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

At a MEETING of the ARTS AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th September, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor PRESSWOOD, 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 MAJOR PROJECT GRANTS AND SMALL PROJECT GRANTS

The Director of Arts and Heritage submitted Report No 611-2001 seeking approval to award grants to a range of Arts and Heritage Organisations.

The Committee authorised the payment of 500 for grants detailed in the appendix to the report.

II DUNDEE REP COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT

The Director of Arts and Heritage submitted Report No 612-2001 seeking approval to award a grant to Dundee Rep Community Department towards the cost of developing drama initiatives in the community.

The Committee authorised the payment of a grant of 7,000.

III CAMPERDOWN HOUSE

The Director of Arts and Heritage submitted Report No 560-2001 to consider progress on proposals regarding the seasonal opening of Camperdown House.

The Committee,

(a)Noted that the Friends of Camperdown did not wish to progress with a lease for Camperdown House at this time and did not feel in a position to commit to operating a seasonal opening.

(b)Approved in principle, the staging of an exhibition as a promotional event at Camperdown House in 2004 to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Admiral Duncan.

(c)Agreed that a sum of 20,000 be included in 2003 - 2004 Common Good Fund as a contribution to the this proposed promotional event at Camperdown House, and

(d)Remitted to the Director of Arts and Heritage to explore the potential of a seasonal catering operation in part of the house.

IV COLLECTING AND DISPOSAL POLICY

The Director of Arts and Heritage recommended that the Committee adopted the Collecting and Disposal Policy 1999 - 2004 containing a revision as described. The Scheme had been extended to Phase 2 to improve the standards and address issues arising from Phase 2 of the Scheme. To allow progression to Phase 2 of the Scheme a revision was necessary to the Collecting and Disposal Policy.

The Committee agreed to the proposed revision as undernoted:-

"Collecting outside the current stated policy should only be made in very exceptional circumstances and that only after proper consideration by the Arts and Heritage Committee of Dundee City Council having regard to the interest of other museums".

ROBIN PRESSWOOD, Convener.