City Development Committee - 11/02/2002

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th February, 2002.

COUNCILLORS

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th January, 2002 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I TAYSIDE HOUSE - CLEANERS CUPBOARDS UPGRADE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 76-2002 giving details of a quotation by Dundee Contract Services to carry out the above works for the sum of 10,369.59.

The Committee agreed to accept the offer.

II TENDERS RECEIVED

The City Architectural Services Officer submitted Report No 93-2002 giving details of an negotiated offer by Woods Air Movement Limited, Colchester, amounting to 10,974, to which required to be added an allowance of 1,850 for professional services, making a total expenditure of 12,824.

The Committee agreed to accept the offer.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public 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

The Convener declared an interest in one of the items and vacated the chair which was taken by Councillor Glen for the remainder of the meeting.

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 100-2002 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Area within Telecommunications Room, Service Block, Dundee Airport

Bayview Bar, Earn Crescent

Unit 2, Peddie Street

20 Albert Street

Drumgeith Inn, Drumgeith Road

63 Hilltown

Site at Plot 33, Faraday Street.

IV RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 101-2002 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Unit 2, Dunsinane Avenue

26 St Giles Terrace

29 Craigowan Road

Unit 12A, Peddie Street

48 High Street, Lochee

58 Dundee Road

87/89 Fintry Road.

V 0.215 HA (0.53 ACRES) OR THEREBY, SITE AT FOWLER ROAD, WEST PITKERRO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

The Director of Economic Development reported that he had negotiated the sale of the above piece of ground to an interested company on the terms and conditions detailed.

The Committee approved the sale of the site on the agreed terms and remitted to the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities.

VI INCUBATOR BUILDING, DUNDEE TECHNOPOLE, JAMES LINDSAY PLACE

It was reported for the information of the Committee that the Director of Economic Development, after consultation with the Convener and Spokespersons of the Majority and Minority Opposition groups, had instructed the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities for a proposed tenancy of the above Incubator Unit on the terms and conditions detailed.

VII 0.51 HA (1.38 ACRES) OR THEREBY, SITE AT FOWLER ROAD, WEST PITKERRO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

The Director of Economic Development reported that he had been approached by a company with regard to relocation of its business from its existing building to a proposed new purpose built facility on a site at Fowler Road, West Pitkerro Industrial Estate and had negotiated the sale of the above ground to that company.

The Committee approved the sale of the site on the terms and conditions detailed and remitted to the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities.

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener.