Environment Committee - 11/03/2013

At a MEETING of the ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th March, 2013.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Ken LYNN

Laurie BIDWELL

John ALEXANDER

Vari McDONALD

Lesley BRENNAN

Jimmy BLACK

Craig MELVILLE

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

David BOWES

Gregor MURRAY

Tom FERGUSON

Bill CAMPBELL

Alan G ROSS

Brian GORDON

Kevin CORDELL

Kevin KEENAN

Richard McCREADY

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Norma McGOVERN

Stewart HUNTER

 

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Councillor Craig MELVILLE, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th February, 2013 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II TRADING OPERATIONS FINANCIAL OPERATING STATEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED31ST DECEMBER, 2012

 

There was submitted Joint Report No 76-2013 by the Director of Corporate Services and Director of Environment appraising the Committee on the financial position and operational performance of trading operation within the Environment Department for the nine months ended 31st December, 2012.

 

The Committee agreed to:-

 

(i) note the current financial position and operational performance for trading operations; and

 

(ii) note that the trading operation should exceed the statutory requirement of break-even for the third year of the current three year rolling period which commenced at the start of financial year 2010/2011.

 

III SUPPLY OF VEHICLES 2013/2014

 

There was submitted Report No 116-2013 by the Director of Environment seeking authority to purchase replacement vehicles as required by the Environment Department and Leisure and Culture Dundee Trust to maintain operational efficiency.

 

The Committee approved the purchase of the vehicles listed in Appendix 1 to the report at a total cost of 152,159.

 

IV TROTTICK PONDS EMERGENCY WORKS

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN26-2013 advising the Committee that following severe flooding experienced in January, 2013, a section of the walkway around Trottick Pond gave way. The City Engineer recommended various remedial works to be carried out as a matter of urgency to deal with some immediate safety concerns. Remedial works included the installation of a gabion wall at the outfall to the Dighty and restoration to sections of the footpath bordering the Trottick Ponds. Due to the potential risk to the health and safety of the public, the Chief Executive authorised the City Engineer to progress the works up to a value of 20,000. The Director of Corporate Services advised that this could be met from allowances within the Open Space Capital Budget 2012/2013.

 

The Committee approved the proposed measures and instructed the City Engineer to initiate works via the Roads Maintenance Partnership with Tayside Contracts.

 

 

 

 

Craig MELVILLE, Convener.