City Development Committee - 08/03/2004

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 8th March 2004.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th February 2004 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I PROPOSED RECYCLING INSTITUTE

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 184-2004 informing the Committee of the proposal that a partnership of Dundee City Council, the University of Abertay and the Private Sector explore the development of an organisation named Recycling Institute based in Dundee.

The Committee approved the terms of the Report, authorised the Chief Executive to sign the Statement of Intent and authorised the Director of Economic Development to pursue the development.

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.

II COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 182-2004 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Annfield Road

City Square

10 West Port

Former Customs Office, Dundee Airport

The Rowans, Glenconnor Drive

Unit F Claverhouse Industrial Park

III RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 183-2004 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

20-22 St Giles Terrace

2nd Floor, 71 Meadowside

Unit 2 Marybank Lane

Units 3 and 4 Dunsinane Avenue.

IV 0.32 ACRE SITE, PIPER STREET, BALDOVIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

There was submitted Agenda Note AN90-2004 advising that an interested company had offered to purchase the above area of ground to the south of Piper Street, Baldovie Industrial Estate.

The Committee approved the sale on the terms and conditions detailed.

V FORMER HARRIS ANNEXE (SITE OF), BLACKNESS ROAD

Councillor Shimi declared an interest by virtue of her membership of the Council of Al-Maktoum Institute, University of Abertay.

Reference was made to Article IX of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th January 2004, wherein it was agreed to dispose of the above site to the Al-Maktoum Foundation. There was submitted Agenda Note AN91-2004 advising that the Foundation had indicated that they wished to take the title in a different name from the above-mentioned previous reference for business reasons.

As the Al-Maktoum Foundation urgently wished to progress the transaction, the Committee noted for their information that the Director of Economic Development, after consultation with the Convener and Spokespersons of the Other Groups, had instructed the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to note the change of the name of the purchaser.

JOE MORROW, Convener.