Issue - meetings

(i)        to approve the proposed Aberdeen Adapts: Climate Adaptation Framework

(Appendix 1) and associated Environmental Report (Appendix 2), for 8 week public consultation;

(ii)       to agree that Aberdeen City Council delegates authority to the Chief Officer, Strategic Place Planning to progress the development of a cross-sector partnership approach to climate adaptation for the city, aligning with existing relevant partnership arrangements, which will lead to the development of an Implementation Plan to deliver adaptation action;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer, Strategic Place Planning, to arrange for public consultation of the proposed Aberdeen Adapts: Climate Adaptation Framework and to report back to City Growth and Resources Committee on 26 November 2019 with:-

·         An update on governance proposals for Aberdeen Adapts;

·         The findings of the public consultation; and

·         A final version of Aberdeen Adapts and associated Environmental Report for approval and publication.

With reference to article 11 of the minute of meeting of 27 November 2018, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which sought approval for the draft Aberdeen Adapts document and associated Environmental report to go to public consultation.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the proposed Aberdeen Adapts: Climate Adaptation Framework

(Appendix 1) and associated Environmental Report (Appendix 2), for an 8 week public consultation;

(b)      agree that Aberdeen City Council delegates authority to the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to progress the development of a cross-sector partnership approach to climate adaptation for the city, aligning with existing relevant partnership arrangements, which will lead to the development of an Implementation Plan to deliver adaptation action;

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning, to arrange for public consultation of the proposed Aberdeen Adapts: Climate Adaptation Framework and to report back to City Growth and Resources Committee on 26 November 2019 with:-

·       An update on governance proposals for Aberdeen Adapts;

·       The findings of the public consultation; and

·       A final version of Aberdeen Adapts and associated Environmental Report for approval and publication.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.