City Development Committee - 26/10/2020

At a MEETING of the CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held remotely on 26th October, 2020.

Present:-

Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Mark FLYNN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 7th September, 2020 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor McCready declared a non-financial interest in respect of Articles VII and VIII by virtue of being the Chair of TACTRAN.

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 - STREET NAMES - NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT SITE OF DOWNFIELD GOLF CLUB

There was submitted Agenda Note AN30-2020 advising of the results of consultation for new street names at a new residential development at the site of Downfield Golf Club.

The Committee approved the following:-

John Leith Drive - John Leith was the first greenkeeper at Downfield Golf Club; and

Harper Avenue and Harper Terrace - Chandler Harper was the winner of the Worlds Seniors Championship held at Downfield in 1968. He was also made Honorary President of the Club.

III THE PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2019

There was submitted Report No 260-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an update on the passing by the Scottish Parliament of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and presenting the key implications of the Act for Dundee City Council.

The Committee noted the content of the report and changes to the planning system as outlined in section 4 of the report.

IV SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS UPDATE

There was submitted Report No 265-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development providing updates on progress in respect to the Sector Development Plans approved in 2019 for Construction; Offshore Wind/Decommissioning; and Creative/Digital/Technology.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the positive developments and progress that had taken place in respect to these sectors;

(ii) noted the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had had on these sectors and the ongoing challenges;

(iii) noted and encouraged the work of Forth and Tay Offshore and called on officers to continue their efforts particularly in securing manufacturing jobs for the Offshore wind sector; and

(iv) instructed the Chief Executive to write to the Scottish and UK Governments highlighting concerns about the lack of manufacturing jobs in Offshore wind being maintained or created in Scotland, calling on both Governments to look at ways in which the high-blown rhetoric about being the 'Saudi Arabia of wind' could be turned into the creation, or retention, of good quality manufacturing jobs in Scotland with supply chain benefits for the whole country and particularly Dundee.

V WINTER MAINTENANCE COVID-19 CONTINGENCY POSITION

On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of the City Development Committee of 24th September, 2012, there was submitted Report No 263-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an overview of the contingency arrangements planned in the event of COVID‑19 adversely impacting labour resource availability associated with the winter maintenance service delivery.

The Committee noted the content of the report and agreed that the Executive Director of City Development continue to report back to this Committee advising on any significant developments affecting the service.

VI TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

There was submitted Report No 252-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development detailing tenders received and requesting decisions thereon.

(i) CLEPINGTON ROAD DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL DEPOT - ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER PROVISION

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from Swarco UK Ltd in the sum of 162,509, together with allowances of 69,491, making a total expenditure of 232,000.

(ii) MEALS ON WHEELS, ARCHIVE STORE - UNIT G, CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE - ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER PROVISION

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from Swarco UK Ltd in the sum of 43,842, together with allowances of 17,158, making a total expenditure of 61,000.

(iii) CAIRD PARK DEPOT ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER POINT PROVISION

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from Swarco UK Ltd in the sum of 10,030, together with allowances of 7,470, making a total expenditure of 17,500.

(iv) ELECTRIC VEHICLE POP-UP CHARGERS PROVISION

The Committee agreed to accept a negotiated offer from Tayside Contracts in the sum of 81,173.54, together with allowances of 31,826.46, giving a total expenditure of 113,000.

(v) WEST END CAMPUS CAR PARK RESURFACING

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer from Anderson Specialist Contracting in the sum of 48,246, together with allowances of 4,000, giving a total expenditure of 52,246.

VII UPDATE REPORT ON THE MOBILITY INNOVATION LIVING LABORATORY

On a reference to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th August, 2018, there was submitted Report No 261-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an end of project update on progress of the Mobility Innovation Living Laboratory (The MILL) Phase 1 and seeking approval, in principle, to progress Phase 2.

The Committee:-

(i)                            noted the outcome from The MILL Phase 1 Project; and

(ii)                           delegated the Executive Director of City Development to carry out a procurement exercise for a consultant to deliver The MILL Phase 2 as outlined in section 5.4 of the report.

VIII TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND ROADS - MOBILITY AS A SERVICE

There was submitted Report No 262-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval to appoint a consultant to provide professional services associated with the delivery of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pilots in the city, and a technology provider to develop a new Smart Mobility App to harness the datasets from The MILL (Mobility Innovation Living Laboratory) programme. These commissions followed a tendering and procurement process to select the most advantageous bidders in terms of both quality and cost.

The Committee approved the acceptance of the tenders set out in the report.

IX THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOOTBALL REVIEW WORKING GROUP (COSLA) INTO SPORTS GROUND SAFETY IN SCOTLAND

There was submitted Report No 175-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an update on work undertaken by COSLA to consider how best to support local authorities over their responsibilities for designated sports grounds and seeking approval to establish a dedicated Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to oversee sports ground safety in Dundee.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the content of the report; and

(ii) agreed to the establishment of a dedicated Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to cover safety at sports grounds in the city.

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.

X SALE OF LAND, CHARLESTON, DUNDEE

On a reference to Article XII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th December, 2019, there was submitted Report No 258-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval for the variation of the previously approved disposal of land at Charleston, Dundee.

The Committee approved the disposal of land and approved the grant of servitude rights on the terms and conditions detailed in the report.

XI SALE OF PROPERTY, 3-4 ARGYLE PLACE, THOMSON STREET, DUNDEE

There was submitted Report No 259-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval for the sale of the former Offices and Hostel at 3-4 Argyle Place, Thomson Street, Dundee.

The Committee approved the sale on the terms and conditions detailed in the report.

XII WESTERN GATEWAY - UPDATE ON A90 SWALLOW ROUNDABOUT JUNCTION UPGRADE

There was submitted Report No 266-2020 by the Executive Director of City Development relative to the above.

The Committee agreed the recommendations in the report.

Mark FLYNN, Convener.