Policy And Resources Committee - 16/09/2002
At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th September, 2002.
Present:-
COUNCILLORS
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Lord Provost John R LETFORD |
Willie W SAWERS |
C D P FARQUHAR |
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Helen WRIGHT |
Joe FITZPATRICK |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
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Betty WARD |
Allan PETRIE |
Jim BARRIE |
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Jill SHIMI |
Bruce D MACKIE |
Julia M STURROCK |
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Neil I C POWRIE |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
Neil GLEN |
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Ian BORTHWICK |
Kenneth J N GUILD |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
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Robin PRESSWOOD |
Derek J SCOTT |
Fiona M GRANT |
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Richard BEATTIE |
John CORRIGAN |
David BOWES |
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Andrew DAWSON |
Dave BEATTIE |
Mervyn J ROLFE |
Councillor Julia STURROCK, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th September, 2002 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I DUNDEE SCHOOLS PPP PROJECT
On a reference to Article 1 of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 16th September 2002 and, after considering Agenda Note AN228-2002, the Committee concurred with the decision of the Education Committee.
II PPP PROJECT FOR SCHOOLS - ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT TEAM
On a reference to Article I above there was submitted Report No. 679-2002 by the Director of Finance.
The Committee approved the undernoted.
(a)that the Project Team management structure for the development of the PPP Project for Schools, including the Joint Venture Company as detailed in Paragraph 8.1, be established.
(b)the appointment of Grant Thornton, Shepherd & Wedderburn and Turner & Townsend, as the project's external consultants for financial, legal and technical advice respectively.
(c)that the funding of the PPP development costs of 1,435,642 as detailed in Appendix A, be met from the Education Department's 2002/03, 2003/04 and 2004/05 Revenue Budgets.
(d)the Chief Executive be instructed to write to the Scottish Executive requesting additional funding of 1,435,642 to cover the development costs of the PPP for Schools Project up to financial closure.
(e)that if the Scottish Executive do not respond positively to the request referred to in (d) above, then the Council would request that 1.44m of its 2002/03 Capital Consent be converted into a special grant and be used to fund the PPP development costs and that the consequential shortfall in capital resources be met by a combination of capital receipts and supplementary capital allocation.
(f)that Floor 8 of City House be set up as the office of the PPP Project Team, with associated setting up costs of 26,000.
JULIA STURROCK, Convener.