City Development Committee - 21/04/2003

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 21st April 2003.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 31st March, 2003 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I FUNDING OF THE SMALL BUSINESS GATEWAY 2003 - 2004

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 282-2003 informing the Committee of the success of the Small Business Gateway and confirming the level of Council funding for the project.

The Committee agreed to fund the Small Business Gateway as detailed in the report subject to review by the Director of Economic Development once the details of the Business Gateway proposals were known.

II CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK EAST

There was submitted Agenda Note AN200-2003 advising that proposals had been developed for the next phase of site servicing at the above industrial park over a four year period to tie in with the availability of funding and it was proposed to let these works in the form of a Partnering Agreement.

The Committee authorised the City Engineer to enter into negotiations to procure the works under a partnering agreement following the recently approved Partnering Guidelines for Construction Contracts and to report back to a later Committee for acceptance of the preferred contractor and approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price.

III SCOTTISH COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY

There was submitted Agenda Note AN201-2003 advising that the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities had recommended that support for the Scottish Council Development and Industry should be renewed for the coming year at the rates agreed which in Dundee's case was 1,834.

The Committee agreed to continue Council membership of the SCDI for the year 2003/2004.

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 294-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

141 Pitkerro Road

30 Fintry Drive

Yard 5, Annfield Row

Office 3, Third Floor, 11 Castle Street

82 Broughty Ferry Road

201-203 Hilltown (five premises)

Unit 9, Alexander Street

Unit 1, Alexander Street

88 Dunholm Road

8-10 Brownhill Road

77 Perth Road

9 Miln Street

7 Alexander Street

7 Hebrides Drive

Unit 6, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate

7/9/11 Haldane Avenue

V RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 295-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

288 Hilltown

8 West Port.

VI WELLGATE CENTRE, WELLGATE - ASSIGNATION OF GROUND LEASE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Agenda Note AN202-2003 informing the Committee that the Company who were the current lessees of the site had requested permission to assign their interest to one of two special purpose vehicles at the option of the assignees.

The Committee -

(a) approved the Council consenting to the Assignation of the Ground Lease subject to the guarantee and remitted to the Director of Economic Development and the Director of Support Services to conclude formal arrangements; and

(b) granted authority to the Director of Economic Development to agree minor amendments by way of a Minute of Variation to the Head Lease necessary to facilitate the Assignation.

VII PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF BLOCK C SMEATON ROAD, WESTER GOURDIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Agenda Note AN203-2003 advising that the current tenants wished to renounce their lease and the adjacent site owners had offered a sum to purchase the site.

The Committee agreed to the termination of the original lease and the disposal of the site to the adjacent company.

VIII GROUND AT 70 EMMOCK WOODS DRIVE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Agenda Note AN204-2003 advising that an offer had been received to purchase an area of ground adjacent to the above address for additional garden ground.

The Committee agreed to the sale of the area requested on the terms and conditions detailed and authorised the Director of Economic Development to request the Director of Support Services to include the necessary legal formalities.

IX RADIO ANTENNAE - 17 KING STREET, DUNDEE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Agenda Note AN205-2003 informing the Committee that an application had been received for permission to locate radio antennae and associated equipment on the building at the above address for the purpose of wireless communication.

The Committee agreed to the lease of a site on 17 King Street to the interested party on the terms and conditions detailed and authorised the Director of Economic Development to request the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities.

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener.