Part I
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Apologies and substitutions.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Holland (substitute: Cllr Phillips) and Longley (substitute: Mulroney).
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Declarations of interest.
The following Members declared interests as indicated below. (a) Councillor Mulroney - YMCA Application (Outcome 3) - disqualifying non-pecuniary interest - Chief Executive of YMCA who was one of the presenting applicants is a fellow Councillor on Leigh Town Council; (b) Councillor Burling - HARP Application (Outcome 1) - Non-pecuniary interest - Fire-fighter for Essex Fire & Rescue Service who deals with HARP in a professional role.
Part II(Confidential)
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Commissioning Presentations
(a) Presentation 1 - Rethink - Outcome 1 The Working Party received a presentation from Rethink. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (b) Presentation 2 - HARP - Outcome 1 The Working Party received a presentation from HARP. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (c) Presentation 3 - SUCET - Outcome 3 The Working Party received a presentation from SUCET. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail. (d) Presentation 4 - YMCA - Outcome 3 The Working Party received a presentation from the YMCA. The Working Party asked a number of questions which were responded to by the applicants. The Working Party then discussed the application in private session in more detail.
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Members' Decision Time
The Members considered the applications for Outcome 1 and Outcome 3 and made an indicative decision on which applications merited funding. The recommendations from this meeting will be discussed in more detail at the meeting of the Grants Strategy Working Party taking place on Wednesday 19th December 2014, once all applications have been considered.