Decision details

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to thank Mr Sinclair for his attendance and comprehensive answers to Members’ questions;

(ii)       to request that consideration be given including a breakdown of the user numbers in regeneration areas to determine whether the majority of users in those areas were students in future reports;

(iii)      to note that Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) were to introduce a passport scheme for users which would allow more comprehensive data to be collected for future reports;

(iv)      to note the Aberdeen Sports Village Annual Report appended to the committee report for the Council’s interests;

(v)      to note that due to the coronavirus, targets set for 2019/2020 became unachievable, but recognises that until the national lockdown in March 2020, ASV had been on target to deliver another successful year;

(vi)      to note ASV’s close engagement with Sportscotland, UK active and other national governing bodies had allowed ASV to offer early access to training; specifically for athletes training for the Olympics and Paralympics;

(vii)     to note ASV Aquatics Centre was one of only 3 venues in Scotland to be identified as a designated performance training facility for indoor aquatics sports;

(viii)    to note and congratulate ASV on winning various awards and recognition throughout the year, as noted in their report;

(ix)      to note the success of the ASV breakfast Club, ASV Aquatics Academy and other events as detailed in the report, and how those successes aligned to the Community Planning Partnership’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan; and

(x)      to agree to commend ASV and its staff on the work they were doing with children, young people and adults right across Aberdeen and especially in our SIMD areas.