Agenda and minutes

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The Clerk sought nominations for Convener of the Sub Committee, whereupon Councillor Donnelly moved, seconded by Councillor Graham, that Councillor Reynolds be appointed as Convener.

The Sub Committee resolved:

to appoint Councillor Reynolds as Convener.

In terms of Standing Order 28(5)(vi), and in accordance with Section 50(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Sub Committee was informed that it had to determine: (1) that the item on the agenda was of an urgent nature; and (2) that the Sub Committee required to consider the item and take a decision thereon.

The Sub Committee resolved:

to agree that the item was of an urgent nature and required to be considered this day.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The press and public were excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item which contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The Committee had before it a request from Mr Graeme McColl, Aberdeen Taxi Centre, for the following concessions for taxi licensing during Offshore Europe week 2017:

1.         All airport taxis able to pick up from the taxi rank which was being created at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (from 1 September 2017 to midnight on 10 September 2017; and

2.         If there were members of the public waiting at the city centre taxi ranks then airport licenced taxis were permitted to pick up.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to relax the condition zoning the city for the purposes of taxi operation at city centre taxi ranks from 6am on Monday 4 September to 12am on Friday 8 September 2017 in light of Offshore Europe week 2017, and to permit airport zone taxis to pick up at city ranks, as well as the taxi rank at AECC being created especially for the purpose of Offshore Europe.

- COUNCILLOR JOHN REYNOLDS, Convener