Leisure, Arts And Communities Committee - 17/09/2001

At a MEETING of the LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th September, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor FARQUHAR, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th August, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DUNDEE PLAY AREA TENDER REPORT PHASE 2 - CAMPERDOWN PLAY COMPLEX PHASE 1

On a reference to Article IV of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th November 2000 the Director of Leisure and Parks submitted Report No 567-2001 seeking approval for the purchase of play equipment for the refurbishment of Camperdown Play Complex Phase 1.

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Kompan, Milton Keynes amounting to 42,138.00 for the supply of specialist play equipment.

II SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE RESEARCH UNIT REPORT 'RETHINKING OPEN SPACE, OPEN SPACE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT: THE WAY FORWARD'

The Director of Planning and Transportation and the Director of Leisure and Parks submitted joint Report No 325-2001 highlighting the main findings and recommendations of a new research report by the Scottish Executive concerning open space, considering broadly the extent to which the Council was meeting the challenges of the report and highlighting any significant land use policy-related issues arising from the report that would feed into the Review of the Dundee Local Plan 1998.

The Committee remitted to the Director of Planning and Transportation and the Director of Leisure and Parks to define new standards for the provision of open space throughout the city and report back to both Committees in October 2001.

III TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF A HYDRAULIC WORK PLATFORM (TRAILER MOUNTED)

The Director of Leisure and Parks submitted Report No 546-2001 giving details of offers received to supply the above equipment.

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer by William Laird, Motherwell amounting to 8,800.

IV FIREWORK DISPLAYS - 5TH NOVEMBER 2001

The Director of Leisure and Parks reported that it was intended to hold two firework displays this year the venues being Lochee and Baxter Parks.

The Committee approved accordingly and agreed to accept an offer for the supply and delivery, setting off and associated training for the displays from the specialist supplier Alan Hillary Events, Gateshead amounting to 20,000.

V DUNDEE CITY SPORTS COUNCIL - INTRODUCTION OF AFFILIATION CRITERIA AND REVIEW OF GRANT AID

On a reference to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th December 1996 the Director of Leisure and Parks submitted Report No 456-2001 seeking approval to introduce standardised affiliation criteria and to make amendments to the grant aid to refocus finance where it was most needed.

The Committee agreed to (a) adopt clarified affiliation criteria which would ensure quality of membership (Appendix A of the report), and (b) to adopt several adaptations to the grant aid criteria as outlined in Appendix B of the report which allocated to coaches, volunteers, athletes and clubs.

VI TAYSIDE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GROUP - REGIONAL MANAGER, SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR AND FIVE SPORTS SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS

The Director of Leisure and Parks submitted Report No 618-2001 requesting approval for the Leisure and Parks Department to employ seven staff in partnership with Tayside Sports Development Groups (TSDG) for approximately a 4 year period commencing October 2001.

The Committee agreed to support the TSDG proposal which involved Dundee City Council contributing 45,000 per annum, subject to confirmation of all partners' funding being in place and subject to TSDG's approval of Women's football as one of the sports.

The Committee also reported the TSDG's proposals to locate the Regional Manager, a Sports Administrator and 5 Sports Specific Development Officers in Dundee.

The Convener agreed that the undernoted Item VII be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 51(3)(b) in view of the timescales involved.

VII CAIRD PARK - APPLICATION TO HOLD CARNIVAL

The Director of Leisure and Parks reported that a request had been received from Charles Horne Carnivals for consent to operate a carnival between 20th and 30th September 2001 inclusive at Caird Park.

The Committee remitted to the Director of Economic Development to negotiate a licence fee subject to the Council's Conditions of Let which included the closing down of the carnival operation each evening by 9.30 pm.

CHARLES FARQUHAR, Convener.