Policy And Resources Committee - 08/03/2010
At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 8th March, 2010.
Present:-
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Lord Provost John R LETFORD
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Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK |
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BAILIES
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Willie SAWERS |
George REGAN |
Derek J SCOTT |
COUNCILLORS
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Ken GUILD |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
Mohammed ASIF |
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Jim BARRIE |
Stewart HUNTER |
Laurie BIDWELL |
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Jimmy BLACK |
Ken LYNN |
Tom FERGUSON |
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David BOWES |
Craig MELVILLE |
Brian GORDON |
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Andrew DAWSON |
Christina ROBERTS |
Richard McCREADY |
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Will DAWSON |
Alan G ROSS |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
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Bob DUNCAN |
Kevin KEENAN |
Helen DICK |
Councillor Ken GUILD, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd February, 2010 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I MINUTES
(a) PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE OF 15TH FEBRUARY, 2010
(b) SUPERANNUATION INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF 22ND FEBRUARY, 2010
The minutes of meetings of the above, copies of which are appended hereto, were submitted for information and record purposes. (Appendices I and II).
II REVENUE MONITORING 2009/2010
There was submitted Report No 127-2010 by the Director of Finance providing the Committee with an analysis of the 2009/2010 Projected Revenue Outturn as at 31st January, 2010 monitored against the adjusted 2009/2010 Revenue Budget.
The Committee:-
(i) noted that the overall General Fund 2009/2010 Projected Revenue Outturn as at 31st January, 2010 showed an overspend of 168,000 against the adjusted 2009/2010 Revenue Budget;
(ii) noted that the Housing Revenue Account as at 31st January, 2010 was projecting an underspend of 72,000 against the adjusted HRA 2009/2010 Revenue Budget;
(iii) instructed the Director of Finance to take every reasonable action to ensure that the 2009/2010 revenue expenditure was below or in line with the adjusted Revenue Budget; and
(iv) instructed the Director of Finance in conjunction with all Chief Officers of the Council to continue to monitor the Council's 2009/2010 Projected Revenue Outturn.
III CAPITAL EXPENDITURE MONITORING 2009/2010
There was submitted Report No 134-2010 by the Director of Finance appraising members of the latest position regarding the Council's Capital Expenditure Programme 2009/2010.
The Committee noted the contents of the report.
IV DUNDEE SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STRATEGY 2010/2015
There was submitted Report No 135-2010 by the Director of Leisure and Communities relative to the above.
The Committee:-
(i) approved the Dundee Sport and Physical Activity Strategy 2010/2015;
(ii) approved the membership and remit of the Implementation Group; and
(iii) instructed the Director of Leisure and Communities to report periodically on progress with implementation to the Dundee Partnership and this Committee.
V FAIRER SCOTLAND FUND - COMMUNITY REGENERATION FORUM ALLOCATION 2008/2010
There was submitted Report No 140-2010 by the Assistant Chief Executive relative to the above.
The Committee noted the process of allocating grants through the Local Community Regeneration Forum as submitted by Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals detailed below:-
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Project Title/Partnership |
Project Description |
Grant Award |
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White Lighting within St Mary's area (City Development) |
Install white lighting on St Clement's Terrace and St Mungo Terrace. |
10,502 |
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Floating Swan Nesting Site (Leisure and Communities) |
This project will create a floating swan nesting site for West Pond at Ardler. |
1,000 |
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Craigowl Primary School Garden Project |
Develop an under-used area of garden within the school grounds as an educational and environmental asset for the use of the school and its pupils. |
2,000 |
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Kirkton Community Centre Management Group Indoor Garden |
Develop unused space between the Library and Centre into a garden space which can be appreciated and used by the users of both facilities. |
2,000 |
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Downfield Primary School - Eco Garden |
To create an eco garden within the school grounds which will enhance education on environmental issues. |
2,000 |
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University - Kirkton Youth and Children Play Area (Contract Services - Ground Maintenance) |
This project will improve the facilities for youths and children within the southern half of Kirkton. |
13,666 |
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Landscaping at St Kilda Road (Contract Services - Ground Maintenance) |
This project will improve the landscaping in the area around the community facility at St Kilda Road. |
2,000 |
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Birkdale Place Community Wood (Contract Services - Ground Maintenance) |
To relocate fencing to enable access to the woodland area by members of the public. |
12,166 |
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Balgowan Square Benches and Bins (Contract Services - Ground Maintenance) |
To install two seats and a litter bin within a triangle of grass in a public green space. |
2,000 |
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Ulverston Sheltered Housing Garden (Leisure and Communities) |
Improve the sheltered housing communal area by implementing environmental improvements to the planters and planted areas surrounding the residents' accommodation. |
2,000 |
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Ardler Trees Project (Contract Services - Ground Maintenance) |
This project will remove and replace the dead trees. There is also an element of costs in the project for maintenance of trees. |
5,666 |
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Beauly Avenue Kirkton CCTV (City Development) |
This will contribute towards costs associated with installing a new CCTV camera at Beauly Avenue. |
5,000 |
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Lochee Mini-Recycling Initiatives (Waste Management) |
To supply additional rubbish/litter bins for shopping precincts serving local shops. |
6,000 |
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St Mary's Lane, Lochee (Planning Department) |
Lift existing damaged pavement running length of St Mary's Lane and replace with flexible surface ie asphalt. Repair cobbled "sets" on road and upgrade existing pavement edges. Install protective barriers at entrance to Lochee Leisure Centre. |
70,000 |
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MUGA Floodlights (Leisure and Communities) |
To meet costs of planning consents and design of 6,000 to supplement a previous grant of 10,000. |
6,000 |
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Dunbar Park Carriageway Improvements (City Development) |
Repair, regenerate and resurface the roadway within the car park at Specklewood, Chalkhill and Swallowtail Courts (Dunbar Park). |
34,148 |
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Ormiston Play Area Phase 1 |
To implement Phase 1 of the play area development at Ormiston Crescent. This will allow the completion of the ground works, the laying of safety surface and the installation of the first piece of play equipment. |
22,281 |
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The Clepington Primary School Woodland Garden Project |
The proposal will provide a safe and secure woodland garden for the Clepington Primary pupils in the grounds in south west corner of DISC, adjacent to the school boundary. The improvement would provide access to a woodland garden for outdoor learning and supervised activity, with a path leading to sports pitches for "sports day" activities. |
15,000 |
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The Rosebank Street (South) White Lighting (City Development) |
Install nine new lighting columns and lanterns to replace the concrete columns and yellow sodium lanterns. This improvement will provide a well-lit and safer residential street for the primary school pupils, local residents, pedestrians and road users. |
10,000 |
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The Hilltown Shop Front Project (City Development) |
Provide grant funding scheme to enable the redesign and installation of attractive new frontages of currently near derelict commercial premises on the Hilltown spine north of the Hilltown Clock. |
45,000 |
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Dudhope Park Footpath Lighting (City Development) |
The lighting of the footpaths in the park will give users of the park increased safety during access in the evening. |
10,000 |
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Stobswell Graffiti |
The project will target an area of Stobswell for the removal of graffiti and where appropriate the treatment of surfaces with anti-graffiti paint. Up to 80 sites will be acted upon. |
6,065 |
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Lillybank Terrace Environmental (Contract Services) |
To remove shrub bed down the side of the houses as they are overgrown and full of debris/litter and grass over. |
1,543 |
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Watson Street Environmental (Contract Services) |
Remove shrub bed and grass area over, remove part of shrub bed behind small wall, tidy tree bed by thinning out and finally spreading woodchips over tree beds creating mulch. |
915 |
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Hanging Baskets (Contract Services)
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Funding sought for 24 hanging baskets on Albert Street. Costing includes watering three times a week for three months. |
1,398 |
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Street Works/Road Safety Improvements/South East Area. City Development/Traffic (City Development) |
To carry out various road safety improvements within the south east area including road markings, bollards and increase safety barriers outside schools. |
8,299 |
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East End, Whitton Park Improvements |
To provide car parking to users of Whitton Park and Claypotts Park. |
22,926 |
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South East White Lighting |
To install white lighting in three sites in Mid‑Craigie/Linlathen area. |
41,736 |
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Balmoral Shops Access (City Development) |
To provide delivery access to the rear area of the shops in order to improve pedestrian safety. |
3,600 |
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Dighty Connect |
To purchase equipment and materials for volunteers and to produce activity packs for families to encourage visitors/volunteers. |
2,590 |
VI DUNDEE COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUND 2010/2011 TO 2012/2013
There was submitted Report No 141-2010 by the Assistant Chief Executive relative to the above.
The Committee approved the funding proposals contained in Section 5 of the report detailed below, it being noted that an application from Basic Moves had been withdrawn by the applicant.
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Project Title/Applicant |
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Grant Award |
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Under 12's project Easter |
To provide an Easter Programme for children. |
920 |
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Factory Skate Park Youth Activities |
To provide an Easter Programme for young people. |
1,305 |
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Baxter Park Easter Multi Sport Camp |
The aim of the Easter camp is to provide a low cost sporting opportunity to families and individuals who, because of social and economic barriers, may otherwise not attend provision. The camp offers a safe and fun environment for children aged between 5 and 12 years old. It will run between 5th April, 2010 - 16th April, 2010. |
1,181 |
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Finmill U12's Term Time Provision (5-8) |
The funding will deliver children's work (5-8's) provision during term time, one evening a week over a 36 week period. The provision will offer 16 places. |
1,662 |
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Finmill U12's Holiday Provision |
The funding will deliver holiday provision for children (5-8's) for a total of three weeks over summer. The provision will offer 16 places. |
1,860 |
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Whitfield U12's Term Time Provision (Leisure and Communities) |
The funding will deliver children's work for one evening per week over 38 weeks with 20 places at each group and two additional events during term time. |
4,180 |
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Mill O'Mains U12's Term Time |
To deliver children's work (5-9's) provision during school term time and for 8 to 12's on one evening per week, over a 42 week period. The provision will offer 15 places (which are currently all taken, with children on a waiting list). The Management Group proposal includes a 10hr post to support the Grade 3 workers and to develop the Youth Work programme for the 11/12+. |
11,930 |
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Mill O'Mains U12's Holiday Provision |
The funding will deliver morning provision during non‑term time for children residing in the Mill O'Mains area. The programme will consist of physical activities, arts sessions, healthy eating and environmental workshops. The programme will offer 15 places per day to children within the 5-8 age group and 8-12's. |
2,484 |
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Community Family Support Project |
To offer local St Mary's parents and children a programme of Easter Holiday family learning activities from 5th April, 2010 to 16th April, 2010. |
1,407 |
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North West Youth Project (Leisure and Communities) |
Deliver a range of youth work and diversionary activities at Craigowl Primary School, St Mary's Community Facility and detached youth work in Kirkton, Ardler and St Mary's. |
24,985 |
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Youth Sports Development Project - Strathmartine Road (Leisure and Communities) |
The activities will provide children within the Strathmartine area, opportunities to take part in low cost or free, sporting provision within, St Paul's Academy, Ardler Complex, Ardler PS and St Fergus PS. |
3,885 |
The Convener agreed that the undernoted item be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) because the HMIe report was published on 4th March, 2010, and therefore could not be issued earlier.
VII REPORT OF THE INTERIM FOLLOW-THROUGH INSPECTION OF SERVICES TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DUNDEE CITYCOUNCIL AREA
On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd November, 2009, there was submitted Report No 158-2010 by the Chief Executive informing the Committee of the findings of the interim follow-through inspection conducted by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIe).
The Committee noted the contents of the report, which included the recording by HMIe that:-
(i) Chief Officers and the Children and Young Person's Protection Committee (CYPPC) have responded quickly and positively to the main points for action outlined in the HMIe report published in June 2009;
(ii) Chief Officers have established a clearer vision and priorities for improving services and there has been a positive cultural change across services that puts a stronger focus on continuous improvement;
(iii) the approach taken to develop and manage the Child Protection Improvement Plan has been successful;
(iv) the Council and its partners NHS Tayside and Tayside Police have committed significant resources to ensuring that the improvement plans for services to protect children and young people are realised;
(v) a number of important improvements put in place have the potential to have a positive impact on the lives of children;
(vi) there is a strong commitment to long-term, sustainable improvement;
(vii) there has been significant progress in strengthening the leadership and direction provided; and
(viii) services are increasingly working well together in partnership.
Ken GUILD, Convener.