Agenda item

Councillor Blake advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda items 5.1 (Deputation Requests) and 9.1 (Libraries and Bucksburn Swimming Pool Consultation Results) by reason of being a friend and former colleague of Karen Barrett-Ayres who had requested a deputation, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Following a disturbance in the public gallery, the Lord Provost highlighted Standing Orders 37.3 and 37.4 with regard to behaviour of members of the public during the meeting.

Councillor Blake advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.4 (Aberdeen Planning Guidance - Energy Transition Zone Draft Masterplan Consultation Responses) as a member of Aberdeen Climate Action which had campaigned to save St Fittick’s Park, however she stated that she had no involvement in the campaign and having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillors Hutchison and Macdonald advised that they had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.3 (Housing Revenue Account Budget 2024/25) as Council appointed Directors of Aberdeen Heat and Power Limited, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Kusznir advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.7 (Governance Review of Trusts) as he worked for a law firm which had involvement with the Institution for Deaf and Dumb, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor van Sweeden declared an interest in relation to agenda item 9.4 as a former Convener of Friends of St Fittick’s before she became a Councillor, and indicated that she would withdraw from the meeting for that item.

Councillors Thomson and Yuill advised that they had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.4 as members of Friends of the Earth Scotland, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 by reason of his position as an observer to the Board of Sport Aberdeen, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Allard advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.4 as a Council appointed Director to the Board of Opportunity North East, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

The Lord Provost advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.2 (Budget Protocol: Phase 2 Consultation and Budget Update) as an ACVO Board member in his own right, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.