City Development Committee - 19/05/2003

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 19th May, 2003.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor MORROW, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 21st April, 2003 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DUNDEE AIRPORT ? CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PLAN 2003-04

The Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 329-2003 requesting approval for an item of capital investment at Dundee Airport within the financial years 2003-04 and 2004-05. He advised it was not possible to report upon the Airport programme as a whole until the Department for Transport had confirmed the resources that it could make available in the present financial year.

The Committee approved the terms of the report and specifically that preparation of the scheme indicated in the report be progressed with a view to it proceeding as soon as formal capital expenditure consent was received from the Department for Transport and the Scottish Executive.

II UPGRADE OF SHOPPING PRECINCTS

There was submitted Agenda Note AN240-2003 advising that funds had been allocated to the Economic Development Department of 100,000 in each of the years 2003-04 and 2004-05 through the Quality of Life Funding.

It was proposed to allocate the 100,000 for 2003-04 towards improvements to shopping parades at 3-13 Mauchline Avenue, 2-14 Brownhill Road and 28 and 30 Fintry Drive.

The Committee approved the programme of works as detailed.

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 items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No 327-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

52 High Street, Lochee

Site adjacent to 4 West Wynd

11 Teviotdale Avenue

7, 11, 13, and 15 Whorterbank, Lochee

Lock-up Garage, 61 Broughty Ferry Road

137/139 Kingsway East

10 Westport

(3/1) 61 Reform Street

IV RENT REVIEWS

There was submitted and approved Report No 328-2003 by the Director of Economic Development detailing the review of rent in respect of the undernoted premises:-

24 St Giles Terrace

Units 5 and 6 Faraday Street

6 Crichton Street

8 Crichton Street

128/14 Peddie Street

JOE MORROW, Convener.