Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 09/01/2006

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CONTRACT SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 9 January 2006.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Helen DICK

Jim BARRIE

Kevin KEENAN

Nigel DON

Will DAWSON

George REGAN

Bob DUNCAN

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Julia M STURROCK

Andrew DAWSON

Roderick A J WALLACE

Christopher HIND

Willie W SAWERS

Charles A WEBSTER

Fraser MACPHERSON

Joe FITZPATRICK

Derek J SCOTT

 

Christina ROBERTS

 

 

 

Councillor REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12 December 2005 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS - INSTALLATION OF SELF CLOSING GATES

 

Item deferred.

 

II FINDALE STREET/LONGHAUGH ROAD PLAYGROUND

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN9-2006 informing the Committee that following discussion with the local Ward Councillor and local residents agreement had been reached to close the Findale Street/Longhaugh Road Playground, remove the two remaining items of play equipment and landscape the area.

 

The Committee agreed that Dundee Contract Services carry out the works at an estimated cost of 8,722.

 

III PUBLIC SEATS IN OPEN SPACES AND ROADSIDES

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN10-2006 reminding the Committee that the Department was responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of public seating in open spaces and along roadside verges throughout the city. A number of seats required replacing as well as hard surfacing around seating to ease maintenance.

 

The Committee agreed that seats at the undernoted locations be replaced and hard surfacing be provided around the seats for ease of maintenance.

 

Greendykes Road/Broughty Ferry Road

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2 new seats

Broughty Ferry Road Viewpoint

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4 new seats

Camperdown Street, Broughty Ferry

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1 new seat

Forthill Sheltered Housing

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1 new seat

 

It was further agreed that Dundee Contract Services carry out the work for the sum of 11,910.

 

 

 

George REGAN, Convener