Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that there would be no performance report due to the Committee in January 2023 due to the lack of availability of data around the reporting timescales;

(ii)       to note that the business planner would be amended to add a column which would illustrate to which of the Aberdeen Adapts themes reports were connected;

(iii)      to note that officers were currently looking at the Net Zero Aberdeen Partnership Leadership Board and Delivery Unit structure and delivery around this, and would be bringing a report back to a future meeting with any recommendations around the structure;

(iv)      to note that officers were reviewing the timescales for the Local Transport Strategy and that this would be added to the business planner once timescales had been determined;

(v)      to note that the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would bring a report to a future meeting to highlight the strategies which would be reported to the Committee and when these could be expected to be populated in the planner;

(vi)      in relation to item 5 (Windmill Brae), to agree that this be removed from the planner as it would be considered as part of the City Centre Masterplan;

(vii)     in relation to item 7 (Various Small Scale Traffic Management Stage 2) to agree that this be removed from the planner;

(viii)    in relation to item 8 (Queens Lane South), to note that this report would be delayed to January 2023 due to a delay in consultation starting;

(ix)      in relation to item 14 (Removal of Pedestrian Crossings & Traffic Signal Controlled Junctions), to agree that this be removed from the planner as the budget savings had been identified elsewhere;

(x)      in relation to item 16 (Signage Policy), to note that this had been delayed to March 2023 from January 2023 due to the requirement to report to the Council’s Policy Group and Risk Board in the first instance;

(xi)      in relation to item 38 (Road Safety Policy), to note that the report would now be presented in January 2023 instead of August 2023, with annual reporting moving to January meetings thereafter;

(xii)     in relation to item 53 (South College Street), to agree that this be removed from the planner and a service update provided instead; and

(xiii)    to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee had before it the planner of committee business, as prepared by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance.

Members asked a number of questions in relation to the content.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that there would be no performance report due to the Committee in January 2023 due to the lack of availability of data around the reporting timescales;

(ii)       to note that the business planner would be amended to add a column which would illustrate to which of the Aberdeen Adapts themes reports were connected;

(iii)      to note that officers were currently looking at the Net Zero Aberdeen Partnership Leadership Board and Delivery Unit structure and delivery around this, and would be bringing a report back to a future meeting with any recommendations around the structure;

(iv)      to note that officers were reviewing the timescales for the Local Transport Strategy and that this would be added to the business planner once timescales had been determined;

(v)      to note that the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would bring a report to a future meeting to highlight the strategies which would be reported to the Committee and when these could be expected to be populated in the planner;

(vi)      in relation to item 5 (Windmill Brae), to agree that this be removed from the planner as it would be considered as part of the City Centre Masterplan;

(vii)     in relation to item 7 (Various Small Scale Traffic Management Stage 2) to agree that this be removed from the planner;

(viii)    in relation to item 8 (Queens Lane South), to note that this report would be delayed to January 2023 due to a delay in consultation starting;

(ix)      in relation to item 14 (Removal of Pedestrian Crossings & Traffic Signal Controlled Junctions), to agree that this be removed from the planner as the budget savings had been identified elsewhere;

(x)      in relation to item 16 (Signage Policy), to note that this had been delayed to March 2023 from January 2023 due to the requirement to report to the Council’s Policy Group and Risk Board in the first instance;

(xi)      in relation to item 38 (Road Safety Policy), to note that the report would now be presented in January 2023 instead of August 2023, with annual reporting moving to January meetings thereafter;

(xii)     in relation to item 53 (South College Street), to agree that this be removed from the planner and a service update provided instead; and

(xiii)    to otherwise note the planner.