Decision details
City Events 2018 - 2019 - CHI/17/266
Decision Maker: Finance, Policy and Resources Committee
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
(i) to approve the proposed events programme for 2018 – 2019 as detailed in Appendix 1;
(ii) to approve the proposed expenditure of £525,000 (as detailed in Appendix 1) from the existing Economic Development budget subject to the Council’s budgetary process in February 2018;
(iii) to delegate authority to the Head Economic Development, in consultation with Head of Legal & Democratic Services, the Head of Commercial and Procurement and the Head of Finance to apply the criteria agreed by FP&R committee in December 2016, when considering all future event bids including three years of financial support for Nuart 2018 – 2020 subject to annual Council budget processes;
(iv) to note the impact of three key events in 2017 under the Aberdeen 365 strategy - Nuart, The Tour Series and the Great Aberdeen Run;
(v) to approve the proposed expenditure of £100,000 per annum for three years to support the Nuart Festival, subject to the Council’s annual budgetary processes;
(vi) to approve the proposed expenditure of £150,000 per annum for two years to support the Great Aberdeen Run, subject to the Council’s annual budgetary process in February 2018;
(vii) that officers circulate a copy of the research undertaken by Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce of Nuart 2017, subject to approval by Aberdeen Inspired to members of the Committee; and
(viii) that officers circulate a copy of the Economic Impact report for the Tour Series 2017 to members of the Committee.
Publication date: 12/12/2017
Date of decision: 01/12/2017
Decided at meeting: 01/12/2017 - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee
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