City Development Committee - 15/10/2001

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th October, 2001.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Willie W SAWERS

C D P FARQUHAR

George de GERNIER

Joe FITZPATRICK

Fraser MACPHERSON

Helen WRIGHT

Allan PETRIE

Jim BARRIE

Betty WARD

George REGAN

Julia M STURROCK

Jill SHIMI

Bruce D MACKIE

Neil GLEN

Neil I C POWRIE

Roderick A J WALLACE

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Ian BORTHWICK

Kenneth J N GUILD

Fiona M GRANT

Robin PRESSWOOD

Derek J SCOTT

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

John CORRIGAN

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

Dave BEATTIE

 

 

Councillor ROLFE, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 10th September, 2001 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I GLOBAL DIGITAL CITIES NETWORK

 

On a reference to Article I of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th September 2000, the Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 555-2001 informing the Committee on progress with the Global Digital Cities Network and seeking agreement to participation in the 2001 General Meeting with a view to the Third General Meeting of the Network being held in Dundee in 2002.

 

The Committee agreed that:-

 

(a)Dundee City Council participate at the second annual meeting of the Network in Kagamikahara, Japan in October/November of this year.

 

(b)The City of Dundee confirms to the Network that the third annual meeting be held in Dundee in October 2002 and that additional provision of 5,000 is included in the Economic Development Department Budget for 2002/2003 to accommodate this, subject to the availability of resources; and

 

(c)The Council is represented at the Second Annual Meeting by the Convener of the Economic Development Committee and the Director of Economic Development or their nominees.

 

II TENDERS RECEIVED

 

The City Engineer submitted Report No. 663-2001 giving details of an offer received to carry out work on the CCTV Phase 4 for Dundee.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the negotiated offer of 66,828 from Scotshield Limited to which required to be added the undernoted allowances:-

 

British Telecom Transmission Service 46,366

Hydro Electric Connections 940

Contingency 1,866

Fees 6,000

 

making a total expenditure of 122,000.

III DUNDEE AIRPORT CAR PARKING 2001

 

The Director of Economic Development reported that he had instructed the City Engineer to prepare detailed design proposals for an extension to the existing car parking facilities at Mercury Way, Dundee including the construction of 18 parking bays for use by Airport customers.

 

The Committee accepted the offer by Tayside Contracts amounting to 23,444.20 to which required to be added an allowance of 9,000 for street lighting, 555.80 for contingencies and 5,000 for professional fees giving a total expenditure of 38,000.

 

IV DUNDEE AIRPORT RUNWAY REPAIRS 2001

 

The Director of Economic Development reported that he had instructed the City Engineer to prepare repair proposals for the existing runway at Dundee Airport.

 

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Tayside Contracts amounting to 9,326.50 to which required to be added an allowance of 1,378.50 for contingencies and 2,295.00 for professional fees making a total expenditure of 12,000.00.

 

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

 

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 that the public and press 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 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

V COMMERCIAL LEASES

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 648-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

479 Balunie Drive

11 Teviotdale Avenue

 

VI RENT REVIEWS

 

There was submitted and approved Report No 649-2001 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

 

Belmont Castle, Meigle

229 Blackness Road

 

VII THE COTTAGE, OLD CRAIGIE ROAD, DUNDEE

 

On a reference to Article VI of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th March 2001 when approval was granted to sell the above subjects to interested parties, it was reported that an amendment to the approval had been sought for another person to be the purchaser.

 

The Committee approved the request.

 

VIII FORMER DUNDEE ROYAL INFIRMARY SITE

 

It was reported that agents for the developer of the former Dundee Royal Infirmary site had requested the Council's permission to erect five lock-up garages on the site as indicated on a plan submitted.

 

The Committee was advised that Dundee City Council was Feu Superior for that part of the site and there was currently a title restriction which prohibited the erection of any buildings where the proposed lock-ups were to be located.

As the Director of Planning and Transportation had no objection to the proposal, the Committee approved the proposal and instructed the Director of Economic Development to request the Director of Support Services to conclude the necessary legal formalities, subject to the developer paying the Council's legal fees.

 

IX SALE OF VARIOUS CITY COUNCIL OWNED PROPERTIES

 

It was reported that several Council owned properties and sites had been advertised for sale.

 

On the recommendation of the Director of Economic Development the Committee agreed that the highest offers for the former museum at Barrack Street and site at Dura Street/Stobswell/North Erskine Street (proposed Supermarket development) be accepted in each case but that in respect of the former garden centre and nursery at Perth Road (proposed development of five houses) the second highest offer be accepted.

 

The Committee also agreed that in the event of negotiations for the sale of the first two properties being unsuccessful, the next highest offer be accepted until the successful conclusion of negotiations.

 

X CHARTER OF NOVODAMUS, UNITS 1 TO 4 EDISON PLACE, DUNDEE

 

It was reported that the City Council was Feu Superior of the industrial premises known as Units 1 to 4 Edison Place, Dundee and there was a Feu condition regarding the use of the subjects. The owner of the subjects had requested that the Council as Superior permit the use condition to be varied by a Charter of Novodamus.

 

It was reported for the information of the Committee that, after consultation with the Convener and Opposition Spokespersons, the foregoing variation of the use condition was permitted for a consideration payable by the owners of the subjects as detailed in the Report.

 

XI 0.219 HA SITE AT SMEATON ROAD, DUNDEE

 

On a reference to Article XIII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th January 1992 it was reported for the information of the Committee that, after consultation with the Convener and Opposition Spokespersons, the person who had part of the site extending to 0.219 ha. assigned to him had purchased that part of the site at an agreed price.

 

XII EMMOCK WOODS PHASE III

 

On a reference to Article VII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th September 1998, the Director of Economic Development submitted Report No. 556-2001 seeking Committee approval for the sale of residential development site at Emmock Woods to an interested party.

 

The Committee approved the sale of the site to the interested party at an agreed price and on the terms and conditions detailed in the Report.

 

XIII UNIT K, CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND UNITS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1, PEARCE AVENUE, WEST PITKERRO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

 

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No. 600-2001 for the information of the Committee on negotiations with interested parties relative to the above Units.

 

 

 

 

MERVYN ROLFE, Convener.