Issue - meetings

With reference to article 27 of the minute of meeting of 7 June 2016, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Education and Children’s Services which provided information on the fundraising campaign for the redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Cowdray Hall.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the level of public donations and grants received to date;

(b)       note that officers continue to work with the appointed Trustees on the public fundraising campaign;

(c)        note that a further progress report on fundraising will be presented to this Committee in June 2017; and

(d)       otherwise note the contents of the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to note the contents of the report;

(ii)        to acknowledge the £1.5m contribution from the UK Government towards the Art Gallery Project;

(iii)       to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the First Minister providing details of the £1.5m contribution received from the UK Government towards the Remembrance Hall inviting the First Minister to confirm if it is the Scottish Government’s intention to match fund this significant £1.5m contribution from the UK Government; and

(iv)       to instruct the Director to express Aberdeen City Council’s interest in being a host City for the 14-18 NOW poppies wave and Weeping Window 2018 and for a report to come back to the appropriate Finance, Policy and Resources Committee on our success or otherwise.