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That Committee:-

(1)      Celebrates the success of Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025, delivered by Team Aberdeen led by Aberdeen City Council, Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired working in partnership, which saw over 400,000 visits to Aberdeen;

(2)      Thanks all the hundreds of staff, volunteers, corporate sponsors, and young people;

(3)      Notes an evaluation report is being prepared to allow partners to fully understand the positive impact the Tall Ships has had on our city; and

(4)      In the meantime, instructs the Chief Officer - City Development and Regeneration, working with the Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired, to engage with Sail Training International around the options to bring the Tall Ships back to Aberdeen in the future, noting that an evaluation report  on Tall Ships 2025 will be prepared for November’s Finance and Resources Committee. 

(1)      celebrate the success of Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025, delivered by Team Aberdeen led by Aberdeen City Council, Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired working in partnership, which saw over 400,000 visits to Aberdeen;

(2)      thank all the hundreds of staff, volunteers, corporate sponsors, and young people;

(3)      note an evaluation report is being prepared to allow partners to fully understand the positive impact the Tall Ships has had on our city; and

(4)      in the meantime, instruct the Chief Officer - City Development and Regeneration, working with the Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired, to engage with Sail Training International around the options to bring the Tall Ships back to Aberdeen in the future, noting that an evaluation report  on Tall Ships 2025 will be prepared for November’s Finance and Resources Committee. 

The Committee had before it an urgent Joint Notice of Motion by the Convener and Councillor Greig in the following terms:-

that the Committee:-

(1)    celebrate the success of Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025, delivered by Team Aberdeen led by Aberdeen City Council, Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired working in partnership, which saw over 400,000 visits to Aberdeen;

(2)    thank all the hundreds of staff, volunteers, corporate sponsors, and young people;

(3)    note an evaluation report is being prepared to allow partners to fully understand the positive impact the Tall Ships has had on our city; and

(4)    in the meantime, instruct the Chief Officer - City Development and Regeneration, working with the Port of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Inspired, to engage with Sail Training International around the options to bring the Tall Ships back to Aberdeen in the future, noting that an evaluation report  on Tall Ships 2025 will be prepared for November’s Finance and Resources Committee. 

The Convener moved the joint motion and explained the rationale behind it and was seconded by Councillor Greig.

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

that the Committee:-

(1)    agree Motion then add;

(2)    agree Aberdeen Labour were the only political party to include bringing the Tall Ships event back to Aberdeen in its political manifesto, therefore congratulates the SNP on delivering on an Aberdeen Labour manifesto commitment that has brought pride and well-being back to the City of Aberdeen; and

(3)    recognise the efforts of the late Richard Sweetnam (Chief Officer – City Growth) and ex-Councillor Willie Young who added the Tall Ships event to the Labour Manifesto.

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

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.

-         COUNCILLOR ALEX MCLELLAN, Convener