Leisure, Arts And Communities Committee - 09/03/2009

At a MEETING of the LEISURE, ARTS AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 9th March, 2009.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Richard McCREADY, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd February, 2009 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I ELECTION FOR DUNDEES MEMBERS OF THE SCOTTISH YOUTH PARLIAMENT

There was submitted Agenda Note AN57-2009 advising the Committee that the elections for the Scottish Youth Parliament would take place between 16th and 27th March, 2009. The final count would take place in The Shore on Saturday, 28th March, 2009.

Elections were being co-ordinated by Leisure and Communities Youth Work staff in partnership with Secondary School Pupil Councils and colleagues in the Education Department.

Dundee would be entitled to elect four members of the Scottish Youth Parliament.

Young people in Dundee and the City Council had been consistent supporters of the Youth Parliament since its inception in 1999.

More information about the Youth Parliament and the Dundee elections could be found in the local pages of the national Young Scot website at www.youngscot.org/local/dundee.

The Committee noted this accordingly.

II REVIEW OF DUNDEE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES (DTIS)

There was submitted Report No 130-2009 by the Director of Leisure and Communities reporting on progress achieved to date with the DTIS Review and making recommendations for the future development of the Service.

The Committee agreed to:-

(i) note the progress achieved to date with the DTIS Review;

(ii) approve the proposals for the future development of the service;

(iii) require the Leisure and Communities Department to produce a business plan to achieve best value for the service; and

(iv) remit the Director of Leisure and Communities to report back progress to Committee in 12 months' time.

Richard McCREADY, Convener.