Economic Development Services Committee

Tuesday 2 October  2001 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Provost Roach, Councillors Blair, Campbell, Hill, Jackson, McCormick and McGhee.

Chair:  Councillor McGhee presided. 

In attendance:  Depute Chief Executive, Miss M McKnight (for Director of Legal & Support Services), Mr J Aird (for Director of Finance Services), Head of Economic Development Service, Head of Planning Services, Head of Property Services and Head of Transportation and Roads Service.

Apologies:  Councillors Calvert, Morrison (M) and Robertson (Y).

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

859

Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 5

859

There was submitted a report dated 13 September 2001 by the Director of Finance Services on the position of the Revenue Budget 2001/2002 as at Period 5 (22 August 2001).

Noted

860

Capital Programme 2001/2002 - Technical Progress:  Transportation & Roads

860

There was submitted a report dated 12 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive on the position of the Capital Programme 2001/2002.

Noted

861

Capital Programme 2001/02 - 2003/04 - Financial Position

861

There was submitted a report dated 13 September 2001 by the Director of Finance Services on the position of the Capital Programme 2001/02 - 2003/04.

Noted

862

Telecom Developments - Changes in Planning Legislation and National Planning Policy Guidelines

862

There was submitted a report dated 19 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive commenting on the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted  Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 which amends Class 67 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1992 with regard to the permitted development rights available to telecommunication code system operators, National Planning P>olicy Guideline 19:  Radio Telecommunications and Planning Advice Note 62: Radio Telecommunications.

Noted

863

Business Store Inverclyde (Integrated Business Centre)

863

There was submitted a report dated 13 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive on the activities carried out within the Business Store Inverclyde which opened to the public on 12 February 2001.

Noted

864

Winter Maintenance - Procedures and Resources  Document (2001/2002)

864

There was submitted a report dated 20 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive requesting the Committee to approve the Winter Maintenance Procedures and Resources Document 2001/2002, a copy of which was appended to the report.

Decided:

(1) that the Winter Maintenance Procedures and Resources Document 2001/2002 be approved;

(2) that approval be given to the distribution as detailed in Appendix D of the Procedures and Resources Document;  and

(3) that it be remitted to the Head of Transportation and Roads Service to update and issue the document on an annual basis subject to there being no significant change to the overall policy.

865

Road Adoptions

865

There was submitted a report dated 13 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive advising of additions to Inverclyde's list of public roads in accordance with the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

Noted

866

Greenock Town Centre Parking Strategy

Additional Possible Experimental On-Road Location

866

There was submitted a report dated 12 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive seeking approval to introduce charges to an additional possible experimental on-road location within Greenock Town Centre.

Decided:  that approval be given to the introduction of charged on-road parking within Wallace Place, Greenock.

867

Time Trek

867

There was submitted a report dated 24 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive (1) providing detailed information on the outcome of the Time Trek exhibition which opened on 26 July 2001 to complement the visit by Seatrek 2001 and (2) requesting the Committee to give consideration to continuation of the Time Trek project.±

Decided:

(1) that, subject to the availability of funding, approval be given to continuation of the Time Trek project in its current location with a member of staff being seconded to the project for a six month period, the interactive database to be developed through Information Services;  and

(2) that the Policy and Strategy Committee be requested to make provision of £20,000 within the Economic Development Services Revenue Budget for the costs associated with continuation of the project.

868

East India Harbour

868

It was noted that this item had been withdrawn from the Agenda.

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)

Award of the Contract for Earnhill Road Flood Prevention              6 and 8

Scheme - Use of Emergency Powers Procedure

DLO/DSO Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 5                          8

869

Award of the Contract for Earnhill Road Flood Prevention Scheme - Use of Emergency Powers Procedure

869

There was submitted a report dated 19 September 2001 by the Depute Chief Executive advising of the use of the emergency powers procedure under Standing Order 66(a) to accept the lowest tender received for the Earnhill Road flood prevention scheme that by JRB Construction Ltd in the sum of £213,312.38.

Noted

870

DLO/DSO Revenue Monitoring Report - Period 5

870

There was submitted a report dated 13 September 2001 by the Director of Finance Services on the position of the Revenue Budget 2001/2002 as at Period 5 (22 August 2001).

Noted