Policy And Resources Committee - 12/12/2005
At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 12th December 2005.
Present:-
Lord Provost John R LETFORD |
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BAILIES
C D P FARQUHAR |
John CORRIGAN |
Bruce D MACKIE |
Helen WRIGHT |
Neil I C POWRIE |
Ian BORTHWICK |
COUNCILLORS
Jill SHIMI |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
Joe FITZPATRICK |
Kevin KEENAN |
Nigel DON |
Christina ROBERTS |
George REGAN |
Bob DUNCAN |
Jim BARRIE |
Julia M STURROCK |
Richard BEATTIE |
Will DAWSON |
Fiona M GRANT |
Andrew DAWSON |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
Christopher HIND |
Willie W SAWERS |
Charles A WEBSTER |
Joe MORROW |
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Derek J SCOTT |
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Councillor Jill SHIMI, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th November, 2005 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I MINUTE OF BEST VALUE SUB-COMMITTEE
The minute of meeting of the Best Value Sub-Committee of 18th October 2005, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted for information and record purposes.
II COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUND SMALL GRANTS ALLOCATION 2005/06
Councillor Morrow declared a non-financial interest in Boomerang (Stobswell) by virtue of being Chair of the Management Committee.
There was submitted Report No 719-2005 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) and the Director of Leisure and Communities relative to the above.
The Committee noted the process of allocating small grants through the Local Community Regeneration Forums as agreed by the Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals contained in Section 8 of the Report.
III COMMUNITY REGENERATION FUND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES 2005/06
There was submitted Report No 720-2005 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Community Planning) and the Director of Leisure and Communities detailing funding available to the Dundee Partnership for 2005/08.
The Committee noted the process for allocating funding through Local Community Regeneration Forums as agreed by the Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals contained in Section 8 of the Report.
IV SUPPLY OF IT EQUIPMENT - GCAT
There was submitted Report No 728-2005 by the Head of Information Technology reporting IT equipment purchased under the GCAT Government Procurement Scheme.
The Committee:-
(a) noted the IT purchases amounting to 87,721 detailed in appendix 1 of the report for the period 24 August 2005 to 24 November 2005 and
(b) approved the ongoing engineering maintenance cost of 7,634 per annum.
V VEHICLE PURCHASING
There was submitted Report No 677-2005 by the Director of Dundee Contract Services seeking approval to implement proposals in relation to vehicle purchasing and fleet management issues.
The Committee approved the undernoted:-
(a) COST/MILE
All Council fleet user Departments to set up reporting systems to enable meaningful cost/mile information to be collated and presented for management purposes.
(b) DIESEL ENGINES
All Council fleet user Departments to specify diesel at Euro 4 emissions level standard in preference to petrol versions when considering replacement vehicles unless there is an operational or cost benefit in doing so.
(c) GREEN DIESEL
Council Departments responsible for the purchasing and issue of fuels should consider green diesel as an alternative to diesel fuels currently used.
(d) ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
Council Departments should continue to consider alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies and be authorised to introduce these into fleet operations for assessment purposes.
(e) PURCHASE OF VEHICLES
All future requirements for vehicles should be sourced through Dundee Contract Services/Waste Management to ensure value for money and adherence to Council policy in respect of vehicle purchasing.
The Convener agreed that the undernoted item be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No. 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.
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 item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
VI DUNDEE AIRPORT
After considering Report No 732-2005 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) and Director of Economic Development relative to the above the Committee approved the recommendations detailed therein.
JILL SHIMI, Convener.
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