City Development Committee - 08/01/2007

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 8th January, 2007.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Joe MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th December, 2006 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN - MID TERM REVIEW

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 712-2006 on progress being made on the delivery of the Council's Economic Development Plan 2005 - 2007 at its mid term point.

The Committed noted the report.

II BURNS & HARRIS SITE REMEDIATION

Reference was made to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th November, 2006 when authority was granted to accept the most favourable tender for the demolition of the existing building. There was submitted Agenda Note AN12-2007 advising that Safedem Limited had been appointed to undertake the works for a cost of 127,721, together with allowances of 35,000, making a total expenditure of 162,721 to be funded from an allowance of 250,000 from the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund 2006/2007.

It was also reported that the Environmental Assessment of the site was being undertaken by W A Fairhurst & Partners who would recommend remediation measures.

The Committee authorised the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to accept the most advantageous tender (as recommended by the City Engineer) for any remediation measures necessary to allow for the redevelopment of the site as soon as possible and noted that the works would be funded from an allowance of 250,000 from the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund 2006/2007 with costs being reported retrospectively to a future meeting of this Committee.

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 7A of the Act.

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 19-2007 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Unit 15, Marybank Lane

82 Ballindean Road

77 Perth Road

73 Meadowside

Whitfield Schoolhouse

Unit 15, Alexander Street

7-11 Haldane Avenue

High Street

IV RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 20-2007 by the Director of Economic Development detailing rent reviews in respect of the undernoted premises:-

169 Strathmartine Road

Unit 1 Old Glamis Road

13-19 Haldane Avenue

V ICT GROUP SCOTLAND - PROPOSED GRANT

There was submitted Agenda Note AN13-2007 advising that the above Company had requested grant funding with a view to expansion of their services.

The Committee agreed to make a grant to the Company as detailed.

Joe MORROW, Convener.