Committees for APT&C Staff, Manual Workers and Craft operatives respectively to bring this into line following the introduction of the new Committee structure.

DECIDED:

(a) That, subject to the agreement of the appropriate Trade Unions, it be agreed to amend both JCC constitutions as detailed in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of the report; and

(b) That it be recommended to The Inverclyde Council that the 10 Members of the Corporate Business Committee be appointed to serve on both Joint Consultative Committees.

838 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98 - TECHNICAL POSITION 838

SUBMITTED: Report dated 11 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on the technical progress of the Capital Programme 1997/98.

DECIDED:

(a) That the technical progress of the Capital Programme 1997/98 be noted; and

(b) That the following accumulated variations which are in excess of 10% of the accepted tender amounts be approved in terms of the relevant Financial Regulations:-

Project Effect on Expenditure

Central Library - Entrance Slabbing

Anticipated final account 35.9% more than accepted tender £15,416 increase

Knocknairshill Cemetery - Additional Lairs

Anticipated final account 14.67% more than accepted tender £3,973 increase

839 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98 - FINANCIAL POSITION 839

SUBMITTED: Report dated 16 July 1997 by the Director of Finance on the current position of the Capital Programme 1997/98.

DECIDED: That the Committee note the report, and in particular the projected overspend of £3,000 on its Capital Programme, but that any request for additional funding from the Policy and Strategy Committee be deferred meantime.

840 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMME 840

SUBMITTED: Report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) identifying a number of vehicles within the Contract Services Division which do not meet desired operational requirements and recommending that he explore, in consultation with the Director of Finance, the availability of funding options for consideration by the Committee to allow the commencement of a vehicle replacement programme within the Division.

DECIDED:

(a) That the current position be noted;

(b) That, subject to approval by the Director of Finance, authorisation be granted to replace individual vehicles in cases where the overall replacement cost is less than the overall current costs; and

(c) That it be remitted to the Director of Finance together with the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) to submit a joint report for consideration by the Committee setting out the overall financial implications for the Council's vehicle replacement programme.

841 CONTRACT SERVICES DIVISION: APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 1997/98 841

SUBMITTED: Report dated 11 July 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services advising the Committee of arrangements currently in hand to provide 22 four-year apprenticeships within the Contract Services Division and outlining the estimated costs after taking account of external funding to be provided by Renfrewshire Enterprise.

DECIDED: That the Committee agree to the recruitment of 22 apprentices for a four-year period and that all additional costs be contained within the existing Contract Services Division budget.

842 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK: EXPANDED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH 842

TEAM

SUBMITTED: Report dated 24 July 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services advising of a request from the Social Work and Housing Committee that the Corporate Business Committee approve the staffing requirements to allow an expansion of the Community Mental Health Team within the Department of Social Work, the costs to be met from the Resource Transfer Allocation.

DECIDED: That the Committee approve the staffing requirements detailed in Appendix 2 of the report.

843 ST COLUMBA'S HIGH SCHOOL - PHASE 3 - WINDOWS AND FASCIA 843

SUBMITTED: Report dated 30 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to authorise additional expenditure of £5,000 for the removal of asbestos at St Columba's High School.

NOTED

844 RESOLUTION: EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS 844

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 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)

Business Development: Victoria Housing Association 6 & 10

Lynedoch and Larkfield Industrial Estates: CCTV Upgrading and

Refurbishment - Report on Tenders 6 & 8

Provision of Uniforms - Hotel Services: Report on Tenders 6 & 8

Capital Programme 1997/98: Cross Garage, Kilmacolm -

Structural Repairs 6 & 8

Lease of Premises - Unit 29 Ladyburn Business Centre, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

Lease of Kiosk - Kempock Place, Gourock 2, 6 & 9

Lease of Shop Premises - 57 Belville Street, Greenock 2, 6 & 9

Former Tenant's Arrears - Consent to Write-Off 2, 6 & 9

Rankin Park, Greenock 6 & 9

Department of Property and Technical Services: Staffing 1

Department of Social Work: Introduction of Supervised Attendance Orders

at Greenock Sheriff and Inverclyde District Courts 1

Council Property Enquiry Certificate Service 6 & 9

Capital Programme 1997/98: Greenock Municipal Buildings -

Heating Phase 3 6 & 8

845 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: VICTORIA HOUSING ASSOCIATION 845

SUBMITTED: Report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) advising that the Contract Services Division had submitted a successful tender for decant upgrading works at 128 and 130 Drumfrochar Road and 2 Wemyss Bay Street, Greenock for Victoria Housing Association, the value of the contract being £20,000.

NOTED

846 LYNEDOCH AND LARKFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATES : CCTV UPGRADING AND 846 REFURBISHMENT - REPORT ON TENDERS

SUBMITTED: Report dated 17 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services on 4 tenders received for the upgrading, refurbishment and maintenance of the CCTV security systems at the Larkfield and Lynedoch Industrial Estates.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Central Services to accept the tender submitted by RSVP (Scotland) Ltd in the sum of £21,145.00.

847 PROVISION OF UNIFORMS: HOTEL SERVICES STAFF - REPORT ON TENDERS 847

SUBMITTED: Report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) on 6 tenders received for the provision of uniforms for staff within the Contract Services Division.

DECIDED: That the Committee agree to accept the offer from Nalestar Limited on the basis that costs in 1997/98 will amount to a sum of up to £23,550, to be contained within the overall supplies and services budget provision for Hotel Services.

848 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98: CROSS GARAGE KILMACOLM - STRUCTURAL 848

REPAIRS

SUBMITTED: Report by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to accept the lowest tender received for structural repair works to Cross Garage, Kilmacolm, that by the Contract Services Division in the sum of £13,610.72.

NOTED

849 UNIT 29, LADYBURN BUSINESS CENTRE: POTTERY STREET, GREENOCK 849

SUBMITTED: Report dated 17 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to lease Unit 29, Ladyburn Business Centre, Greenock to Somerford Claims (Scotland) Ltd who required urgent access to the Unit for a period of one year, the rental to be £1,885 per annum.

NOTED

850 LEASE OF KIOSK: KEMPOCK PLACE, GOUROCK 850

SUBMITTED: Report dated 18 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to lease the kiosk at Kempock Place, Gourock to Gourock Traders Association who wish to take up occupancy of the kiosk at the earliest date, the lease of the premises to be on a monthly tenancy at a rental of £1.00 per month if asked.

NOTED

851 LEASE OF PREMISES: 57 BELVILLE STREET, GREENOCK 851

SUBMITTED: Report dated 17 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to lease 57 Belville Street, Greenock to Mr George Agnew who required to take up occupancy of the shop at the earliest convenient date, the lease of the tenancy to be for a period of 3 years with a tenant's option to terminate after one year, the rental to be £2,500 per annum.

NOTED

852 FORMER TENANT'S ARREARS: CONSENT TO WRITE-OFF 852

SUBMITTED: Report dated 10 July 1997 by the Director of Property and Technical Services seeking approval to write-off the arrears of rent of the former tenant who occupied Unit 1, 4 St Andrews Street, Greenock.

DECIDED: That approval be given to the writing-off of the rent arrears detailed in the report, without prejudice to the future recovery of the debt should that prove possible.

853 RANKIN PARK, GREENOCK 853

SUBMITTED: Report dated 21 July 1997 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Economic Development and Urban Regeneration) on the position regarding Rankin Park, outlining further information as to the suitability of providing residential development on part of the site as requested at the meeting of the Corporate Resources Committee on 22 April 1997 (para 524). The report indicated that there was scope for a restricted number of residential units (4 to 6 houses) on the ground to the rear of the bowling pavilion (Area C on the diagram appended to the report) which, it was considered, would not conflict with the main theme of leisure and recreational use and recommending that should the Committee so decide, the development brief be amended to include the residential element.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee affirms the principle of comprehensive regeneration of Rankin Park; and

(b) That the Committee confirms that the leisure theme for redevelopment of Rankin Park be predominant and that it be remitted to the Director of Property and Technical Services to advertise Rankin Park for development according to the amended brief and to invite suitable proposals for future Committee consideration.

854 DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND TECHNICAL SERVICES: STAFFING 854

SUBMITTED: Report dated 17 July 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services seeking the Committee's approval to (1) the transfer of a temporary Clerk of Works from manual to APT & C conditions of service, (2) amend the departmental establishment and (3) change the salary grade for an individual Clerk of Works.

DECIDED:

(a) That consideration of the matter concerning the proposed transfer of a temporary Clerk of Works from manual to APT&C conditions of service be deferred to allow the Director of Personnel Services to consult further with the appropriate Trade Union;

(b) That the post of Clerk of Works be graded Technical Grade 2/3 (£12,171-£15,759) with a bar at the top of Technical Grade 2, progression being subject to the attainment of appropriate qualifications; and

(c) That it be agreed that the named Clerk of Works be placed on Technical Grade 2/3 (£12,171-£15,759) with normal incremental progression.

855 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK - INTRODUCTION OF SUPERVISED ATTENDANCE 855 ORDERS AT GREENOCK SHERIFF AND INVERCLYDE DISTRICT COURTS

SUBMITTED: Report dated 24 July 1997 by the Director of Personnel Services advising of a request from the Social Work and Housing Committee that the Corporate Business Committee consider proposals to restructure staffing arrangements within the Department of Social Work which were necessary to administer Supervised Attendance Orders at Greenock Sheriff and Inverclyde District Courts.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Committee agree the proposals contained in paragraphs 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 in the report; and

(b) That the Committee approve the establishment for the integrated Supervised Attendance and Community Service Order Schemes as detailed in Appendix 2 of the report with all costs being contained within Scottish Office grant funding.

856 COUNCIL PROPERTY ENQUIRY CERTIFICATE SERVICE 856

SUBMITTED: Report dated 31 July 1997 by the Director of Central Services advising the Committee of the current position with regard to the Property Enquiry Certificate service managed by the Department of Central Services and advising that authority had been received using the procedure under Standing Order 66 to allow a new charge of £75 to issue a Property Certificate and to delegate authority to the Director of Central Services in consultation with the Depute Chief Executive and Director of Finance to make any subsequent adjustments to the charge for the Property Enquiry Certificate service if necessary.

NOTED

857 CAPITAL PROGRAMME 1997/98: GREENOCK MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS - HEATING 857

PHASE 3

SUBMITTED: Report by the Director of Property and Technical Services on 5 tenders received for Phase 3 of the heating works at Greenock Municipal Buildings.

DECIDED: That it be remitted to the Director of Central Services to accept the tender submitted by the Contract Services Division in the corrected sum of £78,248.56.