Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note that the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning would issue a service update to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in connection with item 35 (Revised Council Climate Change Plan);

(ii)           to note that the Interim Chief Officer - Governance (Assurance) would investigate the situation with regard to a notice of motion by Councillor Houghton regarding the possibility of renaming Union Terrace Gardens after Queen Elizabeth II, which had been considered at committee in November 2022,  and which had called for a further report but was no longer appearing on any committee business planner; and

(iii)          to otherwise note the business planner.

The Council had before it the business planner as prepared by the Interim Chief Officer - Governance (Assurance).

During the course of questions, Councillor Macdonald advised that she had a connection due to her involvement with the Our Union Street project, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor McLellan advised that he had a connection as the Council appointed observer to the Board of Our Union Street, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillors Yuill and Greig advised that they also had connections as volunteers with Our Union Street, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Malik moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Ali:-

That item 7 (101-103 Union Street) on the business planner should not be delayed to December 2024 and to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to report back to the next Council meeting on the matter.

On a division, there voted:-

For the procedural motion  (19)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Cross, Farquhar, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Kusznir, Lawrence, Macdonald, McLeod, Malik, Massey, Thomson and Watson.

Against the procedural motion  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Nicoll, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Mennie.

The Council resolved:-

to reject the procedural motion and therefore agree that item 7 be delayed to the Council meeting in December 2024.

The Council further resolved:-

(i)             to note that the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning would issue a service update to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in connection with item 35 (Revised Council Climate Change Plan);

(ii)           to note that the Interim Chief Officer - Governance (Assurance) would investigate the situation with regard to a notice of motion by Councillor Houghton regarding the possibility of renaming Union Terrace Gardens after Queen Elizabeth II, which had been considered at committee in November 2022,  and which had called for a further report but was no longer appearing on any committee business planner; and

(iii)          to otherwise note the business planner.