Policy And Resources Committee - 11/05/2009
At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th May, 2009.
Present:-
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Lord Provost John R LETFORD
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Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK |
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BAILIES
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Willie SAWERS |
Helen WRIGHT |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
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George REGAN |
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Derek J SCOTT |
COUNCILLORS
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Ken GUILD |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
Laurie BIDWELL |
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Jim BARRIE |
Stewart HUNTER |
Tom FERGUSON |
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Jimmy BLACK |
Ken LYNN |
Brian GORDON |
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David BOWES |
Craig MELVILLE |
Richard McCREADY |
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Andrew DAWSON |
Christina ROBERTS |
Donald HAY |
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Will DAWSON |
Alan G ROSS |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
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Bob DUNCAN |
Kevin KEENAN |
Helen DICK |
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Mohammed ASIF |
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Councillor Ken GUILD, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 27th April, 2009 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME - AUTHORITY DISCRETIONS
There was submitted Report No 170-2009 by the Head of Finance, outlining the discretions available to Dundee City Council following changes in Pension Scheme Regulations.
The Committee approved the recommendations shown in Appendix A of the report in respect of discretions to be applied for Dundee City Council as Administering Authority and an Employing Authority.
II BANKING SERVICES
Reference was made to Article XXIII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd June, 2009, wherein it was agreed that a contract be negotiated with Royal Bank of Scotland for one year, then a tender exercise be undertaken for a contract starting from 1st July, 2009.
There was submitted Agenda Note AN121-2009 intimating that because of exceptional extreme circumstances in the market, it was considered that it would not be prudent to tender for banking services at this time and therefore it was recommended that the current arrangement be extended for a further two years at no increase in cost.
The Committee approved accordingly, it being noted that estimated annual contracts would not exceed 65,000 per annum.
III RELIEF OF RATES - CHARITY RELIEF
There was submitted Report No 255-2009 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) seeking authorisation to grant Charity Relief on the undernoted Non-Domestic Properties:-
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University of Dundee Mr S W Rottger Nethergate Dundee |
Telecommunications Site Telecommunications Network within Dundee City Council Area Dundee |
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St Mary's Community Centre Management Group 39 St Kilda Road Dundee |
St Mary's Community Centre 39 St Kilda Road Dundee |
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British Red Cross Society Moorfield House 44 Moorfields London |
Shop 18 Reform Street Dundee |
The Committee approved accordingly.
IV SUPPORT SERVICES SERVICE PLAN UPDATE
After considering Report No 209-2009 by the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) relative to the above, the Committee approved the Support Services Department Service Plan update.
V INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PLAN - UPDATE
After considering Report No 265-2009 by the Head of Information Technology relative to the above, the Committee approved the Information Technology Service Plan update.
VI FAIRER SCOTLAND FUND - COMMUNITY REGENERATION FORUM ALLOCATION 2008/2010
Councillor Hunter declared a non-financial interest by virtue of being the Council's representative on the Ardler Village Trust.
There was submitted Report No 270-2009 by the Assistant Chief Executive relative to the above.
The Committee noted the process for allocating grants through the local community regeneration forums as agreed by the Dundee Partnership and endorsed the funding proposals detailed below:-
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Project Title/Applicant |
Project Description |
Grant Award |
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Ardler Village Trust - Newsletter 09 |
To contribute to the costs of producing four editions of the Ardler Village Newsletter which is distributed to around 1,300 households. It will also contribute to the training of new volunteers. |
1,500 |
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Ardler Village Trust - Fun Day |
To fund the core costs of the Ardler Fun Day 2009, and support the ongoing development of the Events Management Committee. The Fun Day aims to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds from within the target and neighbouring areas to showcase activities, crafts and projects. |
1,000 |
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Project Description |
Grant Award
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No 10 Sheltered Housing Complex |
To help fund a Craft Group which has been established for several years, bringing elderly members of the community together, this reduces isolation and allows members of the wider community to interact. |
210 |
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St Mary's Family Support Group |
To fund partnership activity in St Mary's during school holiday periods and the festive season with a particular focus on funding of educational trips that complement holiday activities funded and supported by other activities. |
2,000 |
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Lochee Primary School (Education) |
To purchase sport strips, sports equipment and sessions for children at Lochee Primary School. |
1,400 |
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Dundee Contract Services - Small Environmental Schemes (Parks Department/Land Services) |
To improve community facilities by providing additional seating, picnic benches and planters. |
2,540 |
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Whorterbank Eurobins (Waste Management) |
To supply eurobins, delivery, including chain and padlock. |
345 |
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Fintry Community Block |
To pay for sessional creche staff/facilities for children under five who have a lone parent or carer on low income or unemployed from the local community to enable them to attend courses for 26 weeks and enable them to make progression towards employment. |
4,773 |
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The Factory Skate Park |
To provide holiday programmes for young people in the North East during school holidays. The programme will run for four weeks in summer and two weeks in October. The funding is to provide for eight young people for six weeks and 70 per head for 48 participants. |
3,360 |
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22nd Mains of Fintry Scout Group |
Remove and replace male and female toilets in the Scout Hall. Toilets are in a dangerous state of repair and young people may be at risk. |
4,474 |
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Braeview Academy QC2 (Education) |
Funding to produce a 52 page recipe book of the lunches prepared by young people. |
1,700 |
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YUSUF Youth Initiative and Central Youth Work Team (Leisure and Communities) |
The Youth Cultural Integration Project works towards integrating young people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, bringing them together in social settings that are comfortable. Funding to provide nine sessions from June 2009 to March 2010. |
930 |
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Project Description
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Central Youth Work (Leisure and Communities) |
Provision of six art workshops, six media workshops in the Highwayman and six drop in sessions at Baxter Park. |
1,458 |
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The Shore (Leisure and Communities) |
Provision of weekday evening programme based at Central Library - two hour session x 36 weeks and a drop in on Saturday afternoons at the Shore - two hour session x 36 weeks both running from July 2009 to March 2010. |
3,045 |
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Under 12s Family Fun Day |
To provide a family fund day with workshops and activities. Aimed at raising awareness of the project and the services it provides. |
1,115 |
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Douglas Festival |
To host a one day festival event within the Douglas area. |
1,527 |
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Joan Bartlett House - Benches |
To purchase two benches to replace existing outdoor furniture. Allows elderly residents to interact during summer months and enjoy fresh air. |
288 |
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Decorative Notice Board |
To design, make and install an artistic mosaic notice board to display information within the centre. |
1,550 |
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St Ninian's Redecoration |
To contribute towards the redecoration of the class C building. Cost of paint only. |
1,500 |
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Animal Control (Environmental Health) |
To install seven lockable dog waste bins throughout the Linlathen area. |
1,789 |
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St Ninian's After School Club |
To purchase equipment to enhance the service provided by the club. |
717 |
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Food on Friday - Children's Project |
To purchase equipment and ingredients to carry out a health eating project based on young people and children. Growing fruit and vegetables and then preparation of healthy food. |
1,600 |
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.
VII RELIEF OF NON-DOMESTIC RATES ON THE GROUNDS OF HARDSHIP (HARDSHIP RELIEF)
There was submitted Report No 253-2009 relative to the above.
The Committee approved the recommendation detailed therein.
Ken GUILD, Convener.