Issue - meetings

Please note that the attached appendices which were previously placed within the Exempt/Confidential Section of this agenda have been made public following agreement with Aberdeen Inspired.

(i)        to note the evaluation of the Christmas Village 2017;

(ii)       to seek annual feedback in the form of a committee report from Aberdeen

Inspired annually in line with the Funding and Service Provision Agreement from August 2016-January 2019;

(iii)      to note this is the final year of the Christmas Village Funding and Service Provision Agreement with Aberdeen Inspired. This is the penultimate report relating to the feedback for the Christmas Village as requested by the Finance Policy and Resources Committee. Future delivery of the Christmas Village to be discussed by Aberdeen City Council as part of the budget setting process in 2019;

(iv)      that reasons why so few visitors out with the city are travelling to visit the Christmas Village be circulated to members of the Committee; and

(v)       that details of the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce survey dates from previous years compared to survey dates from 2017 and a copy of the survey instruments be circulated to Committee members.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – City Growth which provided feedback on the Christmas Village 2017 as set out in the Council’s Funding and Service Provision Agreement 2016-2019 with Aberdeen BID Company Limited trading as Aberdeen Inspired which runs from 1 August 2016 to 30 January 2019.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the evaluation of the Christmas Village 2017;

(b)       seek annual feedback in the form of a committee report from Aberdeen

Inspired annually in line with the Funding and Service Provision Agreement from August 2016-January 2019; and

(c)       note that this is the final year of the Christmas Village Funding and Service Provision Agreement with Aberdeen Inspired. This is the penultimate report relating to the feedback for the Christmas Village as requested by the Finance Policy and Resources Committee. Future delivery of the Christmas Village to be discussed by Aberdeen City Council as part of the budget setting process in 2019.

Ms Kate Timperley, Project Executive, Aberdeen Inspired was in attendance and answered questions from members.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to approve the recommendations;

(ii)       that reasons why so few visitors out with the city were travelling to visit the Christmas Village be circulated to members of the Committee; and

(iii)      that details of the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce survey dates from previous years compared to survey dates from 2017 and a copy of the survey instruments be circulated to Committee members.