Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 16/10/2000

At a MEETING of the ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th October 2000.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Neil GLEN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 18th September 2000 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I MINUTE OF MEETING OF SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE OF 19TH SEPTEMBER 2000

The minute of the above meeting was submitted for information.

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

The Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection reported that notices had been served on the owners of the undernoted property requiring works to be carried out.

12 Arthurstone Terrace - broken skylight allowing pigeons and rainwater to enter roofspace

G/1 Peter Lindsay, 5E Butterburn Court, Dundee, DD3 6TF

G/2 Mrs A Bruce, 8 Roseangle, Dundee, DD1 4LR

1/1 Anna McNicol, 21 Milhill, Monifieth, DD5 4PW

1/2 Jeanette McKay

2/1 Debra Rorke, Per Angus Glen Properties, 18 South Tay Street, Dundee, DD1 1PD

2/2 Mohammed Uddin

3/1 Ashour Farag, Per Stobsmuir Enterprises, 3 Rennell Road, Dundee, DD3 7DU

3/2 M & A Cheyne, Per Burnside Properties, 19 Princes Street, Dundee, DD4 6BY

6 North George Street - defective sink waste/rainwater conductor

G/1 Abdul K Ghani, per Sheena & Ross Wholesalers, 44 West Henderson Wynd, Dundee

G/2 Elaine Craigie

1/0, 2/0, 3/1, 3/2 Mohammed Alim, 42/44 Lawton Road, Dundee, DD3 6SY

43 Sandeman Street - leaking internal waste pipe

1/2 Christopher Cook, Per Liveintac Ltd., 132A Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DP

2/1 Harjit Sidhu, 6 Muirfield Place, Dundee, DD3 8PR

2/2 Mrs Kathleen Russell, 49 Balloch Road, Keith, AB55 5HL

& Ian J Munro, 11 Ashlone Road, Putney, London, SW1 51LS

& Julie Clark, 58 Beltie Road, Torphins, Banchory, Aberdeenshire

3/1 Nasreen Hoque, 36 Annfield Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 6TJ

3/2 Ian Beveridge

16 Forest Park Road - defective main roof and/or rones at the front

G/1 Angela Nicoll

G/2 Castle Estates, Maybrook House, Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2DG

1/1 Mrs Ann Roberts, c/o Bowman Solicitors, 27 Bank Street, Dundee, fao Ann Grieve

1/2 Derek Williamson

2/1 Mr Delnevo

2/2 George Sangster, 94 Prunier Drive, Peterhead, AB4 3IH

3/1 J OBrian

3/2 Mary Jane Taylor, c/o 68 St Andrews Drive, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, PA11 3HY

III BULKY UPLIFTS WORKING GROUP - CHARGE FOR UPLIFTS

Reference was made to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 10th April 2000 when the Committee agreed the recommendation to reduce the charge to 5 inclusive of VAT per uplift for a trial period of six months.

The Committee agreed to continue with this charge of 5.00 until 31st March 2001 when, as part of the budgetary process, it would be considered in the Departments Review of Charges 2001/2.

IV THE OPERATION OF THE TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE 1999/2000

There was submitted Report No 515-2000 by the Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures advising the Committee of the operation of the trading standards service for the year to 31st March 2000.

The Committee noted the terms of the report and agreed that it be accepted as the Annual Report as required by Section 70 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.

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 item of business on the grounds that it might lead to the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

V LEASE OF GROUND AT STRATHMORE AVENUE

It was reported that Scottish and Southern Energy plc currently leased an area of ground at Strathmore Avenue, Dundee adjacent to Standards House and it was proposed to renounce the current lease, subject to a new lease being entered into between the parties.

This new lease would include a provision for a new right of access, to be taken over land at Standards House. The Director of Environmental and Consumer Protection had intimated his agreement to the granting of a new lease including the right of access, subject to Scottish and Southern Energy plc, paying for all works required in the provision of the new access.

The Committee agreed to enter into a new lease with Scottish and Southern Energy plc, incorporating the new right of access over the ground at Standards House, on terms and conditions to be agreed.

NEIL GLEN, Convener