Dundee City Council - 19/08/2013

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL held at Dundee on 19th August, 2013.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Stewart HUNTER

Lesley BRENNAN

John ALEXANDER

Ken LYNN

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Jimmy BLACK

Vari McDONALD

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Brian GORDON

Bill CAMPBELL

Gregor MURRAY

Richard McCREADY

Kevin CORDELL

Kevin KEENAN

Norma McGOVERN

Will DAWSON

Mohammed ASIF

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Laurie BIDWELL

 

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II MINUTES

 

The undernoted minutes were submitted and noted:-

 

Minute of Licensing Committee dated 6th June, 2013.

Minute of City Council dated 10th June, 2013.

Minute of Environment Committee dated 10th June, 2013.

Minute of Policy and Resources Committee dated 10th June, 2013.

Minute of Licensing Board dated 13th June, 2013.

Minute of Development Management Committee dated 17th June, 2013.

Minute of Education Committee dated 24th June, 2013.

Minute of Policy and Resources Committee dated 24th June, 2013.

Minute of City Development Committee dated 24th June, 2013.

Minute of Social Work and Health Committee dated 24th June, 2013.

Minute of A T Cathro Bequest dated 24th June, 2013.

Minute of Scrutiny Committee dated 25th June, 2013.

Minute of Licensing Committee dated 27th June, 2013.

Minute of Licensing Committee dated 25th July, 2013.

 

III BROUGHTY FERRY BENEVOLENT FUND

 

It was reported that the City Council had been invited to appoint two representatives to serve on the above and it was proposed that the two representatives should be one Administration member and either Councillor Bidwell or Bailie Scott.

 

The Administration nominated Councillor Cordell.

 

Thereafter, Councillor McGovern, seconded by Councillor Keenan, moved that Councillor Bidwell be appointed to the remaining vacancy and Bailie Scott, seconded by Councillor Macpherson, moved that Bailie Scott be appointed to the remaining vacancy.

 

On a division, there voted for Councillor Bidwell - Councillors Keenan, Asif, Bidwell, Brennan, Cruickshank, Ferguson, Gordon, McCready, McGovern and Bailie Wright (10); and for Bailie Scott - Bailies Borthwick, Scott and Councillor Macpherson (3) - Lord Provost Duncan, Depute Lord Provost Roberts, Councillors Guild, Alexander, Black, Bowes, Campbell, Cordell, Dawson, Hunter, Lynn, McDonald, Melville, Murray and Bailie Sawers declining to vote - whereupon Councillor Bidwell was appointed.

 

IV TAYSIDE HEALTH BOARD

 

It was reported that Councillor Ross had resigned from the above.

 

The Council agreed to appoint Councillor Lynn.

 

V CHANGE OF NAME - SUPERANNUATION INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

 

Reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Superannuation Investment Sub‑Committee of 3rd June, 2013, wherein it was agreed that the names of the Tayside Superannuation Fund and the Tayside Transport Superannuation Fund be changed to Tayside Pension Fund and Tayside Transport Pension Fund respectively. This was in line with all other Scottish Local Government Pension Schemes.

 

It was also recommended to the Council that the name of the Sub-Committee be changed from Superannuation Investment Sub-Committee to Pension Investment Sub-Committee.

 

The Council approved accordingly.

 

 

 

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN, Convener.