(c) That the Committee note:- (i) the need to reorganise the Department of IT Services, (ii) the need to secure and retain existing staff levels, and (iii) that a further report will be submitted to the Committee on cabling within buildings.

481 PROPOSED DEPARTMENTAL REORGANISATION 481

SUBMITTED: Report dated 3 April 1998 by the Director of Information Technology advising Members of the need for departmental reorganisation within IT Services.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee approve the revised departmental structure for IT Services, subject to consultation with the Trades Unions;

(b) That the Committee approve the filling of existing vacancies and the creation of new posts from within existing revenue and capital budgets subject to due consideration by the Senior Management Team; and

(c) That the Committee note that a further report will be submitted regarding specific proposals for additional incentive payments.

482 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK - RESOURCE TRANSFER: PROPOSED 482

ESTABLISHMENT

SUBMITTED: Report dated 31 March 1998 by the Director of Personnel Services on a recommendation from the Social Work and Housing Committee seeking approval to the establishment of a post of one (0.5) Assistant Service Manager (Learning Disabilities) and a post of qualified Social Worker (Community Mental Health) under the Resource Transfer Mechanism.

DECIDED: That the Committee approve the establishment of a post of (0.5) Assistant Service Manager on salary grade PO2 (£21,300-£23,298) and a post of qualified Social Worker on salary grade AP4/5/QSW (£16,281-£20,754) within the Community Care section of the Department of Social Work to be met from Resource Transfer Funding allocated to the Council.

483 SHOP PREMISES - 8 BAY STREET, PORT GLASGOW: ESSENTIAL REPAIRS 483

SUBMITTED: Report dated 8 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising of additional repair work which required to be undertaken to the premises at 8 Bay Street, Port Glasgow.

DECIDED: That the Committee note the contents of the report and authorise the additional expenditure of £1,932.15 for the work at 8 Bay Street, Port Glasgow.

484 FORMER ST SAVIOURS PRIMARY SCHOOL, BURNS ROAD, GREENOCK 484

SUBMITTED: Report dated 8 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising the Committee that no offers have been received in respect of the sale of the former St Saviours Primary School, Burns Road, Greenock.

DECIDED: That the Director of Property and Technical Services be authorised to negotiate direct with any interested party if an approach is made to the Council with a view to purchasing the subjects, provided that a report on the outcome of such negotiations is to be submitted to the Committee in due course for consideration.

485 FORMER CRAIGIEKNOWES KITCHEN, GROSVENOR ROAD, GREENOCK 485

DECIDED:

(a) That the Director of Property and Technical Services be authorised to negotiate direct with any interested party if an approach is made to the Council with a view to purchasing the subjects, provided that a report on the outcome of such negotiations is to be submitted to the Committee in due course for consideration; and

(b) That the Committee approve the establishment of a surplus land property register as detailed in the report.

486 MAJOR REPAIRS BUDGET 1998/99 486

SUBMITTED: Report dated February 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services detailing major repairs projects required to be carried out and listing the projects in order of priority with the estimated costs.

DECIDED:

(a) That it be remitted to the Director of Central Services to invite tenders for the list of major repairs projects listed in the order of priority set out in the report;

(b) That the Committee approve that where the tender returns are within 10% (greater) than the estimate given in the report, the Director of Central Services in consultation with the Convener, Vice-Convener and a member of the Minority Groups be authorised to accept the lowest tender in each case; and

(c) That the number of projects issued for tender and subsequently accepted be subject to the cost limit of £800,000 for major repairs projects as follows:-

	Priority	Location	Description	Value
	1.00		Minor repairs (at discretion of Director of Property and Technical Services) [includes kitchen ventilation at Larkfield Primary School, March fence at Hardridge Farm and new boiler within Greenock Crematorium] as described in Appendix 1 of the report	£40,000
	2.00	Greenock Municipal Buildings	Rewire Phase 3	£88,000
486	3	Greenock Municipal Buildings	Heating Phase 4	£110,000	486
	4.00	Glenburn Special School	Renew Flat Roof Phase 1	£70,000
	5.00	Lilybank Special School	Renew Flat Roof	£80,000
	6.00	St Columba's High School	Windows and Facia Phase 4	£172,000
	7.00	St Patrick's Primary School	Renew Flat Roof Covering	£83,000
	8.00	Inverkip Primary School	Maintenance items	£65,000
	9.00	St John's Primary School	Demolition of Old Dining Hall	£31,000
	10*	Greenock Municipal Buildings	Replacement Windows	£55,000
	11.00	Springfield Primary School	Roof and Stairwell Windows	£30,000
	12.00	Garvocks Farm	Roof and Windows	£15,000
	13.00	Kirn Drive Depot	Flooding Works	£55,000
	14.00	Gourock Municipal Buildings	Electrical Rewire	£17,000
	15.00	Gourock Municipal Buildings	Replacement Windows	£17,000
	16.00	Merdiston Cottage	Roofworks and Windows	£15,000
	17.00	Port Glasgow Town Hall	Cladding	£102,000
	18.00	10-16 Gibshill Factory Unit	Paint External Cladding	£21,000
	19.00	Drumfrochar Industrial Estate	Refurbishment	£83,000
	20.00	Unit 32, Lynedoch Industrial Estate	Refurbishment	£30,000
	21.00	Units 21 & 22, Lynedoch Industrial Estate	Refurbishment	£15,000
	22.00	Boundary Wall, Wellpark	Repairs to Wall Phase 1	£35,000
	23.00	Inverclyde Enterprise Works	Refurbishment	£20,000
	24.00	Cathcart Street Car Park	Bank Retaining Wall	£157,000
	25.00	Birkmyre Park Culvert, Port Glasgow	Remedial Landscaping	£15,000
	26.00	Gourock High School	Replacement Windows - Phase 3	£210,000
			Total:	£1,631,000

* Limit of currently available funding.

487 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98 - TECHNICAL PROGRESS 487

SUBMITTED: Report dated 3 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on the technical progress of the Capital Programme 1997/98.

NOTED

488 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98 - FINANCIAL POSITION 488

SUBMITTED: Report dated 8 April 1998 by the Director of Finance on the current position of the Capital Programme 1997/98.

NOTED

489 CLOSURE OF 1997/98 ACCOUNTS 489

SUBMITTED: Report dated 14 April 1998 by the Director of Finance on the revised requirement to submit accounts by 30 June rather than 31 August, the previous deadline, as a result of an amendment to the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 1985 and requesting that the Committee agree to the provision of an additional Finance overtime budget of up to £12,000 to meet the revised timetable.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee note the revised draft accounts submission date of 30 June; and

(b) That the Committee agree to the provision of an additional Finance overtime budget of up to £12,000 to meet the revised timetable.

490 REVENUE BUDGET 1997/98 490

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 April 1998 by the Director of Finance advising of the current position of the 1997/98 Revenue Budget as at 4 March 1998.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee note the current position of the Revenue Budget 1997/98; and

(b) That the Committee note the projected underspend of £56,230 within the Corporate Resources Division.

491 RESOLUTION: EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS 491

On the motion of the Convener it was agreed unanimously that, in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the undernoted items of business on the grounds that consideration of the items 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)

Report on Tenders - Cabling Infrastructure, Municipal Buildings, Greenock 6 & 8

Revenue Budget 1997/98: Contract Services Division 8

Report on Tenders - Provision of Vehicle Wash Bay Facilities 6 & 8

Application to Purchase Land - Finnart Street/Madeira Street, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

Former Lady Alice Central Kitchen, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

New Lease of Premises - Roxburgh Street, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

Ravenscraig Recreation Centre 6 & 8

New Lease of Premises - John Wood Street, Port Glasgow 2, 6 & 9

Ground at Old Inverkip Road/Thom Street, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

492 REPORT ON TENDERS - CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE, MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, 492

GREENOCK

SUBMITTED: Report dated 27 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on 3 tenders received for the installation of an electrical, data and communications network in the Housing Benefits area within Greenock Municipal Buildings.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Central Services to accept the tender submitted by Halliday Electrical in the corrected sum of £7,691.72.

493 REVENUE BUDGET 1997/98: CONTRACT SERVICES DIVISION 493

SUBMITTED: Report dated 22 April 1998 by the Director of Finance on the position of the Revenue Budget 1997/98 as at 4 March 1998.

NOTED

494 REPORT ON TENDERS - PROVISION OF VEHICLE WASH BAY FACILITIES 494

SUBMITTED: Report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) on 2 tenders received for the provision of a vehicle wash bay facility and a track mounted wheel free lifter at the Council's garage at Pottery Street, Greenock.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Central Services to accept the tender submitted by Phil Stockford Garage Equipment Ltd in the sum of £17,305 to be contained within the Division's budget for vehicle maintenance.

495 APPLICATION TO PURCHASE LAND AT FINNART STREET/MADEIRA STREET, 495

GREENOCK

There was submitted a report by the Director of Property and Technical Services on the future use of land at Finnart Street/Madeira Street, Greenock and the Committee agreed to take the action, all as detailed in the Appendix.

496 FORMER LADY ALICE CENTRAL KITCHEN, OLD INVERKIP ROAD, GREENOCK 496

There was submitted a report by the Director of Property and Technical Services on the current position surrounding the former Lady Alice Central Kitchen, Greenock and the Committee agreed to take action, all as detailed in the Appendix.

497 NEW LEASE OF PREMISES: 176 ROXBURGH STREET, GREENOCK 497

SUBMITTED: Report dated 6 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on an application by Miss J Cowan for a lease of the premises at 176 Roxburgh Street, Greenock.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Property and Technical Services to offer the lease of the premises at 176 Roxburgh Street, Greenock to Miss J Cowan on the basis of a rental of £310 per month on a monthly tenancy on the appropriate terms and conditions.

498 RAVENSCRAIG RECREATION CENTRE 498

There was submitted a report by the Director of Property and Technical Services on a contract at Ravenscraig Recreation Centre, Greenock and the Committee agreed to take action, all as detailed in the Appendix.

499 NEW LEASE OF PREMISES: 17 JOHN WOOD STREET, PORT GLASGOW 499

SUBMITTED: Report dated 22 April 1998 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on an application by Mr Brian Pyper and Mr Patrick Murray, trading as Cardwell Funeral Services, to lease the premises at 17 John Wood Street, Port Glasgow.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Property and Technical Services to offer the lease of the premises at 17 John Wood Street, Port Glasgow to Mr B Pyper and Mr P Murray, trading as Cardwell Funeral Services, on the basis of a rental of £4,000 per annum for a period of three years on the appropriate terms and conditions.

500 GROUND AT OLD INVERKIP ROAD/THOM STREET, GREENOCK 500

There was submitted a report by the Director of Property and Technical Services on the future use of land at Old Inverkip Road/Thom Street, Greenock and the Committee agreed to take action, all as detailed in the Appendix.