Leisure, Arts And Communities Committee - 19/02/2007

At a MEETING of the LEISURE AND ARTS SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 19th February, 2007.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie C D P FARQUHAR, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2007 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I BOUNDARY OF CAMPERDOWN COUNTRY PARK AT CLATTO RESERVOIR

On a reference to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Leisure Services Committee of 17th January, 2000, the Director of Leisure and Communities submitted Report No 114-2007 requesting approval for the re-alignment of the boundary of Camperdown Country Park.

The Committee approved the change of the boundary for Camperdown Country Park to include an additional area adjacent to Clatto Reservoir.

II PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE McMANUS COLLECTIONS UNIT

The Director of Leisure and Communities submitted Report No 95-2007 seeking approval for proposals for public access to the newly redeveloped McManus Collections Unit.

The Committee:-

(a) approved the proposals for a public opening of the Unit, which would be reviewed following completion of the Refurbishment Project;

(b)                                        noted that public consultation would be undertaken to ensure that the future opening times of the Unit were responsive to public demand; and

(c)                                        approved the details of temporary accommodation arrangements for staff accommodation within the Unit which were enabling them to prepare for the re-opening of the refurbished McManus Galleries and Museums.

III APPLICATION TO HOLD CARNIVALS

The Lord Provost declared a non-financial interest by virtue of the regular donations made by the applicants to the Lord Provost's Charity Fund.

There was submitted Agenda Note AN55-2007 advising that a request had been received from Hornes Pleasure Fairs, Edinburgh for permission to operate a Carnival from 23rd April - 7th May, 2007 and 24th September - 8th October, 2007 inclusive at Riverside Park, Dundee, and also from 7th - 21st May, 2007 and 3rd - 24th September, 2007 inclusive at Caird Park.

The Committee granted permission and remitted to the Director of Economic Development to negotiate a licence fee subject to the Council's normal conditions of let which included the closing down of the carnival operations each evening by 9.30 pm.

IV CAMPERDOWN PARK - DUNDEE HALF MARATHON

There was submitted Agenda Note AN56-2007 advising that the Director of Leisure and Communities had been approached by Interloq to stage a Half Marathon Event in Dundee on 1st July, 2007 using Camperdown Park as the starting and finishing points for the race.

The Committee agreed to support the event and approved Camperdown for this use. The Committee also noted that the organisation would provide specific insurance indemnifying the Council against damage or loss and also that any works required at Camperdown and on the course were charged as paid for by the organisation although support in kind through advice and the arrangement of the various meetings with the public services would be free of charge.

V McMANUS GALLERIES - ALTERATIONS AND REFURBISHMENT

Reference was made to Article V of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 26th June, 2006 wherein Report No 395-2006 detailed how the total expenditure of the McManus Galleries project was to be met including a grant from Historic Scotland. There was submitted Agenda Note AN66-2007 advising that in order to progress the project and release the grant from Historic Scotland, the Scottish Ministers required the Council to grant a Constitutive deed over McManus Galleries whereby the Council undertook to keep McManus Galleries in good repair and condition and not to alter, extend or demolish McManus Galleries without their prior written approval for a period of 15 years.

The Committee approved the grant of the Constitutive deed.

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.

VI SITE TO NORTH OF HONEYGREEN ROAD

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 80-2007 requesting permission to allow an interested Company the use of a site north of Honeygreen Road to construct a detention basin.

The Committee agreed that the site north of Honeygreen Road as detailed be made available to the interested company for the construction of a detention basin.

VII SALE OF 20 SQ METRES OF LAND, LOCHEE PARK, ANCRUM ROAD

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 86-2007 reporting for the information of the Committee that following consultation with the Director of Leisure and Communities, the Convener and Spokespersons of the Other Groups he had granted approval to an interested company to purchase a 20 square metre site as shown on the plan attached to the report on the terms and conditions detailed.

VIII 0.20 HA (0.49 ACRES) OR THEREBY, SITE AT THE ESPLANADE, BROUGHTY FERRY

Reference was made to Article X of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd October, 2006 which approved the sale of the site to an interested company. There was submitted Agenda Note AN57-2007 advising of further discussions.

The Committee approved the sale of the ground to the interested company's nominated developer and an alteration to the timescale for the development on the terms and conditions detailed.

IX GROUND AT SOUTH ROAD

There was submitted Agenda Note AN58-2007 advising that a request had been received from an interested company to acquire an area of land at South Road.

The Committee agreed to sale of ground to the interested company or their nominees on the terms and conditions detailed.

C D P FARQUHAR, Convener.