City Development Committee - 20/10/2003

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th October, 2003.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th September, 2003 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

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 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

I COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 656-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Unit 2 Slessor Court, Claverhouse Industrial Park

82 Ballindean Road

Unit 8 Mid Wynd

Office 1, Third Floor, 61 Reform Street

II RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 657-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Top Floor, Kandahar House, 71 Meadowside

Derwent Avenue

III SITE AT CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK

There was submitted Agenda Note AN463-2003. It was reported that an interested Company had applied to lease an area of ground at the above industrial estate for the purpose of the erection of a mobile phone telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabinet.

The Committee agreed to lease the site to the interested Company on the terms and details stated.

IV 0.328 HECTARE SITE, FOWLER ROAD, WEST PITKERRO

There was submitted Agenda Note AN464-2003 advising that the City Council was Feu Superior to the above property and an application had been received from the current owner for a Minute of Variation to change the permitted use of the property.

It was reported for the information of the Committee that after consultation with the Convener and relevant Spokespersons, the Director of Economic Development had requested the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to prepare and issue a Minute of Variation to the Company on the terms detailed.

V SITE AT CALDRUM STREET/THISTLE STREET

There was submitted Agenda Note AN466-2003 advising that following marketing of the above former car park only one tender had been received.

The Director of Economic Development reported that the level of offer received was not reflective of the true value of the site and recommended that the Committee reject the offer and instruct the Director of Economic Development to re-advertise the site for sale.

The Committee approved accordingly.

VI SITE AT TULLIDEPH PLACE

There was submitted Agenda Note AN467-2003 advising that the above site had been identified by the Housing Department and their partners for the erection of supported accommodation.

The Committee approved the provisionally agreed price and authorised the Director of Economic Development to instruct the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to conclude the sale to the partners on the terms and details stated.

JOE MORROW, Convener