Decision details

(i)        to approve Culture Aberdeen, a Cultural Strategy for the City of Aberdeen 2018-2028 as attached in Appendix 1;

(ii)       to approve the steps that have been undertaken to develop the Strategy through Culture Aberdeen; 

(iii)      to approve the five year action plan and priority activities for 2018-19;

(iv)      to note the Council’s considerable contribution to realising the strategy ambitions through the existing 2018/19 revenue budget commitments and that any future Council financial commitment towards delivery will require a fully costed business case to be brought to Committee for approval;

(v)       to instruct Chief Officer - City Growth to bring to the next meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee business cases for UNESCO Creative Cities Designations for:-

(1)        Crafts and Folk Art

(2)        Gastronomy; and

(vi)      to instruct Chief Officer - City Growth to bring back a report to the next City Growth and Resources Committee meeting with a review on the Governance of the 365 Advisory Group and Aberdeen Festivals.