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 its previous meeting of 18 November 2020.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to article 2, resolution (i), to note that (1) the Director of Resources had written to all Local Authorities requesting details of all new build Council housing delivered or planned within their respective areas;  (2) to date he had not received any responses; and (3) he would seek responses to his earlier correspondence in February 2021;

(ii)       in relation to article 5, resolution (i), to note that there would be a report relating to Scottish Government Bus Partnership Fund submitted to the City Growth and Resources Committee on 3 February 2021;

(iii)      in relation to article 11, resolution (ii), to note that the Chief Officer – Education had advised that the cluster were currently focusing on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on schools; and

(iv)      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)       to note that an interim report on the Art Gallery would be included in the business planner for the March meeting; and

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

With reference to article 5 of its minute of 23 September 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which (1) 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 to meet the political commitment of 2000 new homes; and (2) outlined the progress for the Council led sites referred to throughout the report including Craighill, Kincorth, Tillydrone, Kaimhill, Greenferns and Greenferns Landward.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee notes the progress to deliver the programme of social housing sites across the city.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of its meeting of 23 September 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of works being undertaken at Summerhill new build Council housing project.

The report recommended:-

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

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of its meeting of 23 September 2020, 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 note the progress achieved in the procurement of new build Council housing project at Wellheads Road.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation contained in the report.

With reference to article 8 of the minute of its meeting of 23 September 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of ELC Capital Projects. These projects will help meet Aberdeen City Council’s Early Learning and Childcare Delivery Plan objectives by working with the Education Operations teams to help meet the Councils commitment to expand funded early learning and childcare from 600 hours to 1,140 hours by 2020.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)      note that the Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Programme of works formed part of the overall Aberdeen City Council Capital Plan; and

(b)      note the progress made with the overall delivery of projects in lieu of the Covid-19 pandemic impact.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to congratulate all staff involved with the project; and

(ii)      to otherwise approve the recommendations contained in the report.

-        MARIE BOULTON, Convener