This report is for the City Executive Board to make decisions on the allocation of grants to the community and voluntary organisations for 2015/2016.  This report will be submitted in February 2015.

A further monitoring report on the reported achievements resulting from those grant allocations will be submitted to the City Executive Board in June 2016.

The Head of Leisure, Parks and Communities submitted a report (previously circulated now appended) which sought an increase of £2,500 to the 2015/2016 community and voluntary organisations (CVOs) grant programme.

Cllr Rowley, Board Member for Leisure Contract and Community Partnership Grants presented the report. He apologised to the Grants officer for the need for the second report.

Cllr Fooks queried why the proposed grant increase had not been mentioned in the previous minutes. The Chief Executive explained that the minutes were a comprehensive record not a verbatim record of the meeting.

The Chief Executive explained that he had asked for an internal review of the grants process to take place, the findings will be reported to the Board in due course.

The City Executive Board resolved to APPROVE an additional allocation of £2,500 to the CVO’s grant programme to increase the grant awarded to South Oxford Adventure Playground.