Issue - meetings

(i)       to reject the procedural motion submitted by Councillor Nicoll;

(ii)       to remove item 62 (School Business Cases) from the planner for the reasons outlined therein;

(iii)      that in relation to item 62 (School Business Cases - New Primary School at Countesswells), to instruct the Chief Officer – Capital to circulate a Service Update to members of the Committee and Ward Members following the closure of the procurement process or other suitable milestone;

(iv)      to note the reason for the reporting delay in relation to item 4 (Freeport/Greenport update), item 6 (Queen Street Development) and item 10 (Wellington Road Multimodal Corridor Study STAG Part 2); and

(v)      to otherwise note the content of the Committee Planner.

The Committee had before it the Committee Business Planner prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.

Councillor Nicoll, seconded by Councillor McLellan moved as a procedural motion:-

that the Committee:-

(1)        note the agenda and business discussed at the meeting of Aberdeen City Council on 23 August 2021;

(2)        note the Agenda and Business Planner for the meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee on 25 August 2021;

(3)        note that many of the Committee papers for the City Growth and Resources Committee will have considerable long-term implications for the City of Aberdeen, both economically and in terms of Place which will have lasting impact on all the residents in our City; and

(4)        instruct the Chief Executive, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Governance, to ensure that the following large scale projects: the City Centre Masterplan Review at Item 11.5,  Beachfront Projects Feasibility Report at Item 11.6 and the Aberdeen International Market at Item 13.1 are, after the City Growth and Resources Committee of 25 August 2021, transferred to the Council Business Planner in order that all 45 elected members of Aberdeen City Council have an opportunity to speak, debate and vote as appropriate on key issues affecting the future of our City, rather than a Committee comprising 9 elected members such as the City Growth and Resources Committee.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (4) – Councillors Cooke, McLellan, Nicoll and Yuill; against the procedural motion (5) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Boulton, Grant and Lumsden MSP.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to reject the procedural motion;

(ii)       to remove item 62 (School Business Cases) from the planner for the reasons outlined therein;

(iii)      that in relation to item 62 (School Business Cases - New Primary School at Countesswells), to instruct the Chief Officer – Capital to circulate a Service Update to members of the Committee and Ward Members following the closure of the procurement process or other suitable milestone;

(iv)      to note the reason for the reporting delay in relation to item 4 (Freeport/Greenport update), item 6 (Queen Street Development) and item 10 (Wellington Road Multimodal Corridor Study STAG Part 2); and

(v)      to otherwise note the content of the Committee Planner.