Issue - meetings

With reference to article 18 of the minute of meeting of Council of 4 December 2022, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which provided details in relation to Union Street Partnership Ltd.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the creation of Union Street Partnership Ltd (company no. SC753595);

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth following consultation with the Convener and Vice Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee and Chief Officer - Governance, and subject to agreement with the company, to arrange on an ongoing basis for there to be an Elected Member appointed as an observer at board meetings of the company (a board observer);

(c)      in respect of the Council budget decision of 1 March 2023 to approve the use of £100,000 over the next three years to support the regeneration of Union Street, Aberdeen, authorises the Chief Officer – City Growth, following consultation with the Convenor of the Finance and Resources Committee, to allocate that sum to the company for specified activity in fulfilment of that regeneration purpose; and

(d)      instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to arrange for the Council to enter into any legal documentation necessary to implement the recommendations above.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)      that in relation to recommendation (b), agrees to appoint Councillor Alex McLellan as the Aberdeen City Council representative to take up the position as board observer.

-         COUNCILLOR ALEX MCLELLAN, Convener