Issue - meetings

(i)       to note that discussions were undertaken by officers with Robert Gordon University (RGU), community representatives and local Members;

(ii)       to note that RGU provided options for a 3 or 5 year transition period, part-funded by the Council, reliant on the Council not charging residents for permits during this period;

(iii)      to note the community representatives’ response to the suggested transition period in section 3.4 of this report; and

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to invite RGU, local Members, and community representatives, including Garthdee Community Council, to a discussion to consider further options and to report back on this as part of the budget process to the Council Budget meeting on 5 March 2025.

With reference to article 12 of the minute of its meeting of 27 March 2024, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which presented the outcome of engagement with Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the community “to seek to agree on a framework for the period after the ten years that will be acceptable to all and will meet the needs of the Community” following the end of RGU commitments to fund the management of the Garthdee/Kaimhill controlled parking zones (CPZ) Y and YY.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note that discussions were undertaken by officers with Robert Gordon University (RGU), community representatives and local Members;

(b)      note that RGU provided options for a 3 or 5 year transition period, part-funded by the Council, reliant on the Council not charging residents for permits during this period;

(c)      note the community representatives response to the suggested transition period in section 3.4 of the report;

(d)      note the implications of not charging for resident permits for the 3 or 5 year period, as set out in the report;

(e)      agree that implementation of a transition period was not a feasible option and should not form part of the informal consultation which was to be carried out on the future of CPZ Y and YY;

(f)       note that the Chief Officer - Operations would now undertake the informal consultation previously instructed by this Committee in March 2024, as set out at section 3.8 of the report, and report back the results and recommendations in March 2025; and

(g)      instruct the Chief Officer – Finance to include expected changes in operating costs and income levels for Zones Y and YY in the budget process for 2025/26.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve recommendations (a), (b) and (c); and

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations to invite RGU, local Members, and community representatives, including Garthdee Community Council, to a discussion to consider further options and to report back on this as part of the budget process to the Council Budget meeting on 5 March 2025.

-       COUNCILLOR IAN YUILL, Convener