Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to acknowledge the objections received as a result of the statutory consultation; and

(ii)          to overrule the objections received and approve the order “The Aberdeen City Council (Malcolm Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 210X” as originally envisaged.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer, which considered objections that had been lodged with respect to proposed Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) at the public advertisement stage.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          acknowledge the objections received as a result of the statutory consultation; and

(b)          overrule the objections received and approve the order “The Aberdeen City Council (Malcolm Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 210X” as originally envisaged.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained within the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to acknowledge the comments received as part of the statutory consultation;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer for Operations and Protective Services to proceed with the experimental traffic order for a period of eighteen months; and

(iii)         to instructs the Chief Officer for Operations and Protective Services to review the operation of the experimental order after 1 year and following the review bring forward a permanent traffic order either in the same terms as the experimental order, or with amended terms as suggested in the review, including consultation with statutory bodies and the public advertisement of proposals.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services, which provided details on the comments that had been received during the statutory consultation for the proposed Traffic Order at The Event Complex Aberdeen, TECA.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          acknowledges the comments received as part of the statutory consultation;

(b)          instructs the Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services to proceed with the experimental traffic order for a period of eighteen months; and

(c)          instructs the Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services to review the operation of the experimental order after one year and following the review bring forward a permanent traffic order either in the same terms as the experimental order, or with amended terms as suggested in the review, including consultation with statutory bodies and the public advertisement or proposals.

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

That the Committee approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor Jackie Dunbar, seconded by Councillor Henrickson, moved as an amendment:-

That the recommendations within the report be approved with an additional point (d) to be added, to read “to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to bring back a report to Committee in either 3 or 6 months, detailing, if any, the impact on the neighbouring communities and whether any other interventions are required.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (7) – the Convener and Councillors Bell, Grant, Graham, Lumsden, Macdonald and Jennifer Stewart, the Depute Provost; for the amendment (6) – Councillors Cormie, Delaney, Jackie Dunbar, Henrickson, McLellan and Townson.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion and therefore approve the recommendations as contained within the report.