Social Work And Health Committee - 17/11/2003

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th November, 2003.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Joe MORROW

Willie W SAWERS

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

Joe FITZPATRICK

George REGAN

Helen DICK

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Julia M STURROCK

Nigel DON

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fiona M GRANT

Bob DUNCAN

Charles A WEBSTER

Christopher HIND

Richard BEATTIE

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

Bailie WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th October, 2003 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I NEW MONIES TO COMBAT YOUTH CRIME

 

There was submitted Report No 743-2003 by the Director of Social Work seeking approval of proposals to spend new monies that had been made available to combat youth crime. The report also provided summary details of the proposed development of befriending and mentoring services. These services were intended to help prevent youth crime as part of the ongoing process of implementing Dundee's Youth Justice Strategy.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that payment up to the value of 35,307 to Tayside Council on Alcohol to develop a mentoring service for children who were at risk of being involved with offending behaviour be approved;

 

(ii) payment up to value of 15,000 to Youthlink Dundee to develop a befriending service for children who were at risk of being involved in offending behaviour be approved; and

 

(iii) that payment up to the value of 5,000 to Dundee Women and Children's Project to develop support services to children who were at risk of being involved in offending behaviour be approved.

 

II TURRIFF HOUSE REFURBISHMENT - EXTENSION TO CONTRACT

 

On a reference to Article VII of minute of meeting of the Social Work Committee of 16th September 2002 wherein approval was given for the refurbishment of Turriff House there was submitted Report No 719-2003 by the City Architectural Services Officer seeking approval for extending the existing contract.

 

The Committee agreed that approval be given for extending the existing contract and incurring an estimated additional expenditure of approximately 90,000.

III SURPLUS PROPERTY - 57 - 59 BALGOWAN AVENUE, KIRKTON, DUNDEE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN515-2003 reporting that following the completion of the new facility in Strathmore Avenue, the Director of Social Work had declared the Children's Unit at 57-59 Balgowan Avenue to be surplus to requirements.

 

The Committee agreed that the property be declared surplus to requirements and that its disposal be remitted to the Director of Economic Development.

 

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the grounds that this would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) to the Act.

 

IV MENZIESHILL HOUSE, DICKSON AVENUE, DUNDEE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN513-2003 on proposed negotiations for the disposal of Menzieshill House, Dickson Avenue, Dundee.

 

The Committee agreed to the terms of the disposal as indicated in the Agenda Note.

 

 

 

 

HELEN WRIGHT, Convener.