City Development Committee - 12/05/2008

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 12th May, 2008.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

George REGAN

Willie SAWERS

Derek J SCOTT

Helen WRIGHT

Roderick A J WALLACE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Ken GUILD

Bob DUNCAN

Tom FERGUSON

Jim BARRIE

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Brian GORDON

Jimmy BLACK

Stewart HUNTER

Richard McCREADY

David BOWES

Christina ROBERTS

Joe MORROW

Andrew DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Donald HAY

 

Councillor Joe MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 28th April, 2008 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I TENDERS RECEIVED FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS 2008/2013

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 249-2008 giving details of offers received to maintain the above systems.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer by Scotshield Ltd, Airdrie amounting to 513,273.89, to which required to be added allowances of 5,000 for professional fees, making a total expenditure of 518,273.89.

 

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.

 

Prior to consideration of the undernoted items of business, the Director of Economic Development outlined, at the request of the Convener, the systems and processes adopted by the Council in reporting this subject matter for decision at meetings of the Economic Development Committee.

 

The Committee noted accordingly.

 

II LAND OWNERSHIP DATA DIGITISING

 

There was submitted Report No 256-2008 by the Director of Economic Development detailing proposals to digitise the City Council's land ownership records to create a layer in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

 

The Committee agreed to accept a tender from Cad-Capture Ltd to geo-reference and digitise the paper ownership terrier and corresponding index cards into a GIS-compatible format.

 

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 258-2008 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

29 Craigowan Road

Unit 3, Alexander Street

 

IV RENT REVIEWS

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 259-2008 by the Director of Economic Development detailing rent reviews in respect of the undernoted properties:-

 

81 Meadowside

2-4 Crichton Street

 

 

 

 

Joe MORROW, Convener.