City Development Committee - 11/06/2001

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th June, 2001.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost Helen WRIGHT

Willie W SAWERS

C D P FARQUHAR

George de GERNIER

Joe FITZPATRICK

Iain M LUKE

John R LETFORD

Allan PETRIE

Jim BARRIE

Betty WARD

George REGAN

Julia M STURROCK

Jill SHIMI

Bruce D MACKIE

Neil GLEN

Ian BORTHWICK

Roderick A J WALLACE

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Robin PRESSWOOD

Kenneth J N GUILD

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Derek J SCOTT

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

John CORRIGAN

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

Dave BEATTIE

 

 

 

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th May, 2001 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PLAN 1999/2002 - ANNUAL SERVICE REPORT 2000/2001

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No. 348-2001 informing the Committee of progress made towards the various performance targets contained in the Economic Development Service Plan.

 

The Committee noted the contents of the report.

 

II TENDER RECEIVED

 

MOBILE CCTV UNITS

 

The City Engineer submitted Report No. 266-2001 giving details of offers received to fit out two mobile CCTV units purchased by Tayside Police for use in Dundee and Perth and Kinross.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer by White Group amounting to 107,613.05 to which required to be added allowances of 4,186.95 for contingencies and 3,600 for professional fees, making the total expenditure of 115,400 to be funded as undernoted:-

 

Economic Development Department

40,000

Perth and Kinross Council

53,400

Scottish Executive

22,000

TOTAL

115,400

 

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

 

There was submitted and approved Report No. 346-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

85/7 Meadowside

15 Whorterbank, Lochee

Unit 12 Alexander Street Industrial Estate

7 Castle Street

28 Fintry Drive

Unit 6 Peddie Street

Units 7 and 8 Marybank Lane

Ground Lease - 17.8 poles Fintry Road

 

IV RENT REVIEWS

 

There was submitted and approved Report No. 347-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

189 Princes Street

139 Pitkerro Road

 

 

 

 

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener.