corporate Resources
H Calley, Administration Officer; J McCafferty, Development Officer; I Mulholland, Community Asset
Transfer Officer; L Wyllie, Administration Assistant
Housing and Technical Resources
C Frew, Strategy Co-ordinator 
Also Attending:
Loaves and Fishes Foodbank, East Kilbride and Strathaven
L Davidson, Chair 
1 Declaration of Interests
No interests were declared. 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting 
The minutes of the meeting of the East Kilbride Area Committee held on 1 November 2022 were
submitted for approval as a correct record. 
The Committee decided: that the minutes be approved as a correct record. 
3 Loaves and Fishes Foodbank, East Kilbride and Strathaven
L Davidson, Chair of Loaves and Fishes Foodbank, East Kilbride and Strathaven provided an
overview of the work carried out by the charity. 
Loaves and Fishes’ aim was to give people “full tummies, warm hearts and clear heads” as the
charity was more than “a bag of food”.  In addition to providing food, support and advice was
also given, for example, assistance with contacting the Money Matters Advice Service, Citizens’
Advice Bureau or Women’s Aid as well as helping with school uniforms.
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The charity issued 150 food parcels every week to members of the public, including those in
employment, as the dynamic of people using foodbanks had changed drastically over recent
years.  In addition, approximately 50 agency parcels were provided to Social Workers, Housing
Officers and Health Visitors for their clients who were at a crisis point.  Loaves and Fishes was
also supporting the new Salvation Army’s project in Hamilton for Ukrainian families by delivering
food parcels every week. 
During the festive period, the charity had set up a food pantry at Hairmyres Hospital as senior
management had approached them advising staff members were struggling and unable to
undertake their roles as they were hungry. 
L Davidson advised that Loaves and Fishes was a small, local charity with limited funding and
although funding had been received from the Council, the charity was under pressure as many
people were relying on foodbanks.  Currently, there were more foodbanks in the United
Kingdom than McDonalds restaurants, for example, 52 foodbanks in Glasgow compared to 18
McDonalds. 
Before the pandemic, the charity issued 25 food parcels per week from a small warehouse with
a handful of volunteers.  It had since moved to a larger, commercial let warehouse which the
charity had to fund.  The charity now had over 40 regular, committed volunteers who helped
distribute food parcels every week.  The charity aimed to make those volunteers feel valued,
appreciated and that they were giving back to their communities. 
L Davidson, having responded to members’ questions, was thanked for her informative
presentation and members intimated their support for the charity. 
The Committee decided: that the presentation be noted. 
L Davidson left the meeting after this item of business 
4 Community Asset Transfer Update
A report dated 10 January 2023 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources)
was submitted providing an update on the current work related to Community Asset Transfer
(CAT). 
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 created several legal obligations aimed at
improving the involvement of community members in the design, implementation and delivery of
services and activities that impacted them and their fellow residents, one of which had been the
introduction of CAT. 
CAT enabled suitably constituted local community organisations to formally apply to lease,
purchase or implement managed arrangements for any land or property owned by relevant
public bodies where they could evidence that their proposed community benefit was better than
the current usage. 
As this legislation increasingly impacted upon the work of the authority, a dedicated CAT Officer
had been employed, from March 2022, on a 2-year contract.  The Officer’s role was to improve
the authority’s internal processes, redesign community information to improve uptake, support
organisations considering the process and to act as a conduit for the flow of information both
within the Council and externally. 
The website had been upgraded to be more user friendly and provided both members of the
public and interested parties with more information on the process.  It was due to go live early in
2023.
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The CAT Officer had attended a number of third sector network events to promote the
opportunities that existed through the legislation.  Strong links had been developed with key
local and national agencies, ensuring that a joined-up approach existed to support interested
organisations into and through the process. 
The CAT Officer hosted an information event, in conjunction with South Lanarkshire Leisure and
Culture (SLLC) and the Scottish Football Association (SFA), to provide information to over 50
individuals, who represented community football clubs, on the CAT process and what it meant
for them. 
South Lanarkshire-wide, there had been contact from over 75 organisations during the last
financial year, with 13 of those from the East Kilbride area.  Of those enquiries, the CAT Officer
was in dialogue with 30 organisations who were interested in using the legislation and 5 of those
were from the East Kilbride area. 
Two applications had been submitted and approved.  It was anticipated that a further 5 would be
submitted before the end of the year, with 2 of those from the East Kilbride area. 
The CAT Officer gave a presentation covering the legislation, criteria, process, best value,
timescales, appeal/review process and overview of the CAT Officer role. 
The CAT Officer responded to a member’s questions regarding sharing applications and a
register of assets. 
The Committee decided: that the report be noted. 
J McCafferty and I Mulholland left the meeting after this item of business 
5 Education Resources – Participatory Budgeting - Pupil Equity Funding
A report dated January 2023 by the Executive Director (Education Resources) was submitted on
Participatory Budgeting (PB) in relation to Pupil Equity Funding (PEF). 
Schools within the East Kilbride area had allocated £139,957.05 of their £2,037,860 PEF
allocation for PB.  A breakdown of the allocation for each learning community was provided in
Appendix 1 of the report and Appendix 2 summarised the percentage of PEF which schools had
allocated for PB.  Appendix 3 outlined the outcome of the vote in relation to category of spend
for each school.  Appendix 4 indicated the distribution in terms of categories of spend across the
East Kilbride area, while Appendix 5 outlined the distribution of votes by stakeholders across the
East Kilbride area. 
Schools were now progressing with their spend to ensure the minimum 5% was spent in full by
the end of March 2023. 
Education Resources would provide Area Committees with the following information:- 
 a summary report of each school’s PB outcome and local authority and area analysis
report of this
 case studies of school activity, which had particular impact/success
 a detailed Local Authority Financial Report of how PEF money allocated for PB had been
spent 
Education Resources would support schools and monitor and track the impact of this activity,
the findings from which would inform any future PB activity within the Resource.
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The Committee decided: that the report be noted. 
L Mitchell left the meeting after this item of business 
In terms of Standing Order No 14, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 2.43pm and reconvened at
3.01pm.  Councillors Convery and Kerr were not present when the meeting reconvened 
6 Housing and Technical Resources – Participatory Budgeting - Estate
Improvement Budget/Housing Investment Programme Environmental Programme
A report dated January 2023 by the Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources) was
submitted on Participatory Budgeting (PB) in relation to the Estate Improvement Budget and the
Housing Investment Programme (HIP) Environmental Programme. 
The Estate Improvement Budget totalled £40,000 and was split across the 4 housing divisions of
South Lanarkshire.  Each Local Housing Management Team directed funding towards projects
or improvements highlighted as a priority by customers of Housing and Property Services. 
Although not a significant value, the budget was ideally suited for conversion to a PB approach
as it funded smaller projects.  To date, 5 projects had been undertaken within the East Kilbride
area which were detailed in the report. 
During 2022/2023, 2 PB projects had been undertaken within the East Kilbride area from within
this budget.  As part of an internal upgrade programme, residents at the Strathcona House and
Bosfield Place Sheltered Housing complexes had been offered the opportunity to determine a
range of finishes, such as flooring, tiles and wall coverings, with an initial meeting held to explain
the process.  Officers prepared ‘mood boards’ and completed visits or sent letters to all
households within the complexes asking them to select their preferred option. 
A total of 67 households at Strathcona House and Bosfield Place took part in the exercise and 
the total costs for the project were £421,646. 
A total of £11,373 from the Estate Improvement Budget had been spent in the East Kilbride
division during 2022/2023 on a range of tenant priorities, which were detailed in the report. 
Officers from Housing and Technical Resources would continue to take forward opportunities
within the East Kilbride area to ensure tenants and other customers had the chance to
determine the outcome of budgets within the Environmental Programme and Community Safety
Partnership Commissioning Budget, with further updates provided to committee at a later date. 
The Committee decided: that the report be noted. 
C Frew left the meeting after this item of business 
7 Update on Town Centres
A report dated 17 January 2023 by the Executive Director (Community and Enterprise
Resources) was submitted providing an update on the activity being undertaken in town centres
across the East Kilbride area. 
The nature of town centres across the United Kingdom was in a transitional stage, with a broad
and complex range of issues and challenges.  Factors, such as the economic downturn, internet
shopping, the growth of out of town shopping malls, changes in retailers’ business models and
consumer expectations, had resulted in a decline in footfall.
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Across the 10 towns defined in the South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan (LDP), there was
active and ongoing engagement with the most appropriate groups in the towns.  Those ranged
from town-to-town and included Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Development Trusts,
Community Councils and private property owners. 
Town centre strategies and action plans had been prepared and approved for Hamilton,
Cambuslang, Larkhall and Blantyre, with work underway in Rutherglen.  Similar plans were
being progressed by the communities in Lanark and Carluke, along with the master planning
work by the owners of East Kilbride. 
Officers in Economic Development were working with all key stakeholders across towns in the
area and had commissioned 2 key pieces of work on Town Centre Visioning and Transition to
Net Zero, to set the direction of the Council’s work on town centres.  Those would inform and
align with existing and emerging funding opportunities around town centres. 
East Kilbride town centre had gone through a challenging period due to the pandemic and
changes in shopping patterns.  Recently, it had been called in by the bank, who had funded the
previous purchase, and had subsequently been put into administration. 
Meetings had taken place between the administrator, the asset managers and senior officers of
the Council to update on the process and how they intended to proceed.  The administrator had
emphasised that the town centre would continue to trade and it was committed to working with
all parties to secure a positive future for East Kilbride. 
The Strathaven Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) had completed its 5 years of
funding from Historic Environment Scotland.  The last elements of the final projects were being
completed and the final financial claims being signed off.  This project had been challenging for
all involved but the commitment of the community group, working closely with officers, had led to
many positive outcomes. 
Strathaven had been successful in securing funding from the Town Centre Capital Fund for the
development of the Thomson Suite in the Town Mill and provision of a tourist information point in
the town centre.  It had also been part of the first phase of towns involved in the development of
the Inside Out app, along with Stonehouse.  The app gave communities a free online platform to
promote their town centres and community activities. 
There was significant, ongoing activity across the town centres in the East Kilbride area and
officers in Enterprise and Sustainable Development were keen to explore further opportunities
with groups across the communities. 
The Project Manager, Community and Enterprise Resources responded to members’ questions
regarding Levelling Up funding and the opportunity to comment on plans for East Kilbride town
centre. 
The Committee decided: that the report be noted. 
I Ross left the meeting after this item of business 
8 Community Grant Applications/Warm Welcome Initiative
A report dated 17 January 2023 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources)
was submitted on:- 
♦ applications for community grant
♦ grants awarded to community and voluntary groups/organisations in the East Kilbride Area
Committee area in response to the Warm Welcome Initiative
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At its meeting on 28 September 2022, the Council agreed that the Chief Executive would bring a
package of cost of living supports for agreement, in consultation with Group Leaders, which was
approved in terms of Standing Order No 37(c) and noted by the Executive Committee on 30
November 2022.  This package included support for a Warm Welcome Initiative. 
Working in conjunction with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture and community and
voluntary groups/organisations, the Warm Welcome Initiative was a network of warm spaces in
community settings and public buildings where members of the public were welcomed and could
participate in activities and access advice and support. 
To support the Initiative, a small grants scheme had been created offering grants to a maximum
of £1,000 to cover extra costs incurred by offering a Warm Welcome.  A total of £40,000 had
been identified for the Initiative and the monies had been apportioned equally between the 4
Area Committees. 
As funds were required immediately, it had been agreed that applications would be considered
by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources), in consultation with the relevant
Area Committee Chair or Depute and submitted to the Area Committee for noting. 
As the total grants awarded had exceeded the budget of £10,000, the Depute Chair had agreed
that the additional £500 would be met from the community grants budget for 2022/2023. 
The Committee decided: 
(1) that community grants be awarded as follows:- 
(a) Applicant: East Kilbride and District Indoor Bowling Club (EK/32/22)  
Purpose of Grant: Outing  
Amount Awarded: £300 
(b) Applicant: XRR Mountaineering Club, East Kilbride (EK/33/22)  
Purpose of Grant: Outing  
Amount Awarded: £300 
(c) Applicant: Claremont Rambling Club, East Kilbride (EK/34/22)  
Purpose of Grant: Outing, administration and publicity costs  
Amount Awarded: £480 
(d) Applicant: Sandford WRI, Strathaven (EK/35/22)  
Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees  
Amount Awarded: £350 
(e) Applicant: Friends of Stonehouse Park (EK/36/22)  
Purpose of Grant: Equipment, administration and publicity costs  
Amount Awarded: £300 
(2) that the award of 11 grants, totalling £10,500, to the following community and voluntary
groups/organisations in the East Kilbride Area in response to the Warm Welcome Initiative
be noted:- 
(a) Applicant: East Kilbride West Kirk 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(b) Applicant: St Andrew’s Methodist Church, East Kilbride 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000
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(c) Applicant:  Trust Jack Foundation, Stonehouse 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(d) Applicant: The Village Centre, East Kilbride 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(e) Applicant: Calderwood Baptist Church, East Kilbride 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(f) Applicant: Avendale Old Parish Church, Strathaven 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(g) Applicant: Healthy and Active in East Kilbride 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(h) Applicant: Strathaven Rugby Club 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(i) Applicant: Stonehouse Business Association 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(j) Applicant: East Kilbride Moncrieff Parish Church 
Amount Awarded:  £1,000 
(k) Applicant: Coffee, Chat and Company, East Kilbride 
Amount Awarded:  £500 
9 Urgent Business 
There were no items of urgent business. 
10 Chair’s Closing Remarks
The Chair:- 
 referred to correspondence received requesting recognition for a constituent who had
played and taught badminton for over 50 years.  Following discussion, it was agreed that
Councillor Watson would pass details to the East Kilbride Sports Council as it held an
annual awards ceremony, for which nominations were currently open, including a Lifetime
Achievement Award
 suggested that, in order to enhance future agendas, some members of the Area
Committee meet informally, on a monthly basis, to put forward topics that were specific to
the geography of the East Kilbride Area Committee area.  It was agreed that he would
send an email seeking nominations from those who wished to partipcate 
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Report
Agenda Item 
Report to: East Kilbride Area Committee
Date of Meeting: 28 March 2023
Report by: Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources)  
Subject: Community Grant Applications/Warm Welcome
Initiative 
1. Purpose of Report
1.1. The purpose of the report is to:-
[purpose]
 request approval for the allocation of community grants to 12 community groups
in the East Kilbride Area Committee area from the 2022/2023 community grant
budget
 request authorisation for the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate
Resources), in consultation with the Chair, to approve further community grant
applications meeting the relevant criteria in the period to 31 March 2023 from the
2022/2023 budget 
2. Recommendation(s)
2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s):-
[recs]
(1) that community grants be awarded as follows:- 
(a) Applicant:  Stonehouse Bowling Club      
(EK/1/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing and entrance fees   
Identified Community Benefits: People live the healthiest lives possible   
Estimated Cost:  £500   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £500   
Recommendation:  £300 (Bowling Club)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(b) Applicant:  Stonehouse Old Folks’ Welfare      
Committee (EK/2/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £475   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £475   
Recommendation:  £300 (Outing and transport costs)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee
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(c) Applicant:   East Kilbride and District Talking      
Newspaper Association (EK/37/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Equipment   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable 
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £176   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £176   
Recommendation:  £106 (Equipment 60% of £176)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(d) Applicant:  Round Strathaven 50      
(EK/38/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Equipment and materials   
Identified Community Benefits: People live the healthiest lives possible      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £500   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £500   
Recommendation:  £300 (Equipment 60% of £500)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(e) Applicant:  The Strathaven John Hastie Museum      
Trust (EK/39/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Administration and publicity costs   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £500   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £500   
Recommendation:  £300 (Administration and publicity costs
60% of £500)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(f) Applicant:   Trust Jack Foundation, Stonehouse      
(EK/40/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Equipment, administration and      
publicity costs   
Identified Community Benefits: Our children and young people thrive   
Estimated Cost:  £1,000   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £1,000   
Recommendation:  £600 (Equipment 60% of £1,000)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(g) Applicant:  Greenhills Parish Church Women’s      
Guild, East Kilbride (EK/41/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing and entrance fees   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £400   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £400   
Recommendation:  £350 (Outing and Entrance Fees)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee
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(h) Applicant:   St Leonard’s Rambling Club, East      
Kilbride (EK/44/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing, entrance fees,      
administration and publicity costs   
Identified Community Benefits: People live the healthiest lives possible   
Estimated Cost:  £900   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £900   
Recommendation:  £300 (Sporting Group)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(i) Applicant:  British Legion – East Kilbride Branch      
(EK/45/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £700   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £350   
Recommendation:  £350 (Outing and Entrance Fees)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(j) Applicant:   South Parish Rambling Club, East      
Kilbride (EK/46/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing   
Identified Community Benefits: People live the healthiest lives possible 
Estimated Cost:  £600   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £300   
Recommendation:  £300 (Sporting Group)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(k) Applicant:  Jackton Women’s Rural Institute, East      
Kilbride (EK/47/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Outing   
Identified Community Benefits: Caring, connected, sustainable      
communities   
Estimated Cost:  £650   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £650   
Recommendation:  £350 (Outing and Entrance Fees)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(l) Applicant:  Drum EK, East Kilbride (EK/4/22)   
Purpose of Grant:  Start-up costs - Equipment   
Identified Community Benefits: Inspiring learners, transforming learning,
strengthening partnerships   
Estimated Cost:  £1,000   
Total Eligible Grant Applied for: £1,000   
Recommendation:  £300 (Start-up costs)   
Amount Awarded:  To be determined by the Committee 
(2) that the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources), in consultation
with the Chair, be authorised to approve any further community grant
applications meeting the relevant criteria in the period to 31 March 2023 from
the 2022/2023 budget. 
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3. Background
3.1. The Council operates a community grants scheme to support local constituted
community groups and voluntary organisations.  All applications require to be
supported by a constitution, audited accounts or annual income and expenditure
accounts, a bank statement and confirmation that the group/organisation will adhere
to the conditions of the grant award.  Applications are invited continually throughout
the year. 
3.2. The main aims of the community grants scheme are to:- 
 fund activities and projects which bring community benefit
 involve people in the community by bringing them together to enjoy educational,
recreational, leisure and other community activities or to improve the local
environment 
3.3. Support can be provided for a range of activities including administration and
publicity costs, purchase of equipment and materials, annual outings and entrance
fees, start-up costs and special events. 
3.4. At the meeting of the full Council on 28 September 2022, it was agreed that the Chief
Executive would bring forward a package of cost of living supports for agreement, in
consultation with the Group Leaders and endorsed by the Executive Committee at its
meeting on 30 November 2022.  This package included support for a Warm
Welcome Initiative. 
3.5. Working in conjunction with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture and community
and voluntary groups and organisations, the Warm Welcome Initiative is a network of
warm spaces in community settings and public buildings where members of the
public are welcomed and can participate in activities and access advice and support. 
To support the Initiative, a small grants scheme was created offering grants to a
maximum of £1,000 to cover extra costs incurred by offering a Warm Welcome.  A
total of £40,000 was identified for the Initiative and the monies were apportioned
equally between the 4 Area Committees. 
3.6. There have been no applications received under the Warm Welcome Initiative since
the last Area Committee meeting. 
3.7. In terms of the community grants scheme, community groups would normally only be
permitted to submit 1 application in each financial year, however, community groups
that applied for funding to assist in the Warm Welcome Initiative are entitled to apply
for a grant for another purpose under the scheme in the same financial year. 
4. Employee Implications
4.1. None. 
5. Financial Implications
5.1. The current position of the community for the East Kilbride Area Committee area in
2022/2023 is as follows:- 
Total allocation for Community Grants £25,750.00
Grants previously allocated £14,006.40
Community grants allocated in this report £3,856.00
Remaining balance £7,887.60 
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5.2. In view of the fact that this is the last meeting of the Committee in the current
financial year and to allow any further applications submitted prior to the end of the
current financial year to be considered, it is proposed that the Executive Director
(Finance and Corporate Resources), in consultation with the Chair, be authorised to
approve any further community grant applications meeting the relevant criteria in the
period to 31 March 2023.  Information on those grants awarded would be reported to
a future meeting. 
6. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications
6.1. There are no implications for climate change, sustainability or the environment in
terms of the information contained in this report. 
7. Other Implications
7.1. The risk to the Council is that grant funding is not utilised for the purpose of which it
was intended.  This risk is mitigated by internal controls including audit procedures
and conditions of grant agreement. 
8. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements
8.1. This report does not introduce a new policy, function or strategy or recommend a
change to an existing policy, function or strategy and therefore no impact
assessment is required. 
8.2. All the necessary consultation with the community groups has taken place. 
Paul Manning
Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) 
13 March 2023 
Link(s) to Council Values/Priorities/Outcomes
♦ Accountable, effective, efficient and transparent
♦ We will work towards a sustainable future in sustainable places
♦ Caring, connected, sustainable communities 
Previous References
 East Kilbride Area Committee – 31 January 2023
 Executive Committee – 30 November 2022
 South Lanarkshire Council – 28 September 2022 
List of Background Papers
 Individual application forms 
Contact for Further Information
If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please
contact:-
Jennifer Hilston, Clerical Assistant 
Ext:  4822  (Tel:  01698 454822)
E-mail:  jennifer.hilston@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 
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