City Development Committee - 23/01/2023

At a MEETING of the CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held remotely on 23rd January, 2023.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Mark FLYNN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 5th December, 2022 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II FOOTBALL PARKING (EVENTS RELATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME) ORDER 2021

There was submitted Agenda Note AN4-2023 where reference was made to Article V of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 25th October, 2021, wherein it was agreed to approve the preparation of a Traffic Regulation Order relating to parking and traffic management around the Dens Park and Tannadice Football Stadiums on match days.

In response to the statutory consultation, observations were made in relation to the part of the Order which related to road closures, specifically the exemption of residents' vehicles from the prohibition of driving within the Order which would allow residents' vehicles to drive through road closures.

The observations were made on the grounds of public safety and the need to limit vehicle movements outside the stadiums for short durations before and after matches when the road closures would be implemented to accommodate crowds entering and exiting the stadiums.

Further observations were made in relation to the sufficiency of the proposed coach parking provision on the north side of Fairbairn Street between the junctions of Neish Street and Arklay Street. The observations were made on the grounds of periodic requirements to accommodate greater numbers of supporters coaches at higher attendance match fixtures.

Committee was asked to approve a modification to the Traffic Regulation Order to remove the exemption of resident permit holders from the prohibition of driving within the Order and provide coach parking bays on both sides of Fairbairn Street between the junctions of Neish Street and Arklay Street. No other amendments to the Order were proposed.

The Committee agreed to approve the modification and to note that statutory consultations would be undertaken again prior to the advertisement of public notices.

III ESPLANADE AREA, BROUGHTY FERRY (VARIATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS) ORDER 2023

There was submitted Report No 16-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development on the requirement to promote the necessary Traffic Regulation Order to vary the roads and streets in the vicinity of Esplanade, Broughty Ferry to accommodate various changes in road geometry associated with the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth National Cycle Network Route 1 (NCN1) Active Travel Improvements.

The Committee agreed to approve the preparation of a Traffic Regulation Variation Order to affect the changes to the waiting restrictions in the relevant Traffic Regulation Order for Dundee.

IV ROADS MAINTENANCE AND STREET LIGHTING PARTNERSHIPS

On a reference to Articles IV and V of the minute of the meeting of this Committee of 22nd January, 2018, there was submitted Report No 17-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval to extend the Roads Maintenance and Street Lighting Partnerships for a further five years to 31st March, 2028.

The Committee agreed to approve the renewal of the Roads Maintenance and Street Lighting Partnership Agreements to 31st March, 2028.

V NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK 4

There was submitted Report No 14-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development providing an update on the publication and content of the Revised Draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) as well as its impacts on statutory planning functions.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the content of the Revised Draft National Planning Framework 4 (https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-planning-framework-4-revised-draft/);

(ii) to note that until it was approved and adopted, the revised NPF4 was a material consideration in determining planning applications; and

(iii) to note that when adopted, NPF4 would form part of the Statutory Development Plan alongside the Dundee Local Development Plan and that at that point, TAYplan Strategic Development Plan (2016-2036) would cease to be part of the Statutory Development Plan.

VI CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN - COMMERCIAL STREET ENHANCEMENT

On a reference to Article VI of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 31st October, 2022 wherein the draft City Centre Strategic Investment Plan was approved, there was submitted Report No 24-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval to implement streetscape improvements at the Commercial Street/Murraygate junction (as outlined at Appendix 1 of the report), delivering one of the actions contained in the draft City Centre Strategic Investment Plan. This would improve pedestrian safety and reduce illegal vehicle manoeuvres as well as significantly enhancing the public realm of this key junction between two of the Citys principal streets.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the implementation of the first phase of a project to improve pedestrian safety and enhance the public realm in the vicinity of the junction between Commercial Street and Murraygate;

(ii) to delegate the Head of Design and Property to finalise the project design and to implement the scheme within the funds available in the Capital Plan in 2022/2023; and

(iii) to delegate the Head of Sustainable Transport and Roads to consider further works in this area following a period of monitoring of the initial phase.

VII AWARD OF BUSINESS GATEWAY CONTRACT

There was submitted Report No 15-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking Committee approval to award Elevator the contract to deliver Business Gateway and Digital Boost services from April, 2023 to March, 2025, with the option to extend the contract by up to three additional single years until March, 2028.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the awarding of services as follows:-

- Lot 1 - Business Gateway and UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) services (subject to funding from UK Government for the UKSPF element); and

- Lot 2 - Digital Boost services (subject to funding from Scottish Government); and

(ii) to delegate to the Executive Director of City Development the authority to extend the contract for up to three additional years on an annual basis in line with the terms of the tender specification.

VIII TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

There was submitted Report No 13-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development detailing tenders received and requesting decisions thereon.

(a) SEVEN ARCHES

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with the highest score for cost and quality from Kilmac Ltd (Dundee) in the sum of 117,985.44, together with allowances of 22,000, giving a total expenditure of 139,985.44.

(b) RANKINE STREET AND VICTORIA ROAD

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with the highest score for cost and quality from Dundee Plant in the sum of 56,312.25, together with allowances of 10,600, giving a total expenditure of 66,912.25.

(c) MARYBANK LANE AND ANNFIELD ROAD WALL REPLACEMENTS

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest tender from Dundee Plant in the sum of 116,022.10, together with allowances of 28,000, giving a total expenditure of 144,022.10.

(d) CAMPERDOWN HOUSE - CCTV INSTALLATION

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Robertson Construction Tayside Ltd in the sum of 84,280.78, together with allowances of 4,500, giving a total expenditure of 88,780.78.

(e) EAST END COMMUNITY CAMPUS, ENABLING WORK

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Robertson Construction Tayside Ltd in the sum of 31,615, together with allowances of 4,500, giving a total expenditure of 36,115.

(f) CITY SQUARE COMPLEX - REPLACEMENT OF DHW CALORIFIER

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Scan Building Services (Dundee) Ltd in the sum of 43,814, together with allowances of 9,000, giving a total expenditure of 52,814.

(g) DUNDEE ICE ARENA - REFRIGERATION PLANT REPLACEMENT

The Committee agreed to accept the negotiated contract from Star Refrigeration (Aberdeen), in the sum of 995,000, together with allowances of 125,000, giving a total expenditure of 1,120,000.

(h) SUPPLY OF CIVIL ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with the highest score for cost and quality from Imperial Civil Enforcement Solutions Ltd in the sum of 217,002.

Mark FLYNN, Convener.