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(a)      note the preferred package of active travel improvements on the A947 Bucksburn Roundabout to Parkhill Junction corridor (relevant to Aberdeen City), agreed by the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in September 2024;

(b)      approve the Outline Business Case for the preferred package of improvements within Aberdeen City (Appendix 1); and

(c)      subject to approval of recommendation 2.2, instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning and the Chief Officer - Capital to work with partners to seek external funding to enable the various projects included within the Outline Business Case to proceed to Detailed Design and Full Business Case development, as required.

With reference to article 16 of the minute of meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee of 21 September 2022, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of City Regeneration and Environment which sought approval of an Outline Business Case (for those elements within Aberdeen City) for a package of active travel improvements on the A947 Bucksburn Roundabout to Parkhill Junction corridor.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      note the preferred package of active travel improvements on the A947 Bucksburn Roundabout to Parkhill Junction corridor (relevant to Aberdeen City), agreed by the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in September 2024;

(b)      approve the Outline Business Case for the preferred package of improvements within Aberdeen City (Appendix 1); and

(c)      subject to approval of recommendation 2.2, instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning and the Chief Officer - Capital to work with partners to seek external funding to enable the various projects included within the Outline Business Case to proceed to Detailed Design and Full Business Case development, as required.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Greig, moved:-

that the Committee approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor Malik, seconded by Councillor Watson, moved as an amendment:-

that the Committee –

(1)    approve the recommendations contained within the report; and

(2)    agree this project is not an SNP priority given no budget has been identified.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) -  the Convener and Councillors Allard, Cooke, Greig and Radley; for the amendment (4) – Councillors Brooks, Farquhar, Malik and Watson.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.