Issue - meetings

Please note that an exempt appendix is located within the Exempt/Confidential Business Section of this agenda.

Queen Street Redevelopment:-

(i)              to approve the acquisition of the Police Scotland Headquarters on the main terms outlined in section 3.7.3. of this report;

(ii)             to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude the appropriate legal agreement in relation to the Police Scotland Headquarters purchase, incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest;

(iii)           to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to negotiate the acquisition of remaining land parcels as identified in the report;

(iv)           to instruct the Director of Resources to procure a development partner to develop options for the redevelopment of the area and report the results back to this Committee; and

(v)            to instruct the Director of Resources to develop a project proposal with the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services and report the results back to this Committee.

North East Scotland and Northern Isles Integrated Mortuary:-

(vi)           to note the progress of the Full Business Case, the results of which will be reported to the City Growth and Resources Committee on 3 February 2021.

With reference to article 9 of the minute of meeting of 5 December 2019, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on progress of the redevelopment of Queen Street, and sought approval to progress with further land assembly and other workstreams.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

Queen Street Redevelopment:-

(a)            approve the acquisition of the Police Scotland Headquarters on the main terms outlined in section 3.7.3 of the report;

(b)            instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude the appropriate legal agreement in relation to the Police Scotland Headquarters purchase, incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest;

(c)            instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to negotiate the acquisition of remaining land parcels as identified in the report;

(d)            instruct the Director of Resources to procure a development partner to develop options for the redevelopment of the area and report the results back to this Committee; and

(e)            instruct the Director of Resources to develop a project proposal with the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services and report the results back to this Committee; and

North East Scotland and Northern Isles Integrated Mortuary:-

(f)              note the progress of the Full Business Case, the results of which will be reported to the City Growth and Resources Committee on 3 February 2021.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.