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(i)         to approve the Aberdeen in Colour – City Centre Creative Lighting Strategy;

(ii)        to instruct the City Centre Masterplan Programme Manager to initiate action to implement Aberdeen in Colour through the development of business cases for creative lighting projects to be considered at future meetings of this committee and

(iii)       to instruct the Chair of the City Centre Masterplan Board to enter into discussions with Aberdeen Inspired, Opportunity North East, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce and Creative Scotland to identify any possible funding streams to expedite implementation of the creative lighting strategy and to incorporate the outcome of these discussions within any business cases that are brought before the appropriate Committee.

With reference to article 24 of the minute of meeting of 9 March 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which sought approval of the Aberdeen in Colour – A Creative Lighting Strategy and Implementation Plan for Aberdeen City Centre.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       approve the Aberdeen in Colour – City Centre Creative Lighting Strategy; and

(b)       instruct the City Centre Masterplan Programme Manager to initiate action to implement Aberdeen in Colour through the development of business cases for creative lighting projects to be considered at future meetings of the Committee.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)        to instruct the Chair of the City Centre Masterplan Board to enter into discussions with Aberdeen Inspired, Opportunity North East, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce and Creative Scotland to identify any possible funding streams to expedite implementation of the creative lighting strategy and to incorporate the outcome of these discussions within any business cases that are brought before the appropriate Committee.