Community & Protective Services Committee

Thursday  14 September 2000 at 3.00 pm

Present:   Provost Roach, Councillors Calvert, Hunter, Jackson, Morrison (M), O'Rourke and Robertson (A).

Chair:  Councillor Morrison (M) presided.

In attendance: Ms M McKnight (for Director of Legal & Support Services), Miss E Di Murro (for Director of Resource Services), Mr D Hall (for Head of Environmental & Consumer Services), Mr A Gerrard (for Head of Property Services), Head of Grounds, Transport & Cleansing Services and Leisure Services Manager.

Apologies: Councillors Blair and White.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

819

Capital Programme 2000/2001:  Technical Progress

819

There was submitted a report dated 18 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the progress on site of current projects.

Noted

820

Capital Programme 2000/2001:  Financial Progress

820

There was submitted a report dated 24 August 2000 by the Director of Resource Services detailing the financial position in respect of current and proposed projects included in the 2000/2001 Capital Programme.

Noted

821

Revenue Monitoring Report 2000/2001

821

There was submitted a report dated 25 August 2000 by the Director of Resource Services advising that the current overall projected position of the Community & Protective Services Revenue Budget is an underspend of £5,070.

Noted

822

Waterfront Leisure Complex: Update

822

There was submitted a report dated 23 August  2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the action taken to promote and develop the complex.

Noted

823

Fireworks Display

823

There was submitted a report dated 24 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the arrangements for the public fireworks display to be held on 4 November 2000 at the Battery Park, Greenock and requesting the Committee to seek approval from the Policy & Strategy Committee for funding of the event in the sum of £14,800 from the Common Good Fund.

Decided:

(1) that the contents of the report be noted; and

(2) that it be remitted to the Policy & Strategy Committee to consider the request for the sum  of £14,800 from the Common Good Fund for the cost of the fireworks display.

824

Christmas Lights:  Switch On Events

824

There was submitted a report dated 24 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the arrangements for the switch on of the Christmas lights at various locations in Inverclyde and requesting the Committee to seek approval from the Policy & Strategy Committee for funding in the sum of £8,000 from the Common Good Fund towards the cost of staging the switch on events.

Decided:

(1) that the contents of the report be noted; and

(2) that it be remitted to the Policy & Strategy Committee to consider the request for funding in the sum of £8,000 to stage the switch on events.

825

Leisure  Management Facilities: Statistical Information

825

There was submitted a report dated 22 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the number of users of facilities run under the Leisure Management Contracts in respect of Leisure Services for the period from 17 July 2000 to 20 August 2000.

Decided:  that the contents of the report be noted and the action taken to ensure target attendances be approved.

826

Delegated Powers:

(i) Licensing of Butcher Shops

(ii) Alterations to Existing Delegations for Consumer and Trading Standards Legislation

826

There was submitted a report dated 28 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the introduction of licensing of butcher shops and the recent change in the management responsibility for the Consumer & Trading Services which require the Council's scheme of delegation to be altered to allow for the proper discharge of duties within Environmental & Consumer Services.

Decided:

(1) that the Head of Environmental & Consumer Services be authorised to issue licences in respect of the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Butchers Shops) Amendment Regulations 2000;

(2) that a full report on the implementation and effect of a licensing scheme for butchers shops be submitted to Committee in due course; and

(3) that the Head of Environmental & Consumer Services be authorised to exercise all powers including the power to appoint suitably qualified officers, appropriate to the proper administration of the Consumer & Trading Standards Service. 

827

Revocation of Closing Orders:

(i) 1/1, 73 Kempock Street, Gourock

(ii) 1/2, 73 Kempock Street, Gourock

827

There was submitted a report by the Director of Community & Protective Services requesting that the Council make the necessary orders to revoke the Closing Orders in respect of the first floor westmost flat and first floor eastmost flat at 73 Kempock Street, Gourock.

Decided:  that the Closing Orders in respect of the properties at 73 Kempock Street, Gourock be revoked.

828

Revocation of Closing Order: 52 East Crawford Street, Greenock

828

There was submitted a report by the Director of Community & Protective Services requesting the Council to make the necessary order to revoke the Closing Order in respect of the property at 52 East Crawford Street, Greenock.

Decided: that the Closing Order in respect of the property at 52 East Crawford Street, Greenock be revoked.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act as are set opposite each item.

Item                                                                                                                      Paragraph(s)

Closing Order: Newton Street, Greenock                                                  6 & 13

Leisure Management Facilities : Income Information                              9

DSO Revenue Monitoring Report: 2000/2001                                          8

Acceptance of Tender: Waterfront Leisure Complex Ice Rink

Refrigeration Maintenance Contract                                                         6, 8 & 9

829

Closing Order: Newton Street, Greenock

829

There was submitted a report by the Director of Community & Protective Services requesting that a Closing Order be made in respect of a property at Newton Street, Greenock and this was agreed all as detailed in the Appendix.

830

Leisure Management Facilities: Income Information

830

There was submitted a report dated 22 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the income from facilities run under the Leisure  Management Contracts in Leisure Services from 17 July 2000 to 20 August 2000.

Decided: that the contents of the report be noted and the action taken to ensure the achievement of target income be approved.

831

DSO Revenue Monitoring Report: 2000/2001

831

There was submitted a report dated 25 August 2000 by the Director of Resource Services  setting out the position of the DSO Revenue Budget as at 26 July 2000 and advising that the current overall position is a surplus of £850,120.

Noted

832

Acceptance of Tender: Waterfront Leisure Complex Ice Rink Refrigeration Maintenance Contract

832

There was submitted a report dated 30 August 2000 by the Director of Community & Protective Services advising of the tenders received in respect of the Ice Rink Refrigeration Maintenance Contract.

Decided: that the tender for the Ice Rink Refrigeration Maintenance Contract, that by SPL Refrigeration, be accepted in the sum of £29,628 for a three year period.