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ANGUS COUNCIL
MINUTE of MEETING of the ANGUS COUNCIL held in the Town and County Hall, Forfar on Thursday, 16 May 1996 at 4.00 pm.
Present: Provost Mrs FRANCES E DUNCAN, Councillors BRIAN M C MILNE, GEORGE P ALLAN, IAN J ANGUS, WILLIAM G CROWE, FRANK ELLIS, JOHN C GIBB, IAN HUDGHTON, ALEXANDER KING, GEORGE A LAMONT, MRS RENATE LAMONT, WILLIAM B LEASK, IAN MACKINTOSH, WILLIAM MIDDLETON, STEWART N MOWATT, ROB J MURRAY, GEORGE NORRIE, KATHLEEN M RITCHIE, RICHARD B SPEIRS, SHEENA M WELSH, SANDY WEST and THOMAS I N YOUNG.
Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors HELEN ANGUS, WILLIAM DOIG, GLENNIS MIDDLETON and ALEXANDER SHAND.
Provost Mrs FRANCES E DUNCAN in the Chair.
1. MINUTES
(1) Personnel and Property Services Committe
The minute of the meeting of the Personnel and Property Services Committee held on 4 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(2) Angus Council
The minute of the meeting of the Council held on 4 April 1996 was submitted, approved as a correct record and signed by the Provost.
(3) Housing Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Housing Committee held on 9 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(4) Environmental and Consumer Protection Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Environmental and Consumer Protection Committee held on 9 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(5) Development Control Committe
The minute of the meeting of the Development Control Committee held on 11 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(6) Social Work Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Social Work Committee held on 16 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(7) Recreation and Cultural Services Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Recreation and Cultural Services Committee held on 18 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(8) Economic Development Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Economic Development Committee held on 18 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(9) Education Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Education Committee held on 23 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(10) Interim Executive Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Interim Executive Committee held on 25 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(11) Roads Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Roads Committee held on 25 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
With reference to Article 12 regarding a possible Private Finance Initiative (PFI) as a means of achieving the dualling of the A92 between Dundee and Arbroath there was circulated a note by the Chief Executive and the Director of Roads on the desirability of holding meetings with the Scottish Office and Dundee City Council prior to launching a bid for "challenge funding".
The Council noted the position and agreed that:-
(i) the Leader of the Administration, Roads Convener, Finance Convener, Chief Executive, Director of Finance and the Director of Roads meet with Lord James Douglas-Hamilton MP and Chief Officials from the Scottish Office on Monday 20 May 1996 to discuss the Council’s position on a possible PFI Project for dualling of the A92 and any associated "challenge funding" bid; and
(ii) appropriate Elected Members and Chief Officials from the Council meet with their counterparts in Dundee City Council to seek their agreement to submit a bid for "challenge funding" associated with a PFI project for the dualling of the A92, should the Council decide to go down this route.
(12) Planning and Transport Policy Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Planning and Transport Policy Committee held on 25 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(13) Finance and Information Technology Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Finance and Information Technology Committee held on 30 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(14) Personnel and Property Services Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Personnel and Property Services Committee held on 30 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(15) Contract Services Committee
The minute of the special meeting of the Contract Services Committee held on 30 April 1996 was submitted and approved.
(16) Civic Licensing Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Civic Licensing Committee held on 2 May 1996 was submitted and approved.
(17) Development Control Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Development Control Committee of 2 May 1996 was submitted and, subject to the following, approved.
With reference to Article 3(iv) (Planning Application by Mr & Mrs Nicoll at 34 Gagiebank, Wellbank) slides were shown of the proposed development and the Director of Planning Transport and Economic Development was heard.
COUNCILLOR ELLIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR LEASK, MOVED APPROVAL OF THAT ARTICLE (I.E. THAT THE PLANNING APPLICATION BE APPROVED).
As an amendment Councillor Ritchie, seconded by Councillor Norrie, moved that the application be refused.
On a vote being taken, the members voted:-
for the motion:-
Provost Mrs Duncan, Councillors Ian Angus, Crowe, Ellis, Gibb, George Lamont, Mrs Renate Lamont, Leask, William Middleton, Murray, West and Young, and (12 votes);
for the amendment:-
Councillors Milne, Allan, Hudghton, King, Mackintosh, Mowatt, Norrie, Ritchie, Speirs and Welsh, (10 votes).
The motion was declared carried resulting in the application being approved.
(18) Policy and Resources Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 7 May 1996 was submitted and approved.
With reference to Article 2(3) regarding the establishment of an informal Review Group to monitor progress towards achieving the Council’s strategic aims, the Council agreed that the Convener and the Vice-Convener of the Policy and Resources Committee be nominated to this Review Group, together with up to three other members as appropriate, depending on the subject for discussion and that the Provost be also entitled to attend.
With reference to Article 3 of the minute of meeting of the General Purposes Sub-Committee of 7 May 1996, regarding the hospitality to be provided to the Scottish Rifle Association, it was agreed that members should take the opportunity to discuss issues relating to the individual ownership of guns.
(19) Interim Executive Committee
The minute of the meeting of the Interim Executive Committee held on 9 May 1996 was circulated and approved.
2. CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES
(1) Appointment of Council Representatives
There was submitted Report No 361/96 by the Director of Law and Administration on the appointment of four representatives to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and one representative to each of six COSLA Forums.
The Council agreed to appoint the following representatives:-
Convention
Ian Hudghton
Rob Murray
Ian Angus
Brian Milne
Strategy Forum
Ian Hudghton
Education and Cultural Services Forum
Wallie Leask
Social Affairs Forum
Helen Angus
Development Services Forum
Sandy West
Protective Services Forum
Stewart Mowatt
Rural Affairs Forum
Helen Angus
The Council also agreed that representatives could nominate substitute members when required, and that under normal circumstances the subsitute would be the Convener of the other appropriate Committee of the Council.
(2) Election of President and Vice-Presidents
There was submitted a letter dated 22 April 1996 from COSLA seeking nominations from Councils for the post of President and Vice-President of the Convention.
The Council agreed that Councillor Rob Murray be nominated for one of the posts of Vice-President of COSLA.
3. APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES
(1) Children’s Panel Advisory Committee
With reference to Article 11(iii) of the minute of meeting of the Council of 18 October 1995 when Councillors Helen Angus and Wallie Leask were appointed to serve on the Children’s Panel Advisory Committee for the Angus area, with Councillors Mrs Ritchie and Mrs Middleton as subsitute members, it was reported that following discussion between members, it was now recommended that Councillor Glennis Middleton be appointed to the Children’s Panel Advisory Committee with Councillor Leask as the substitute.
The Council agreed accordingly.
(2) Edzell Taskforce
With reference to Article 3 of the minute of meeting of the Economic Development Committee held on 28 February 1996, regarding the appointment of Councillors to the Edzell Taskforce, the Council agreed that Councillors Gibb, Mowatt and Murray be appointed, with authority to nominate substitutes as appropriate.
(3) The Educational Endowments (Tayside Region) Transfer Scheme Order 1996
The Council noted that the above Order, which came into effect on 1 April 1996, required eight members of the Education Committee to be appointed to the Angus Educational Trust, and that at the meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee on 20 March 1996, six members of the Education Committee had been appointed (Councillors Leask, Milne, Mrs Ritchie, Speirs, Mrs Welsh and West).
The Council agreed to appoint Councillors Helen Angus and Glennis Middleton as members of the Trust.
(4) Dovetail Enterprises (1993) Limited
It was reported that Dovetail Enterprises (1993) Limited, formerly Lord Robert’s Workshop and the Royal Institution for the Blind had sought the nomination of a Councillor as a Board member and an official to attend Board meetings as an Advisor.
The Council agreed that Councillor Helen Angus be appointed to the Board and that the Officer be nominated by the Chief Executive.
4. ATTENDANCES AT COURSES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
There was submitted Report No 344/96 by the Chief Executive suggesting that, in addition to the provisions of Standing Orders 40(1) and (2), it would be appropriate to consider certain delegation in respect of members’ attendances at courses, conferences and seminars.
The Council agreed that in addition to Standing Orders 40(1) and (2) it be delegated to the Convener and Vice-Convener of the Policy and Resources Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive, Director of Finance and the Director to whose budget the expenditure would be charged, to approve the attendance of members at courses, conferences and seminars within the UK, provided appropriate allowance was made in the approved estimates of expenditure and in accordance with approved Council policy, these arrangements to be the subject of regular monitoring.
5. COMPULSORY COMPETITIVE TENDERING - ROADS MAINTENANCE WORK
On the determination of the Provost, the Council considered this item as a matter of urgency in order that timeous representations could be made.
There was submitted Report No 384/96 by the Chief Executive and Director of Roads suggesting that a protest be made to the Scottish Office following the recent announcement of a change in the timetable for the ending of the CCT moratorium period in respect of roads maintenance, bringing forward the date from 1 July 1997 to 1 January 1997.
After noting the implications of the recent recommencement Government announcement, the Council agreed:-
(i) to protest to the Scottish Office at the announcement and request that the programme be reinstated; and
(ii) that an approach be made to COSLA requesting that the Convention co-ordinate a response on behalf of all Scottish Authorities.
6. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS
The Council resolved, in terms of Standing Order 27(2), that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item to avoid the disclosure of information which was exempt in terms of paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 7(a) to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
7. CARNOUSTIE LINKS - FAIRGROUND
On the determination of the Provost, the Council considered this item as a matter of urgency in view of the need to obtain an urgent decision.
There was submitted Report No 393/96 by the Chief Executive and Director of Law and Administration recommending certain action with regard to the agreement with the fairground operator at Carnoustie.
The Council agreed to approve the recomendations contained in the report.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Council adjourned for 20 minutes at this stage prior to hearing a presentation from Scottish Enterprise Tayside when the following members were present:-
Provost Mrs Frances E Duncan, Councillors George Allan, Ian Angus, Bill Crowe, Frank Ellis, Jack Gibb, Ian Hudghton, Ian Mackintosh, William Middleton, Rob Murray, George Norrie, Kathleen M Ritchie, Sandy West and Thomas I N Young.
9. PRESENTATION BY SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE TAYSIDE
The Council welcomed David Sawyer (Chairman), Graham McKee, (Chief Executive) and Bob Doak and Cederick Wilkins, Directors of Scottish Enterprise Tayside who spoke on the aims and objectives of SET in trying to promote business and economic prosperity within the area. After an interesting presentation, a wide-ranging question and answer session followed after which the senior representatives from SET were thanked for their attendance.