Issue - meetings

(a)      Note that Aberdeen City Council have received grant offers from Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund and is currently reviewing these offers;

(b)      Approve the allocation of the £2.1M from the General Fund Capital Programme in respect of the match funding required from Aberdeen City Council;

(c)      Approve the delivery of the Silver City Heritage and Place Programme (SCH&PP) 5-year project subject to the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning approving the grant offers in (a) and subject to (b) being approved; and

(d)      Note the proposed programme of twice-yearly reports and requests for thirdparty grant approval from the Committee (in line with the approved Governance Structure), over the 5-years of the project.

With reference to article 16 of the minute of the Finance and Resources Committee of 7 August 2024, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Environment which provided an update on the Heritage and Place Programme bids and which noted the success of the grant applications.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note that Aberdeen City Council have received grant offers from Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund and is currently reviewing these offers;

(b)      approve the allocation of the £2.1M from the General Fund Capital Programme in respect of the match funding required from Aberdeen City Council;

(c)      approve the delivery of the Silver City Heritage and Place Programme (SCH&PP) 5-year project subject to the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning approving the grant offers in (a) and subject to (b) being approved; and

(d)      note the proposed programme of twice-yearly reports and requests for third party grant approval from the Committee (in line with the approved Governance Structure), over the 5-years of the project.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.