Issue - meetings

These will be recorded in full in the minute.

The following declarations of interest and transparency statements were intimated:-

·       Councillor Blake declared an interest in item 9.2 (Local Environmental Action Fund) as she was a close friend of Alison Stuart, the director of NESCAN Hub, who also founded Aberdeen Climate Action, for which Councillor Blake was a volunteer.  She therefore advised that she would leave the meeting at that point and would not participate in the discussion of the item.

·       The Convener made a transparency statement in respect of items 10.1 (Westhill to Aberdeen City Centre Active Travel Improvements), 10.2 (Bucksburn Roundabout to Parkhill Junction Multi-Modal Corridor Study Detailed Appraisal) and 10.4 (Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy) due to his membership of Cycling UK and the AA, but advised that he did not consider this amounted to a declaration which would require him to withdraw from the meeting for those items.

·       Similarly, Councillor Ali also made a transparency statement in respect of the above items due to his membership of the RAC, but again, did not consider that this amounted to a declaration which would require him to withdraw from the meeting for those items.