City Development Committee - 13/08/2001

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 13th August, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th June, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I TENDER RECEIVED

DEMOLITION OF TDI FACTORY SUPERSTRUCTURE (UNIT P), CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

The City Engineer submitted Report No 505-2001 giving details of offers received to carry out the above works.

The Committee agreed to accept the lower offer by Safedem Ltd amounting to 175,000 to which required to be added non contract allowances of 27,000 and professional fees of 30,000 making a total expenditure of 232,000.

II TAYSIDE BUSINESS GATEWAY LTD - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

The Director of Economic Development reported that since 1996 the Economic Development Department had had a member of the administrative staff seconded to the Business Shop (now the Small Business Gateway Dundee) and that this current secondment had just ceased with the post holder taking up a vacant post within the Economic Development Department. It was proposed that this post be not filled and that the Council fulfilled its obligation to the Small Business Gateway by transferring the cash equivalent pro rata for the remainder of the financial year to Tayside Business Gateway Limited.

The Committee approved accordingly.

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 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 480-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Unit 6, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate

14 Brownhill Road

IV RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 481-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

8 West Port

14 Brownhill Road

V 15 SHORE TERRACE - OFFER TO LEASE

The Director of Economic Development reported that a bid had been submitted for the establishment of a city centre youth facility within the above premises.

The Committee agreed to accept the bid and remitted to the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities with the Partnership.

VI EMMOCK WOODS - WAYLEAVE FOR ACCESS

On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th September 1998 when approval was granted for the sale of land at Emmock Woods to an interested company, it was reported that the company had approached the Council seeking consent to carry out works to and for a servitude right of access over a section of the footpath between Barns of Claverhouse Road and William Fitzgerald Way.

The Committee agreed to the request on the terms and conditions stated.

VII 0.22 HA SITE, SMEATON ROAD

On a reference to Article XIII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th January 1992 it was reported for the information of the Committee that the party who was assigned part of the site extending to 0.22 ha had purchased that part of the site on agreed terms.

The Committee approved the purchase price.

VIII LINLATHEN ESTATE CPO

On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th March 2001 when the Committee approved provisional compensation in terms of the cessation of a farming partnership over land owned by the City Council, the Director of Economic Development reported that negotiations regarding compensation had not been formally concluded.

The Committee noted that after consultation with the Convener and relevant spokespersons, it had been agreed to initiate a Compulsory Purchase Order to ensure that the land be made available for development and vacant possession obtained within the appropriate timescales.

IX UNIT 4 AND 1.2 HA (2.96 ACRE) SITE OR THEREBY, JACK MARTIN WAY, CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK EAST

The Committee noted for information that the Council had been advised by a development company that negotiations in respect of the purchase of Unit 4, Jack Martin Way were nearing conclusion and that the company intended to proceed with the sale of the building to an interested party.

The Committee also noted that the Council had been approached separately by the agents for the interested party regarding an option to purchase the 1.2 ha (2.96 acre) site adjacent to Unit 4 at Claverhouse East and provisional terms had been agreed regarding an option for the purchase of the above site from Dundee City Council on the terms and conditions stated.

The Committee noted the foregoing and approved the underwriting of the requisite sum in the event of the interested party resiling from its contract with the development company and further approved the purchase of the surplus items within Unit 4 from the development company for an agreed sum.

X PURCHASE OF PREMISES - WEST MARKETGAIT

The Director of Economic Development reported that he had reached a provisional agreement to purchase the premises at West Marketgait from the existing business incorporating a lease back of the operational part of the property to the present company on the terms stated.

The Committee accordingly approved the purchase on the terms set out and remitted to the Director of Support Services to complete the necessary legal formalities.

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener.