Decision details

(i)         to agree the recommendations contained in the report;

(ii)        to agree that if the Council and its partners within the City of Aberdeen are to undertake a compelling and sustainable events strategy which supports the Regional Economic Strategy and the City Centre Masterplan, Aberdeen City Council cannot deliver this alone;

(iii)       to note the decision taken by Council unanimously in August 2016 regarding additional powers for Local Government and notes that one way to help contribute for a compelling events strategy is for a tourism levy to be introduced and instructs officers to report back with an analysis of the costs and benefits of a tourism levy; and

(iv)       to agree that as part of the events strategy Council officers fully explore the feasibility of bringing the Tall Ships back to Aberdeen.