Agenda, decisions and minutes

The agenda and reports associated with this minute can be found here. 

Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Committee had before it the minute of the previous meeting of 19 January 2022, for approval. 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance. 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to note that the use of abbreviations would not be used in the planner in future and for Plain English to be utilised;

(ii)             to otherwise note the information contained within the Committee business planner. 

That Council instructs the Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services to report to the June 2022 meeting of the Operational Delivery Committee (or equivalent) to seek a decision on revoking the Aberdeen City Council (Queens Lane South, Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2021.

The Committee had before it a Notice of Motion by Councillor Greig in the following terms:-

to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to report to the June 2022 meeting of the Operational Delivery Committee to seek a decision on revoking the Aberdeen City Council (Queens Lane South Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2021. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee agree to retain the current lengths of waiting restrictions.

Councillor Greig spoke in furtherance of his Notice of Motion. 

The Committee resolved:-

to request that a letter drop off be undertaken to residents in the local area in relation to the Aberdeen City Council (Queens Lane South, Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Waiting) Order 2021 and to report back to this Committee in two cycles (1 November 2022) with a report on the results of any representations received and actions to be taken. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services, which presented Committee with the status of key performance measures relating to the Operations (non-Education) and Customer functions.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee provide comments and observations on the performance

information contained in report Appendix A.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the information contained within the Performance Report.  

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services, which considered objections and comments received as part of the statutory consultation process with respect to proposed Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)            acknowledge the objections received as a result of the public advertisement of proposed traffic regulation orders;

(b)            in relation to “THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (ASHLEY ZONE) (ZONE T) (CONTROLLED PARKING AND WAITING RESTRICTIONS) ORDER 2011 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 202[X]” overrule the objection received and approve this order be made as originally advertised; and

(c)             in relation to “THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (DISABLED PERSONS’   PARKING PLACES IN ABERDEEN CITY) (REGULATORY PARKING PLACES) (REF. A) ORDER 202X” overrule the objections received and approve this order be made as originally advertised.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services, which sough approval of the final draft of the Tree and Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan, following a very productive public consultation on the draft Tree and Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)            approves the final draft Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan (Appendix A); and

(b)            notes that the Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan supports the Partnership’s Policy document, and its ambition to promote and improve woodland in our city and in particular launch a “A Million Trees for Aberdeen” programme to plant, with partners, a further one million trees in Aberdeen by 2032 at minimal cost to the Council.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)              to approve recommendation (a);  

(ii)             to amend recommendation (b) to read:- to note that the Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan supports the Council’s Policy document, and its ambition to promote and improve woodland in our city and in particular launch a “A Million Trees for Aberdeen” programme to plant, with partners, a further one million trees in Aberdeen by 2032 at minimal cost to the Council; and

(iii)            to agree that a Service Update be issued annually in relation to the progress of the Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan.

-        Councillor Miranda Radley, Convener