Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 17/11/2003

At a MEETING of the ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th November, 2003.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor STURROCK, 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 LEASE OF WASTE MATERIAL HANDLER

There was submitted Report No 779-2003 by the Head of Waste Management on proposed leasing arrangements for a Waste Material Handler for use at the Baldovie Waste Recycling Plant within the Waste Management Department.

The Committee agreed that the offer from Hydrex Equipment (UK) Limited as indicated in the report be accepted.

II PURCHASE OF RECYCLING EQUIPMENT

There was submitted Report No 780-2003 by the Head of Waste Management on proposed leasing arrangements for recycling equipment for use at the Baldovie Waste Recycling Plant within the Waste Management Department.

The Committee agreed that the offer from East Lancashire Conveyer Co. Ltd. as detailed in the report be accepted.

III SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT CROSS PARTY GROUP ON WASTE MANAGEMENT - MEMBERSHIP

There was submitted Agenda Note AN518-2003 reporting that the City Council had been invited to nominate an elected member representative to become a member of the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Waste Management. The next meeting of the Group would be held in Edinburgh on Thursday, 27th November, 2003 and the Committee agreed that the Convener, Councillor Julia Sturrock, be the City Council's representative on this Group.

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 items of business on the grounds that this would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the above Act.

IV LEASE OF AREA OF GROUND AT LONGHAUGH QUARRY

The Committee agreed to suspend Standing Order 39(1) to enable consideration to be given to the following item of business.

On a reference to Article IV of the minute of meeting of 16th June, 2003 there was submitted Agenda Note AN514-2003 requesting that leasing terms be amended.

The Committee agreed that the terms of the lease be amended as indicated in the Agenda Note.

V CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 - SECTION 87(1) - BUILDINGS IN NEED OF REPAIR

There was submitted Agenda Note AN548-2003 reporting that notices had been served on the owners of various properties requiring works to be carried out.

The Committee agreed that the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards be authorised to carry out the works should the owners not comply within the time allowed in the notices.

JULIA M STURROCK, Convener.