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The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which sought approval for the 2018-19 city events programme and associated budget subject to the normal budget process in February 2018.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee:-

(a)      approve the proposed events programme for 2018 – 2019 as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)       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;

(c)        delegate authority to the Head Economic Development, in consultation with the 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;

(d)       note the impact of three key events in 2017 under the Aberdeen 365 strategy - Nuart, The Tour Series and the Great Aberdeen Run;

(e)       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; and

(f)        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.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to approve the recommendations;

(ii)       to request that officers circulate to members a copy of the research undertaken by Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce of Nuart 2017, subject to approval by Aberdeen Inspired; and

(iii)      to request that officers circulate to members a copy of the Economic Impact report for the Tour Series 2017.