Decision details

(i)         to note the following:-

(a)       General Fund and HRA financial performance as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)       Common Good financial performance as detailed in Appendix 3;

(c)        General Fund forecast revenue position as detailed in Appendix;

(d)       HRA forecast revenue position as detailed in Appendix 2;

(e)       General Fund forecast capital position as detailed in Appendix 2;

(f)        HRA forecast capital position as detailed in Appendix 2;

(g)       Common Good forecast revenue position as detailed in Appendix 2; and

(h)       Group Entities forecast revenue position as detailed in Appendix 4;

(ii)        to approve the 2018/19 budget approach and timeline as detailed in Appendix 5;

(iii)       to agree the following in the General Fund Capital, further details of which are provided in Appendix 2;

(a)       Withdrawal of project NHCP839 - Flood Prevention Measures: Inchgarth Road from the programme as a result of approval of the re-scoped works by Communities Housing and Infrastructure committee on 29 August 2017; and

(b)       Bring project NHCP805 – Technology Investment Requirements and Digital Strategy to an early close due to it being superseded by the adoption of the new Digital approach by Strategic Transformation committee on 4 October 2017 and associated Transformation Fund.

(iv)       to agree the following from Common Good:-

(a)       Allocation of £4,875 funding to Aberdeen Street Pastors;

(b)       Allocation of £7,000 funding to Friends of Victoria & Westburn Park; and

(c)        Allocation of £75,000 funding for external cleaning costs of the Music Hall;

(v)        to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Scottish Ministers to seek an assurance that they will maintain, for the 2018/2019 funding settlement, a “floor” in the General Revenue Grant to the Council of 85% of the average per head of population General Revenue Grant across Scotland;

(vi)       that officers provide clarity on the discrepancy in the figures relating to the Relief Scheme on page 109 in appendix 2, and circulate details to members of the Committee;

(vii)      that officers circulate details to all members of the Committee in relation to the reasons for the timeline ‘amber’ status for the Energy from Waste Facility;

(viii)     that officers circulate details to all members of the Committee in relation to the reasons for the budget ‘amber’ status for the Broad Street Project; and

(ix)       that officers circulate details to all members of the Committee in relation to the reasons for the increased forecast expenditure for the new AECC project.