Policy And Resources Committee - 16/04/2007
At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th April, 2007.
Present:-
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Lord Provost John R LETFORD |
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BAILIES
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C D P FARQUHAR |
John CORRIGAN |
Bruce D MACKIE |
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Helen WRIGHT |
Neil I C POWRIE |
Ian BORTHWICK |
COUNCILLORS
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Jill SHIMI |
Helen DICK |
Christina ROBERTS |
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Kevin KEENAN |
Nigel DON |
Will DAWSON |
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George REGAN |
Bob DUNCAN |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
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Christopher HIND |
Richard BEATTIE |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
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Joe MORROW |
Andrew DAWSON |
Charles A WEBSTER |
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Willie W SAWERS |
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Derek J SCOTT |
Councillor Jill SHIMI, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th March, 2007 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUND SMALL GRANTS ALLOCATION 2007/2008
There was submitted Report No 236-2007 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) and the Director of Leisure and Communities relative to the above.
The Committee noted the process for allocating small grants through the Local Community Regeneration Forums as agreed by the Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals detailed below.
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Project Title |
Project Description |
Amount Awarded
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Charleston Arts and Crafts Group |
Initial start up costs to purchase arts and crafts materials.
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1,000 |
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Smart Moves Dance Group |
Costs towards costumes for dance group.
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433 |
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Dundee Cyrenians |
Citywide small grants for 5,000 (1,000 each cluster) to purchase tools and testing equipment for white goods workshop. Appliances which would otherwise be scrapped or end up in landfill will be tested, repaired and/or refurbished to be used by people most in need.
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1,000 |
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Ardler Environmental Group |
Funding to support materials, training advertising, travel, hospitality and admission costs to educational field trips which will help in the development and regeneration of open space in Ardler.
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580 |
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Project Title |
Project Description |
Amount Awarded
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Environmental Artist |
To create an Environmental and Arts Development resource to support community involvement and complement the Hilltown Regeneration process.
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4,820 |
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Douglas Festival |
To hold a summer festival in the Douglas area. |
1,470 |
II COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES 2006/2007
There was submitted Report No 235-2007 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) and the Director Leisure and Communities relative to the above.
The Committee noted the process for allocating funding through the Local Community Regeneration Forums as agreed by the Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals detailed below.
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Project Title/Applicant |
Project Description |
Funding Awarded
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Dundee West Primary School Sports Development Programme |
Costs towards a mini bus hire to transport children from various schools to clubs at Menzieshill. Also to support costs towards Lochee United Youth Strategy. |
5,707 |
III DUNDEE ADULT PROTECTION COMMITTEE
There was submitted Report No 208-2007 by the Director of Social Work relative to the above.
The Committee:-
(i) noted the progress made to date to protect vulnerable adults in Dundee;
(ii) agreed that the City Council participate in a Tayside Adult Protection Steering Group, as described in paragraph 6.2.4 of the report;
(iii) agreed that the City Council be represented by the Director of Social Work;
(iv) approved the remit of the Tayside Adult Protection Steering Group, as outlined in paragraphs 6.2.7 and 6.2.8 of the report;
(v) approved the setting up of a Dundee Adult Protection Committee, as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report;
(vi) approved the membership and remit of the Dundee Adult Protection Committee as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report;
(vii) instructed the Director of Social Work to take lead responsibility for this development.
IV ST MARY'S COMMUNITY FACILITY - SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUNDING
After considering Agenda Note AN130-2007, the Committee endorsed the allocation of 170,000 from the Community Regeneration Fund in 2007/08 in respect of the above facility, it being noted that the final capital contribution required to enable the construction work to commence was 110,000 from the Highland Reserve Force Cadet Association which was still subject to a legal agreement which both the Council and the community-led Management Group were trying to conclude at an early date to ensure that the already committed capital contributions from other bodies remained payable within the rules for the relevant capital grant.
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 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
V DUNDEE ENERGY RECYCLING LIMITED (DERL)
On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th March, 2007, and after considering Agenda Note AN123-2007 the Committee noted and approved the proposals detailed therein.
Jill SHIMI, Convener.