City Development Committee - 11/11/2002

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

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 28th October 2002 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AIR TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No. 774-2002 advising the Committee of the implications of a major consultation exercise on the future of air transport in the United Kingdom which had been carried out as a combined initiative by the UK Department for Transport and the Scottish Executive.

The Committee approved the submission of a detailed response to the consultation derived from the main themes of the report.

II MINOR WORKS EXPENDITURE AT DUNDEE AIRPORT

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No. 773-2002 requesting approval for the letting of contracts for two minor works projects at Dundee Airport.

The Committee agreed to accept (a) the offer by Glasdon UK Limited amounting to 4,857 plus V.A.T. plus an allowance of 500 for small scale electrical disconnection and reconnection works for the supply and installation on site of a Garrison Electrical Equipment enclosure and (b) the offer from Rocom Technical Services amounting to 5,025 plus V.A.T. for the modification of the telephone communication system at Dundee Airport to allow more flexible management of calls and better communication with remote sites at the airport.

III CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK

There was submitted Agenda Note AN282-2002 advising that as part of the ongoing service development at Claverhouse Industrial Park a requirement had been identified to upgrade an electrical sub-station at a cost of 30,640.

The Committee approved the expenditure and agreed to the works being instructed through Scottish & Southern Energy plc.

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.

IV COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No. 771-2002 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Offices D and E Market Mews, Market Street

159 Perth Road

Unit 1 Miln Street

V RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No. 772-2002 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

65 Hilltown

67 Hilltown

1.558 ha, East side of Old Craigie Road

75 Meadowside

Subjects within Morgan Academy Former Pupil Rugby and Football Club, Alloway Terrace

VI SITE (1.14 ACRES) AT KINGS CROSS ROAD

There was submitted Agenda Note AN283-2002 reporting that an interested group who were looking to improve and expand their facilities proposed to build new premises within the city and had identified the above 1.14 acre site on Kings Cross Road as the most suitable.

The Committee agreed to the sale of the site on the terms and conditions stated.

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener