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An Exempt Appendix is contained within the Exempt Appendices Section of this Agenda Below.

(i)       to note the three community asset transfer requests submitted for the Tillydrone Community Centre;

(ii)       to accept the recommendation as outlined in Appendix 1 to progress the asset transfer request; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude missives for the transfer of the property incorporating various terms and conditions as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest, together with any other matters as are required to complete the transaction.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided information in relation to asset transfer requests received for the Tillydrone Community Centre.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the three community asset transfer requests submitted for the Tillydrone Community Centre;

(b)      accept the recommendation as outlined in Appendix 1 to progress the asset transfer request; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude missives for the transfer of the property incorporating various terms and conditions as are necessary to protect the Council’s interest, together with any other matters as are required to complete the transaction.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Mackenzie moved:-

that the Committee approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor Nicoll, seconded by Councillor Yuill, moved as an amendment:-

that the Committee –

(1)    approve recommendation (a); and

(2)    reject all current offers and readvertise the property for a community asset transfer and instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to set a closing date for revised offers and report back to the next meeting of the Committee.

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

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.