Decision details

The following declarations of interest were intimated:-

(i)        the Convener declared an interest in item 10.3 (Creative Funding Grants Programme) by virtue of him being a Council appointed Director of North East Sensory Service, one of the organisations who had submitted an application which had been assessed by an external panel and had been awarded funding under the scheme of delegation, the outcome of which was presented to the Committee for information only. He considered the nature of his interest did not require him to leave the meeting and therefore chose to remain in the meeting for consideration of this item;

(ii)       Councillor Yuill declared an interest in item 9.12 (Hazlehead Pool Feasibility Inspection) by virtue of being a Council appointed member of Robert Gordon’s College Board of Governors, he considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting and he therefore took no part in the consideration of this item;

(iii)      Councillor Yuill and Nicoll declared an interest in items 9.6 (Regional Quality Partnerships for Public Transport) and 9.8 (Aberdeen City Region Deal – Strategic Transport Appraisal Objectives) by virtue of them being Council appointed Board members of North East Scotland Transport Partnership, they considered that the nature of their interest did not require them to leave the meeting, they therefore chose to remain in the meeting for consideration of these items;

(iv)      Councillor Houghton declared an interest in items 9.2 (Schoolhill Public Real Enhancement) and 10.4 (Aberdeen Science Centre Bank Guarantee) by virtue of being a Council appointed member of Robert Gordon’s College Board of Governors, he considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting and he therefore took no part in the consideration of these items;

(v)       Councillors Boulton and Flynn declared an interest in item 10.7 (Council House Building Programme) by virtue of them being Council appointed Board members of Shaping Aberdeen Housing LLP. They considered that the nature of their interest required them to leave the meeting and they took no part in the consideration of this item; and

(vi)      Councillor Dunbar declared an interest in item 10.9 (Funding Request – Balmoral Stadium) by virtue of her daughter being a football player for Cove Rangers Ladies Football Club, she considered that the nature of her interest required her to leave the meeting and therefore took no part in the consideration of this item.