At tonight’s meeting of the Education Committee
authority was given to the director of education to consult with stakeholders
on revised guidelines on enrolment and placing requests in primary and secondary
schools. Until now, at transition to secondary school, pupils have been prioritised
first on the basis that they attend an associated primary school. It is proposed
to change this so that children will be prioritised first for admission based
on whether they live in the catchment area of the school.
The City Development Committee agreed a tender
of £14,100,020 to construct and complete the major roads of the central waterfront
development and associated infrastructure. The roads include
the northern and southern boulevards and the interconnecting grid of streets
along with all the various traffic signals and services. The project also includes
the construction of the public open space.
It was reported to committee that the
works on the formation of the new box office in City Square are complete and
that the intention is to locate the tourist information office here as well.
The Policy and Resources Committee was
informed of plans for improvements and additions to the conferencing facilities
at Caird Hall. Funding of £942,500 for a first phase of works was approved which
comprises of alterations to the redundant housing department offices in Shore Terrace below the main auditorium to form a series of new meeting rooms and offices
which will be directly accessible from Caird Hall. These will provide a flexible
space of additional breakout facilities which major conferences require. It is anticipated that a second phase will be brought
forward at a later date to provide a dedicated exhibition hall, but this will be
dependant on the outcome of a review of all the available space within the Caird
Hall complex.
On a more local level the Environment Committee agreed to some play area improvements which include replacing worn
climbing nets and the broken sand digger at Castle Green and the topping up of
the woodchip safety surface at Orchar Park.
The Policy and Resources Committee also
agreed to the allocation of £10,000 to the Ferry ward from the Community
Regeneration Fund.
