Policy And Resources Committee - 25/03/2013

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 25th 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

Stewart HUNTER

Lesley BRENNAN

John ALEXANDER

Ken LYNN

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Jimmy BLACK

Vari McDONALD

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Brian GORDON

Bill CAMPBELL

Gregor MURRAY

Richard McCREADY

Kevin CORDELL

Kevin KEENAN

Norma McGOVERN

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Laurie BIDWELL

 

 

Councillor Ken GUILD, Convener, in the Chair.

 

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

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Councillors Melville and Asif and Bailies Sawers and Wright declared non-financial interests in Article IV by virtue of being Council representatives on the Dovetail Board.

 

The Convener agreed that the undernoted items of business be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

 

II YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SCOTLAND FUND

 

There was submitted Report No 165-2013 by the Director of Social Work and Director of City Development providing an outline of the Scottish Government's new fund to promote youth employment.

 

The Committee:-

 

(i) agreed to Dundee City Council submitting a stage one bid to the Youth Employment Scotland scheme for up to 200 subsidised jobs; and

 

(ii) approved the creation of a one year post to engage employers in the scheme, co‑ordinate the activities required to support local employers and employability providers to access the fund, develop the employment opportunities and comply with European Funding requirements.

 

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, 8 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

III DUNDEE ENERGY RECYCLING LTD (DERL)

 

Reference was made to Article XVII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 26th March, 2012.

 

After considering Agenda Note AN43-2013, the Committee approved the recommendation detailed therein.

 

IV DOVETAIL ENTERPRISES

 

Reference was made to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Economic Development Committee of 18th December, 2000.

 

After considering Agenda Note AN44-2013, the Committee approved the recommendations detailed therein.

 

 

 

 

Ken GUILD, Convener.