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

 

 

 

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

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

 

 

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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