City Development Committee - 14/08/2006

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 14th August, 2006.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

Neil I C POWRIE

Bruce D MACKIE

 

 

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Joe MORROW

Joe FITZPATRICK

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

Christina ROBERTS

George REGAN

Helen DICK

Jim BARRIE

Julia M STURROCK

Nigel DON

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Roderick A J WALLACE

Christopher HIND

Willie W SAWERS

Derek J SCOTT

 

Councillor Joe MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 26th June, 2006 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DUNDEE AIRPORT

 

(a) RECONSTRUCTION OF A HOVERCRAFT TRAILER

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 460-2006 requesting approval of a contract for the reconstruction of a hovercraft trailer for Dundee airport.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from specialist contractor, Keillor Coachbuilders, Arbroath amounting to 9,783.

 

(b) STANDBY GENERATOR REFURBISHMENT

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 461-2006 requesting approval of a contract for the refurbishment of the standby generator at Dundee Airport.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from specialist contractor, Chloride Harath, Bedford amounting to 13,425.13.

 

II FUNDING OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 462-2006 to enable the Committee to make a decision on the funding of tourism development related activities.

 

The Committee agreed that the approved 2006/07 Economic Development Revenue Budget allocation of 246,000 for Visit Scotland be reduced to 146,000 to enable 100,000 to be reallocated to cover shortfalls in Scottish Enterprise Tayside funding to the Council for 2006/07 as outlined in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the report.

 

III TENDERS RECEIVED

 

The City Engineer submitted Report No 451-2006 giving details of offers received to carry out works at Balmoral Terrace Shops EI's Phase 1.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer from T & N Gilmartin, (Contractors) Ltd, Cupar amounting to 72,893.57 together with allowances of 7,500 for professional fees and 1,000 for planning supervisor, making a total expenditure of 81,393.57.

 

IV OFFICERS APPROVAL - THE WESTERN CLUB, 31 MURRAYGATE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN288-2006 reporting for the information of the Committee that the Director of Economic Development and the City Architectural Services Officer, after consultation with the Convener and Spokespersons of the Other Groups, had agreed to accept the lowest offer by WBS Keillor Ltd amounting to 77,042.92 together with allowances of 760 for Building Warrant and 11,942 for professional services, to carry out alterations due to the timescales involved.

 

V 7-21 CASTLE STREET

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN289-2006 advising that during a minor works contract for the repair of a velux roof light and pointing to chimneys and flashings, emergency roof repairs had been identified with costs including scaffolding erection of 27,130 which had been funded from revenue.

 

The Committee approved the transfer of this cost to the Economic Development Capital Programme.

 

VI THE BUSINESS GATEWAY - FUNDING FOR 2006/2007

 

Reference was made to Article I of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 8th May, 2006. There was submitted Agenda Note AN290-2006 advising that Scottish Enterprise Tayside had now confirmed its budget allocation for the year and that the date for intended tendering for the contract for the Business Gateway had now been provisionally set for October 2007 with a report to be submitted to the Committee once the implications were known.

 

The Committee agreed to confirm its funding for the whole of 2006/2007 at the budgeted level of 115,000 being 45,000 in lieu of rent and 70,000 as cash to be paid as 28,750 for the quarter to the end of September 2006 with the remainder to be paid once the Director of Economic Development was satisfied that the remaining technical issues had been resolved.

 

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 the Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

VII COMMERCIAL LEASES

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 458-2006 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

Unit 10, Miln Street

Ground Adjacent to 4 West Wynd

213/215 Hilltown

201/203 Hilltown

56 Dundee Road, West Ferry

Former Nursery, Dens Road Primary School

8 Crichton Street

219 Hilltown

Unit 5, Alexander Street

16 West Port

Office H, Market Mews, Broughty Ferry Road

Unit 8, Mid Wynd

8 West Port

Unit 2, Dunsinane Avenue

 

VIII RENT REVIEWS

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 459-2006 by the Director of Economic Development detailing rent reviews in respect of the undernoted premises:

 

Laboratory - James Lindsay Place

52 South Tay Street

84 Ballindean Road

Site, 21sq m, Kingsway East

1/1, 61 Reform Street

Unit 5, Marybank Lane

 

IX 0.567 HECTARE SITE, PIPER STREET, BALDOVIE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN291-2006 advising that an interested company had applied to purchase the above site which they leased.

 

The Committee approved the provisional purchase price subject to the terms and conditions detailed.

 

X THE FORMER NEWTYLE RAILWAY LINE - THE MILEY WILDLIFE RESERVE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN292-2006 advising that the former Tayside Regional Council had entered into an informal agreement with an agency to manage and maintain the above Wildlife Reserve. The agency had applied for an extension of the agreement and provisional agreement had been reached on the terms and conditions as detailed.

 

The Committee approved the terms of the agreement.

 

XI LAND AT CLEMENT PARK PLACE

 

Reference was made to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Recess Sub-Committee of 4th August, 2003. There was submitted Agenda Note AN293-2006 advising that the Director of Economic Development had been approached by agents for an interested party to acquire the above land at a value to be reported back to this Committee.

 

The Committee approved the terms and conditions of the acquisition as detailed.

 

 

 

 

Joe MORROW, Convener.