Policy And Resources Committee - 17/04/2000

At a MEETING of the POLICY and RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th April, 2000.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Julia STURROCK, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 27th March, 2000 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I BEST VALUE SUB-COMMITTEE

The minute of meeting of the Best Value Sub-Committee of 29th March, 2000, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted for information and record purposes.

II RURAL AND URBAN POST OFFICES

It was reported that a letter dated 21st March, 2000 had been received from Perth & Kinross Council in respect of Rural and Urban Post Offices.

The Committee approved the undernoted resolution:-

"Dundee City Council restates its support of the provision of sub-post offices throughout the City;

that this Council writes to the Scottish Executive, Westminster and the Department of Trade and Industry expressing concern at the proposed change to the way state benefits are paid and asks that there are measures instituted to guarantee the continued survival of sub-post offices;

Dundee City Council also acknowledges that all benefit recipients should be able to choose to have their benefit payments transacted by the post office and urges Her Majesty's Government to maintain a network of post offices and offer reassurances to sub-postmasters and postmistresses through a positive programme of continuous improvement and expansion of services."

III SCOTTISH ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNCIL - AGM AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

It was reported that the above AGM and Annual Conference would be held in Crieff on 11th and 12th September, 2000.

The Committee authorised the attendance of Councillor de Gernier at an estimated cost including travel and subsistence of 185.

IV CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CONSENT 2000/2001

It was reported that the Scottish Executive had recently announced that Dundee City Council's formal borrowing consent to meet capital expenditure in 2000/2001 in respect of General Services had been set at 7.744m. This amount was net of estimated capital receipts of 1.4m giving a gross Section 94 allocation of 9.144m.

The net allocation of 7.744m with comparable figures for 1999/2000 was made up as follows:

It was noted that a detailed report together with a revised capital plan covering the period 2000/2001 to 2002/2003 would be submitted to a future meeting of this Committee.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

V BALKELLO LANDFILL SITE

Reference was made to paragraph 1 of the minute of meeting of the Recess Sub-Committee of 4th August, 1997 when authority was given to enter into a formal agreement with Balkello Landfill Limited for the disposal of inert demolition material.

The Committee agreed to accept the offers received from local contractors on the terms and conditions detailed.

The Convener agreed that the undernoted item be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order 51(3)(b) in view of the timescales involved.

VI ELECTRICITY AND GAS CONTRACTS

There was submitted Report No. 278-2000 by the Director of Economic Development regarding electricity and gas contract agreements.

The Committee agreed to renew the existing contract agreements following the recent tendering exercise carried out in accordance with E U Regulations by Perth & Kinross Council under the terms of the existing service level agreement on energy purchasing for the Energy Consortium.

JULIA STURROCK, Convener.

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