Agenda and minutes

No declarations of personal interest were made at the meeting.

The Executive Board Member was informed that the County Council has supported the Llanelli Shopmobility scheme since 2011 with a three year funding arrangement supported by a Service Level Agreement (SLA).  The current funding arrangement was due to expire this year.

The Llanelli scheme provided a valuable service for the disabled and was successful with 232 members to date.  The group generated income from charges and fundraising.  The scheme was, however, mainly reliant on the County Council’s financial support and the Group had requested further financial support from the Council for the current year, amounting to £6,500.

Shopmobility was one of the many initiatives being encouraged by the Authority to support the town and was one of the key priorities within the Authority’s Integrated Parking Strategy i.e. “To provide more facilities for the mobility impaired – including appropriate levels of parking provision within car parks and through the encouragement of Shopmobility schemes within town centres”.

The Council had no revenue allocation to fund further support this year, however, it would receive a contribution of £32,313 from the Bus Services Support Grant to fund community transport development and such schemes included Shopmobility.

RESOLVED that Llanelli Shopmobility be supported with a further grant of £6,500 from the Bus Service Support Grant for the current financial year and an updated Service Level Agreement be prepared.

The Executive Board Member was informed that the County Council has supported the Carmarthen Shopmobility scheme since 2011 with a three year funding arrangement supported by a Service Level Agreement.  The current funding arrangement was due to expire this year.

The Carmarthen scheme provided a valuable service for the disabled and was successful with 1,021 members to date.  The Group generated income from charges and fund raising.  The scheme was, however, mainly reliant on the County Council’s financial support and the Group had requested further financial support from the County Council for the forthcoming 12 months, based on the level of support provided for the final year of the SLA i.e. £13,596.

Shopmobility was one of the many initiatives being encouraged by the Authority to support the town and was one of the key priorities with the Authority’s Integrated Parking Strategy i.e. “To provide more facilities for the mobility impaired – including appropriate levels of parking provision within car parks and through the encouragement of Shopmobility schemes within town centres”.

The Council had no revenue allocation to fund a further 12 months support.  It would, however, receive a contribution of £32,313 from the Bus Services Support Grant to fund community transport development and such schemes included Shopmobility.

RESOLVED that Carmarthen Shopmobility be supported with a further grant of £13,596 for a further 12 month period, commencing September 2015.

RESOLVED that the Decision Record of the meeting held on 15^th June, 2015 be signed as a correct record.