Agenda item

With reference to Article 2 of the minute of meeting of the Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee of 6 December 2012, which had been referred to it for consideration by six members of the Committee, the Council had before it the decision of the Committee as follows:-

Council recognises its commitment to the existing policy for the Third Don Crossing and recognises that the Council needs to bring forward a balanced budget for 2013/14, and agrees the Third Don Crossing will be part of that process. Council further notes the complete failure of the SNP Administration to include the Berryden corridor in their capital budget plan for 2011/12 and further notes the complete hypocrisy of the SNP who when in Administration with the Liberal Democrats between May 2007 and May 2012 failed to build the Third Don Crossing, failed to proceed with the Berryden corridor and failed the people of Aberdeen.

Councillor Yuill moved, seconded by Councillor Delaney:-

Following the end of the legal challenge against the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), the Council agrees to renew the commitment to “lock in” the benefits of the AWPR by progressing with the Third Don Crossing on the route previously agreed by Council, and the dualling of the Berryden corridor as quickly as possible.

Councillor Crockett moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Boulton:-

That the decision of the Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee be reaffirmed.

Councillor Thomson moved as a further amendment, seconded by Councillor Forsyth:-

That the Council reaffirms its existing commitment to the Third Don Crossing on the previously identified site and route and calls for a report to the next Council meeting on the most efficient options to deliver this as quickly as possible.

There being a motion and two amendments, the Council first divided between the amendment by Councillor Crockett and the amendment by Councillor Thomson.

On a division, there voted:-

For the amendment by Councillor Crockett  (19)  -  Lord Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Len Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor and Young.

For the amendment by Councillor Thomson  (24)  -  Depute Provost; and Councillors Blackman, Cameron, Corall, Cormie, Delaney, Dickson, Donnelly, Jackie Dunbar, Forsyth, Greig, Jaffrey, Kiddie, MacGregor, McCaig, Malone, May, Noble, Samarai, Jennifer Stewart, Sandy Stuart, Thomson, Townson and Yuill.

The Council then divided between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Thomson.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (5)  -  Councillors Delaney, Greig, Malone, Jennifer Stewart and Yuill.

For the amendment by Councillor Thomson  (19)  -  Depute Provost; and Councillors Blackman, Cameron, Corall, Cormie, Dickson, Donnelly, Jackie Dunbar, Forsyth, Jaffrey, Kiddie, MacGregor, McCaig, May, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart, Thomson and Townson.

Declined to vote  (19)  - Lord Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Len Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor and Young.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the amendment by Councillor Thomson.

In terms of Standing Order 15(6), Councillors Grant, Milne and Nathan Morrison intimated their dissent against the foregoing decision.