Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 17/12/2001

At a MEETING of the ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th December, 2001.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Neil GLEN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th November, 2001 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I PURCHASE OF ION CHROMATOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

There was submitted Report No. 797-2001 by the Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection seeking approval for Scientific Services to purchase Ion Chromatography equipment from Metrohm UK Limited.

The Committee agreed to accept an offer amounting to 14,963 from Metrohm UK Limited for the provision of Ion Chromatography equipment.

II INSTALLATION OF STATIC AIR QUALITY STATION ON BROUGHTY FERRY ROAD, DUNDEE

Reference was made to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th November 2001 wherein the Committee agreed the expenditure associated with the installation costs and architectural services fees for a Static Air Quality Unit at a site in Broughty Ferry Road.

The Committee noted that following advice from Scottish Hydro-Electric about installation matters, the Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Convener and the spokespersons from the Major and Minor Opposition Groups had approved the revised installation costs of 6,500.

III AMENDMENTS TO DELEGATION OF POWERS TO OFFICERS

There was submitted Report No. 757-2001 by the Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection seeking approval to make amendments to the delegation of powers for certain activities undertaken by officers from the Environmental and Consumer Protection Department.

The Committee agreed the proposed amendments to the delegation of powers to the Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection as detailed in the report.

IV CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 - SECTION 98(1)

BUILDINGS IN NEED OF REPAIR

The Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection reported that notices had been served on the owners of the undernoted properties requiring works to be carried out.

(i) 179 - 193 Blackness Road/1-5 Rosefield Street - defective rainwater conductor pipe at front.

179 Blackness Road

1/1 Sarah Bird

1/2 Bashir Okhai, per Tayside Property Management, King Street, Dundee

2/1 Sharon Edmonds, per Ross Strachan & Co, Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HP

2/2 Talkeen Okhai, 448 Perth Road, Dundee

3/1 P Johnston

3/2 J Hardy

181 Blackness Road (shop)

G Jones, 31 Osnaburgh Court, Dairsie, KY15, 4NQ

183 Blackness Road (shop)

Mrs Joyce McKenzie, 10 Seaforth Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 1OH

185 - 187 Blackness Road (shop)

Mr Gary Mitchell, t/a Grants Butcher

189 - 191 Blackness Road (shop)

Ejaz Ahmed, t/a Karachie Tandoori

193 Blackness Road (9 flats)

Medea Finance Ltd 2000, per Tayside Property Management, King Street, Dundee

1 - 5 Rosefield Street

Bass Leisure Retail, 6 Continents Retail, Surveyors Department, Cape Hill Brewery, Birmingham, B16 0PQ, (F A O Mr Ian Sutherland)

(ii) 186 - 188 Blackness Road/4 Blackness Street - defective main roof.

186 Blackness Road

1/1James McComskie, 4d Glamis Court, Dundee, DD2 4BT

1/2Anne Smith

1/3, 2/1Hameed Ahmed, per PS Properties, 50 Dudhope Crescent Road, Dundee

1/4Fiona Kesson, Middleton of Blairinroar, Comrie

2/2Nancy Scheppers, per PS Properties, 50 Dudhope Crescent Road, Dundee

2/3Mrs Joyce McMillan, Hazelbank, 381 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1QD

2/4Mr Robin Billingham, Ganders Green Cottage, Mayhill, Longhope

3/1Halemetts Properties Ltd, per PS Properties, 50 Dudhope Crescent Road, Dundee

3/2Wallace Forbes, 63 York Street, Norwich

3/3Mr James Murray, Underwood Cottage, Sandbank, Dunoon, PA23 8RD

3/4Gillian McConnell, 46 Upper Cavehill Road, Belfast, BT15 5FB

188 Blackness Road/4 Blackness Street

Frederick T Murdochs TRS, per IB Murray & Son, 87 Perth Road, Dundee

(iii) 2 Bright Street - broken stair windows.

G/2Hillcrest Housing Association, South Ward Road, Dundee

1/1Gail Campbell

1/2Gerald Ogilvie and Amanda Gray

1/3Mark Small

2/1John McKelvie

2/2Christopher Fawcett

2/3M Scroggie and Ms J Thompson

3/1Mrs M Lynch

3/2Mr and Mrs Brankin

3/3Mohammed El Bakary, 3 Rennell Road, Dundee

(iv) 63 Dens Road - leaking soil waste pipe at the front.

G/2Brian McKenzie

1/1Mrs Janet Bowman, 7b William Street, Tayport, Fife

2/1Rodney & Myra Taylor, per Burnside Properties, 19 Princes Street, Dundee

3/1Churchill Place Properties, per Messrs J & E Shepherd, 13 Albert Square, Dundee

(v) 63 Dens Road (2/1) - continuously running overflow.

G/2Brian McKenzie

1/1Mrs Janet Bowman, 7b William Street, Tayport, Fife

2/1Rodney and Myra Taylor, per Burnside Properties, 19 Princes Street, Dundee

3/1Churchill Place Properties, per Messrs J & E Shepherd, 13 Albert Square, Dundee

(vi) 45 Erskine Street - defective rainwater conductor/sink waste pipe at rear.

G/1Eileen Smith, 14 Middleton Park, Brechin, Angus, DD9 7HW

G/2Mr Imran Noor, 24 High Street, Anstruther, Fife, KY10

1/1Jahingir Meah

1/2Eaglebay Ltd, Ashlea, 2 Victoria Street, Monifieth, Angus, DD5 4HP

2/1G & N Anderson, 36 Constitution Street, Dundee, DD3 6ND

2/2Paul Slamon

3/1Alan Reddy

3/2Garry McKenzie

(vii) 142 Perth Road - broken stair windows.

1/1Mr I Jamal, 35 Strathern Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

1/2Mr Hussain, Tayside Property Management, King Street, Dundee

2/1Mr C Brown, Flat 2, 474 Perth Road, Dundee

2/2L Rubin, 5 Ceres Road, Craigrothie, Fife

3/1Lomondvale Ltd, per PS Properties, 17 Dudhope Crescent Road, Dundee

3/2Mr Thain, No 1 Building Services, 52 Low Road, Buckie

(viii) 67/73 - 75 Seagate - defective front rhones.

67 Seagate (houses)

1/1,

1/3 &

3/3Sale Developments Ltd, per Forthtay Properties, 2 Victoria Road, Dundee

1/2,

2/1 &

2/2Dudhope Properties, 63 Dock Street, Dundee

2/3Ferdouse Begum, c/o Rhaman, 105a Nethergate, Dundee

3/1Iqbal Rhaman, 105a Nethergate, Dundee

3/2Grant Reid, The Arran Guest House, 27 Jasmine Terrace, Aberdeen, AB24 5LA

73/75 Seagate (Public House)

Pub Estate Co, Blenheim House, Foxhole Road, Ackhurst Park, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1NY

The Committee authorised the Director to carry out the work should the owners not comply within the time allowed in the Notices.

V CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT - SECTION 90 - DEFECTIVE STAIR LIGHTING

The Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection reported that notices had been served on the owners of the undernoted property requiring works to be carried out.

(i) 15 Baffin Street

Flat ARichard Howie

Flat BDouglas Clark

Flat CBrian and Christina Clifford, per Carol Whyte Property Management, 17 Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3DP

Flat DMr J Ross Morrison, Sangobeg Developments Ltd, APS Building, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, Dundee, DD5 3RX

Flat EWilliam Black, 7 Loraine Road, Dundee, DD4 7EB

(ii) 2 Baldovan Terrace/29 Park Avenue

2 Baldovan Terrace

G/1Stormcone Ltd, per Forthtay Properties, India Buildings, 2 Victoria Road, Dundee

G/2James S McDonald, Cherry Cottage, Main Street, Longforgan, DD2 5EU

1/1Lynne Jackson

1/2Pitchdirect Ltd, per Forthtay Properties, India Buildings, 2 Victoria Road, Dundee

2/1Angus Lyall

2/2Fiona Gray, 40 Park Terrace, Broxburn, AH52 6AB

3/1Fiona Martin

3/2Michael McWilliams, per Burnside Properties, 19 Princes Street, Dundee, DD4 6BY

29 Park Avenue

G/1,

1/2Dudhope Properties Ltd, Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3DU

G/2Janis Galloway, 16 Parrotsfield, Hoddesdon, Herefordshire, England

1/1Toprowan Ltd, Westmarch House, 66 Harestane Road, Dundee, DD3 0LH

2/1Sandra Coyne, per Burnside Properties, 19 Princes Street, Dundee, DD4 6BY

2/2Alexander Fraser

3/1Finchwood Ltd, c/o Forthtay Properties, India Buildings, 2 Victoria Road, Dundee

3/2Stormcone Ltd, per Forthtay Properties, India Buildings, 2 Victoria Road, Dundee

(iii) 7 Ellen Street

G/1Paul Cox, Discovery Properties, 85 Albert Street, Dundee

G/2Mr G Clark

1/1Mohammed El Bakery, Stobsmuir Enterprises, 3 Rennell Road, Dundee

1/2Mr and Mrs Reilly

2/1Mr James Stirton, 18 Hyndford Place, Dundee

2/2Tirath and Amarjit Jassal, 4 William Street, Dundee

3/1David and Sarah Elder

3/2Adam Gould, per J & E Shepherd, 13 Albert Square, Dundee

(iv) 29/31 Seymour Street

29 Seymour Street

G/1L Campbell

G/2K Mudie

1/1F Philips

1/2G Lietz

2/1C Naughton

2/2T Drummond

3/1C MacKay

3/2A McNab

31 Seymour Street

G/1D M Power

G/2Y Hampton

1/1J Springfield

1/2B Wilson

2/1Mr Strachan, c/o Village Dental Surgery, Cardrossie, Northants, NN16 1VX

2/2M Rooney

3/1R Ross

3/2L Harper

(v) 2 Sibbald Street

G/1Jean Brown and S MacGillivray, 22 Tayside Street, Carnoustie, Angus

G/2Ronald McKenzie, per McKenzie & Co, 29 Exchange Street, Dundee

1/0Katherine Smith

2/0Naseer Ahmed

3/0Ali Zeenat, per Balgay Property & Investment, 8 West Port, Dundee

(vi) 79/83 Strathmartine Road

79 & 83 (shops), No 81 1/0 - Mr D Barrie

No 81 2/1 & 2/2 - R Morrison, APS House, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate, Dundee

No 81 3/0 - Sale Developments Ltd, per Forthtay Properties, Bell Street, Dundee

The Committee authorised the Director to carry out the work should the owners not comply within the time allowed in the Notices.

VI DISPOSAL OF REFRIGERATORS AND OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

The Committee agreed the proposal to store refrigerators at Unit F, Strathmartine Road, Dundee until full guidance was made available from the Scottish Executive on the removal of ozone depleting substances from the refrigeration equipment and the subsequent disposal of refrigeration equipment.

The Committee also approved the charges to be applied when collecting fridges from domestic and non-domestic sources.

VII PURCHASE OF TWO COMPACTOR CONTAINERS

The Committee agreed to accept an offer amounting to 3,388 per unit from Randalls Fabrication Limited for the provision of two replacement compactors for the Marchbanks Reclamation Plant.

NEIL GLEN, Convener.