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to approve the recommendations contained within the exempt and confidential report, subject to amending the wording at 2.2 and the additional recommendation moved at the meeting.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which advised members of an approach made by Aberdeen Harbour Board (AHB) to enter into an option agreement for the sale or long term lease of areas of ground which were currently held by them under a short term lease.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the proposal for the Council to enter into an option agreement for the sale or long-term lease of the subjects; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude the appropriate legal agreements incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the proposal for the Council to enter into an option agreement for the sale or long-term lease of the subjects shown in red in plan 2 on page 264 of the report;

(ii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude the appropriate legal agreements incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest including the ongoing STAG assessment and potential requirements; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to ensure any relevant agreements incorporate provision for public access to the Coastal Path following the termination of the existing short- term lease agreement.

-         COUNCILLOR DOUGLAS LUMSDEN, Convener.