Dundee City Council - 08/09/2014

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL held at Dundee on 8th September, 2014.

 

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

Lesley BRENNAN

John ALEXANDER

Vari McDONALD

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Jimmy BLACK

Craig MELVILLE

Tom FERGUSON

Bill CAMPBELL

Gregor MURRAY

Brian GORDON

Kevin CORDELL

Kevin KEENAN

Richard McCREADY

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Norma McGOVERN

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II MINUTES

 

The undernoted minutes were submitted and noted:-

 

Minute of Development Management Committee dated 18th August, 2014.

Minute of Licensing Board dated 21st August, 2014.

Minute of City Council dated 25th August, 2014.

Minute of Education Committee dated 25th August, 2014.

Minute of Environment Committee dated 25th August, 2014.

Minute of Housing Committee dated 25th August, 2014.

Minute of City Development Committee dated 25th August, 2014.

Minute of Policy and Resources Committee dated 25th August, 2014.

 

III PERTH PRISON VISITING COMMITTEE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN205-2014 intimating that Perth Prison Visiting Committee had asked the City Council to seek nominations to fill vacancies on the Visiting Committee.

 

It was recommended that it be remitted to the Administration Group, Labour Group, Bailie Borthwick, Bailie Scott and Councillor Macpherson, to submit Councillor or non-Councillor nominations to the Head of Democratic and Legal Services.

 

It was also recommended that it be remitted to the Head of Democratic and Legal Services to advertise the vacancies.

 

The Council approved accordingly.

 

The Council 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 item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

IV APPOINTMENTS - LEISURE AND CULTURE DUNDEE BOARD

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN206-2014 intimating that there were two vacancies to be filled on the Board of Trustees of Leisure and Culture Dundee for Charity Trustees who were neither elected members nor officials of the Council (Independent Charity Trustees). These would be effective from the AGM to be held on 7th November, 2014.

 

Following consideration of expressions of interest, the Nominations Committee of Leisure and Culture Dundee agreed to recommend to the Council the appointment of the following individuals as Independent Charity Trustees:-

 

Gillian Easson

Craig Simpson

 

The Council approved accordingly.

 

 

 

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN, Convener.