City Development Committee - 08/12/2003

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 8th December 2003.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 10th November 2003 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I LAMPPOST ADVERTISING CONTRACT

There was submitted Agenda Note AN527-2003 advising that tenders had been issued for advertising opportunities on land and buildings in the ownership of the City Council and a unique offer in the form of illuminated advertising on lampposts had been received from Streetbroadcast plc which, after consultation with the Director of Planning and Transportation, had been limited to an initial thirty six lampposts with an option to look at additional sites at a later date, all sites being subject to applications for planning consent and advertising consent in due course.

The Committee agreed to remit to the Director of Economic Development to conclude a contract with Streetbroadcast plc on the terms and conditions agreed and noted that the final number of sites would be dependent on the results of the applications for planning consent and advertising consent for each site.

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.

II COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 789-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

13 to 19 Haldane Avenue

Unit 1, Market Mews

Unit 7, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate

Unit 6, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate

Ground at Perrie Street, Lochee.

III RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 790-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

24 Dryburgh Street

6 Marybank Lane

33 Castle Street.

IV UNIT J, CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK

There was submitted Agenda Note AN528-2003 advising that the lessees had requested a rent free period.

It was reported that after consultation with the Depute Chief Executive (Finance), the Director of Economic Development had reached provisional agreement with the company to grant the rent free period subject to the terms and conditions detailed.

The Committee approved the request.

V MERCURY WAY, DUNDEE

There was submitted Agenda Note AN529-2003 intimating that an application had been made to release an area of ground at Mercury Way for the purpose of the erection of a mobile phone telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabinet.

It was also reported that the Director of Economic Development had provisionally agreed to lease a site off Mercury Way to the interested company on the terms and conditions detailed which would not conflict with the Council's "precautionary policy" regarding mobile phone installations.

The Committee approved the provisional agreement.

VI SITE AT ELIZA STREET/MAINS LOAN, STOBSWELL

Reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Planning and Transportation Committee of 26th June 2000 whereby the Director of Planning and Transportation reported on the external consultation undertaken on a draft Development Brief for a site at Eliza Street/Mains Loan. There was submitted Agenda Note AN523-2003 referring to Article V of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th August 2002 whereby the Director of Economic Development was given approval to enter into negotiations to dispose of the Council's holdings to an interested company.

The Committee noted that a provisional agreement had been reached with the company and agreed that the property held by the Planning and Transportation Department at Eliza Street/Mains Loan/Dura Street, Stobswell be declared surplus to requirements and remitted to the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to conclude legal formalities with the preferred developer.

JOE MORROW, Convener.