Policy And Resources Committee - 10/12/2018

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th December, 2018.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th November, 2018 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Councillors Dawson and Marra, and Bailie Roberts declared non-financial interests in Article II by virtue of being the Council's representatives on Leisure & Culture Dundee.

II CAPITAL PLAN 2019/2024 - GENERAL SERVICES AND HOUSING HRA

There was submitted Report No 331-2018 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services providing elected members with background information and details of the Council's General Services and Housing HRA Capital Plan for the five year period 2019/2024.

The Committee:-

(i) approved the Council's General Services and Housing HRA Capital Plan for 2019/2024;

(ii) noted the gross capital expenditure investment of 347m over the next five years;

(iii) noted the updated position for the 2018/2019 projected capital expenditure programmes as at 30th September, 2018; and

(iv) approved the Prudential Indicators for the Capital Plan 2019/2024, as shown in Appendix 2 of the report, and noted that these Indicators demonstrated that the Capital Plan 2019/2024 was affordable, prudent and sustainable.

III RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY, CORPORATE RISK REGISTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

On a reference to Article IV of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd April, 2018, there was submitted Report No 378-2018 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services updating the Committee on the work undertaken to review and revise the Council's Risk Management Policy and Strategy document; informing the Committee about the appointment of Service Risk Management Champions (RMCs) and the establishment of a new Corporate Risk Management Working Group (RMWG); providing an update on the current status of risks within the Council's high level Corporate Risk Register and providing an update on the implementation of status of actions within the Risk Management Improvement Plan.

The Committee:-

(i) approved the Council's new Risk Management Policy and Strategy document, incorporating Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment Matrices as detailed in Appendix A of the report;

(ii) approved the Council's high level Corporate Risk Register following its recent review as detailed in Appendix B of the report;

(iii) noted and agreed the revised target dates for actions remaining within the Risk Management Improvement Plan as detailed in Appendix C of the report; and

(iv) noted that further Risk Management updates would be provided to Committee in 2019.

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 item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

IV PROPOSED REPURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT BLACKNESS ROAD, DUNDEE

On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of the Neighbourhood Services Committee of 30th October, 2017, wherein members approved the demolition of 26 flats and one shop unit at Blackness Road and remitted the Executive Director of City Development to enter into negotiations with owners regarding the repurchase of these properties, there was submitted Report No 381-2018 by the Executive Director of City Development.

The Committee approved the report.

John ALEXANDER, Convener.