Issue - meetings

(i)       note the findings of the work to date on the feasibility of a local food and crafts market in the vicinity of Rubislaw Terrace Gardens in Summer 2021;

(ii)       agree that a market in Summer 2021 may not be feasible for the reasons noted in Section 4 of this report;

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to continue to work with local partners to explore the possibility of Rubislaw Terrace Gardens as a potential location for markets in the near future and provide any information, advice or guidance to in response to any confirmed demand from businesses/ producers; and

(iv)      instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to investigate who would be liable for grass reinstatement works, following the removal of marquee infrastructure (e.g. on Queens Terrace Gardens) and that details be issued to all members of the Committee.

With reference to article 12(v) of the minute of the previous meeting of 11 May 2021, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – City Growth which provided details on the feasibility of a local food and crafts market in the vicinity of Rubislaw Terrace Gardens, in Summer 2021.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the findings of the work to date on the feasibility of a local food and crafts market in the vicinity of Rubislaw Terrace Gardens in Summer 2021;

(b)      agree that a market in Summer 2021 may not be feasible for the reasons noted in Section 4 of this report; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to continue to work with local partners to explore the possibility of Rubislaw Terrace Gardens as a potential location for markets in the near future and provide any information, advice or guidance to in response to any confirmed demand from businesses/ producers.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth to investigate who would be liable for grass reinstatement works, following the removal of marquee infrastructure (e.g. on Queens Terrace Gardens) and that details be issued to all members of the Committee.