Item 6 (c) Minutes of Dumbarton Trust Committee 15 03 23
West Dunbartonshire Council · 26 April 2023
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DUMBARTON TRUST COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Dumbarton Trust Committee, held in the Brock Training Room, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton, on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 1.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Karen Conaghan, Gurpreet Singh Johal, David McBride and Chris Pollock. Attending: Adrian Gray, Business Unit Finance Partner (Corporate Functions); Nigel Ettles, Principal Solicitor and Ashley MacIntyre, Committee Officer. Apology: An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources. Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Dumbarton Trust Committee held on 18 January 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. GRANT APPLICATIONS A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources, providing information on a grant application to the Dumbarton Trust Fund and making a recommendation for consideration. After discussion and having heard the Business Unit Finance Partner (Corporate Functions), in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to award £3,822.96 as requested in the grant application from Friends of Levengrove Park for the reasons provided within Appendix 1 to the report. ITEM 6(c)
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DEPLETION OF FUND – PROPOSED CLOSURE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources, providing information on the remaining balance in the Dumbarton Trust Fund and recommending closure of the fund, with the remaining balance being distributed to Older People groups in the Dumbarton Area. After discussion and having heard the Business Unit Finance Partner (Corporate Functions), in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to approve the distribution of the remaining £1,124.26 in the Dumbarton Trust Fund to Ben View Resource Centre Lunch Club and Befriending Service; (2) that Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal, Chair, would provide a covering letter to be sent to Ben View Resource Centre; (3) that the covering letter would be circulated to all Members of the Committee; and (4) to approve the closure of the Dumbarton Trust Fund. The meeting closed at 1.12 p.m.