Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Members were requested to intimate any declarations of interest in respect of the items on the agenda.

The Committee resolved:-

to note that no declarations of interest were intimated.

The Committee had before it the minute of their previous meeting of 12 September 2019.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to the information circulated by email providing updates to previous decisions, to note that the Chief Officer Corporate Landlord would determine the timeframe for when pupils started attending Hazlewood School and send the information by email to the Committee; and

(ii)      to otherwise 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)       in relation to item 32 (Torry Primary School Including Community Hub) to note that the demolition of the former Torry Academy would commence in spring 2020 and that the Chief Officer Corporate Landlord would circulate by email a response regarding Business Rate costs for the former Academy building; and

(ii)      to otherwise note the content of the business planner.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of works being undertaken as part of Aberdeen City Council’s directly delivered new build Council housing sites and developer led schemes.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee notes the progress achieved in the social housing programme.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of works being undertaken at the Summerhill new build Council housing project.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee notes the progress achieved in the housing project at Summerhill.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of the Wellheads Road new build Council housing project.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee notes the progress achieved in the procurement of the new build Council housing project at Wellheads Road.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) project, including milestones achieved to date, next steps and summarised the risks associated with the project.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)      notes the milestones achieved to date for the project; 

(b)      notes the financial update for the project; and 

(c)      notes the risks associated with the project.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.

-        COUNCILLOR MARIE BOULTON, Convener.