Issue - meetings

(i)        to approve Culture Aberdeen, a Cultural Strategy for the City of Aberdeen 2018-2028 as attached in Appendix 1;

(ii)       to approve the steps that have been undertaken to develop the Strategy through Culture Aberdeen; 

(iii)      to approve the five year action plan and priority activities for 2018-19;

(iv)      to note the Council’s considerable contribution to realising the strategy ambitions through the existing 2018/19 revenue budget commitments and that any future Council financial commitment towards delivery will require a fully costed business case to be brought to Committee for approval;

(v)       to instruct Chief Officer - City Growth to bring to the next meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee business cases for UNESCO Creative Cities Designations for:-

(1)        Crafts and Folk Art

(2)        Gastronomy; and

(vi)      to instruct Chief Officer - City Growth to bring back a report to the next City Growth and Resources Committee meeting with a review on the Governance of the 365 Advisory Group and Aberdeen Festivals.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided details on the development of a Cultural Strategy for Aberdeen 2018-2028 and development of a five-year action plan.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       approve Culture Aberdeen, a Cultural Strategy for the City of Aberdeen 2018-2028 as attached in Appendix 1;

(b)       approve the steps that have been undertaken to develop the Strategy through Culture Aberdeen; 

(c)       approve the five-year action plan and priority activities for 2018-19; and

(d)       note the Council’s considerable contribution to realising the strategy ambitions through the existing 2018/19 revenue budget commitments and that any future Council financial commitment towards delivery will require a fully costed business case to be brought to Committee for approval.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener, moved:-

            that the Committee –

(1)       approve the recommendations;

(2)       instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to bring to the next meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee, business cases for UNESCO Creative Cities Designations for:-

(i)         Crafts and Folk Art

(ii)        Gastronomy; and

(3)       instruct Chief Officer - City Growth to bring back a report to the next City Growth and Resources Committee meeting with a review on the Governance of the 365 Advisory Group and Aberdeen Festivals.

Councillor Yuill, seconded by Councillor Nicoll, moved as an amendment:-

            that the Committee –

(1)       approve the recommendations;

(2)       approve the additions at (2) and (3) above;

(3)       recognises the Council’s considerable contribution to realising the strategy ambitions through the existing 2018/19 revenue commitments, welcomes the considerable support provided by external partners in delivering approximately £1.35 of external funding for every pound contributed by Aberdeen City Council in addition to the £260,000 Common Good funding and £145,000 funding from creative Scotland and any future Council financial commitment towards delivery will require a fully costed business case to be brought to Committee for approval; and

(4)       instructs officers to report back to the City Growth and Resources Committee within 6 months on how the council might support a revitalised and sustainable Aberdeen International Youth Festival in future years.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Donnelly, Houghton and Laing; for the amendment (4) – Councillors Flynn, Mackenzie, Nicoll and Yuill.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.