Policy And Resources Committee - 15/01/2007

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th January, 2007.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Jill SHIMI, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 8th January , 2007 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I REVENUE BUDGET 2007/08 - HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT

There was submitted Report No 49-2007 by the Head of Finance relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) approved the 2007/08 Revenue Budget for the Housing Revenue Account; and

(ii) remitted further consideration of this matter to the Housing Committee in order that it may set the 2007/08 rent levels.

II HOUSING CAPITAL BUDGET 2007/08, 2008/09 AND 2009/10

There was submitted Report No 10-2007 by the Director of Housing relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) approved the Housing Capital Budget for 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10.

(ii) approved the action detailed in paragraph 6 of the report.

(iii) instructed the City Architectural Services Officer and City Engineer in conjunction with the Director of Housing, to invite offers for the projects included in these Capital and Planned Maintenance estimates and authorised the Director of Housing, City Architectural Services Officer and City Engineer to implement alternative methods of procurement with contractors where these were necessary to achieve the value for money that would be required to meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.

(iv) authorised the Director of Housing to accept offers as detailed in paragraph 6.3 of the report.

III DUNDEE NEET STRATEGY (NOT IN EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR TRAINING)

There was submitted Report No 58-2007 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) relative to the above.

The Committee approved the Dundee NEET Strategy and Action Plan as outlined in the Appendix to the report and the undernoted specific proposals:-

(i) plan and develop a framework of assistance and support to those who were at risk or already in the NEET group.

(ii) plan and develop a service infrastructure to support the framework of assistance with particular emphasis on Dundee's most vulnerable young people.

(ii) put in place a joint delivery plan which integrates and complements the activities and plans of the particular agencies.

The Convener agreed that the undernoted items be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

IV LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT 2007/08 AND REVENUE BUDGET/COUNCIL TAX SETTING PROCEDURE

There was submitted Report No 57-2007 by the Head of Finance advising members of the recent announcements made by the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform in respect of the revised Local Government Finance Settlement for 2007/08.

The Committee:

(i) noted the Council's revised Aggregate External Finance settlement for 2007/08, as recently announced by the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform.

(ii) noted the current position on the Revenue Budget for the three year period 2007/2010.

(iii) approved the procedures to be followed for setting the 2007/08 Revenue Budget and Council Tax level, as set out in Section 11 and Appendix A of the report.

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 item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6, 9 and 10 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

V DUNDEE SCHOOLS PPP PROJECT

On a reference to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 15th January, 2007 there was submitted Agenda Note AN31-2007 relative to the above.

The Committee approved the recommendation detailed therein.

Jill SHIMI, Convener.