Issue - meetings

With reference to article 15 of the minute of the previous meeting of 20 September 2016, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which provided details on the delivery of the Strategic Infrastructure Plan and to seek approval for specific actions for funding release from the City Centre Regeneration budget to progress projects within the City Centre Masterplan.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the content of the report and the progress made;

(b)       approve expenditure of up to £75k as match funding for the Aberdeen Inspired initiative for a Nuart street art festival in Aberdeen city centre in April 2017;

(c)        approve expenditure of up to £45k per year for 3 years as a contribution to holding the Pearl Izumi Tour Series Cycling Event in Aberdeen City Centre in summer 2017, 2018 and 2019;

(d)       approve expenditure of up to £30k to award a contract to Consultants to prepare a City Centre Living study and report progress back to Finance, Policy and Resources Committee in February 2017;

(e)       approve expenditure of up to £70k to fund two officers as part of the City Warden Team with responsibility for continuation of the City Centre Waste Compliance Project, from March 2017-18;

(f)        delegate authority to the City Centre Director in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council, the Convener of Finance, Policy and Resources and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to implement the above proposals and award of contracts, following fully compliant procurement exercises; and

(g)       agree that the combined expenditure of up to £310k above be taken from the City Centre Masterplan budget, as agreed at the Council meeting in February 2016.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.