Issue - meetings

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Education and Children’s Services which sought approval for the approach and actions relating to the resolution of programming and budgetary issues of the cultural programme, with particular regard to the Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment and Provost Skene’s House refurbishment incorporating the Hall for Heroes.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the amended programme for the Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment as presented in paragraphs 3.7 and 3.8 of the report;

(b)       instruct the Head of Finance, following consultation with the Convenor of the Finance, Policy and Resources Committee, to identify funding options for the additional costs of Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment and Provost Skene’s House refurbishment as presented in Section 4 of the report and submit to the Council’s budget setting meeting on 19 February, 2018;

(c)       request the Chief Internal Auditor to include the Aberdeen Art Gallery in the internal audit of capital governance;

(d)       approve Option 3 in regard to the refurbishment of Provost Skene’s House as detailed in the exempt Appendix of this report and delegates authority to the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to undertake a tender process for the procurement and thereafter award of contract to undertake internal and external works; and

(e)       approve the total estimated expenditure for Provost Skene’s House refurbishment as detailed in the exempt appendix to this report.

The Committee resolved:

(i)         to defer deliberation of the report until the next meeting of the Committee; and

(ii)        that officers be instructed to incorporate full survey works and financial details within the report.