Declarations of interest

 Declarations of interest for agenda item 'Proposed Community and Sports Facilities, Football Academy, (comprising outdoor pitches, pavilion, ancillary buildings), Stadium (20,000 capacity), ancillary uses, formation of access roads, parking and associated landscaping and engineering works - 170021'

• Councillor Alexander McLellan - - Councillor McLellan declared an interest by virtue of his employment with Kevin Stewart MSP – Aberdeen Central, who had publicly supported the approval of the stadium.
• Councillor Alison Alphonse - - Councillor Alphonse declared an interest by virtue of her having business dealings with Stewart Milne, Chairman of Aberdeen Football Club. Councillor Alphonse left the hearing and took no part in the consideration of the item;
• Councillor Ciarán McRae - - Councillor McRae declared an interest by virtue of his employment with Kevin Stewart MSP – Aberdeen Central, who had publicly supported the approval of the stadium.
• Councillor Dell Henrickson - - Councillor Henrickson declared an interest by virtue of him being a season ticket holder with Aberdeen Football Club (the applicant) and also a shareholder for Aberdeen Football Club. Councillor Henrickson left the hearing and took no part in the consideration of the item;
• Councillor Gill Al-Samarai - - Councillor Samarai declared an interest by virtue of her employment with Mark McDonald MSP who had publicly supported the approval of the stadium;
• Councillor Jackie Dunbar MSP - - Councillor Jackie Dunbar declared an interest by virtue of her employment with Kevin Stewart MSP – Aberdeen Central, who had publicly supported the approval of the stadium.
• Councillor John Cooke - - Councillor Cooke declared an interest by virtue of him being a member of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and also as a member of Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA);
• Councillor Marie Boulton - - Councillor Boulton declared an interest by virtue of her being the Chairperson for SDPA
• Councillor Michael Hutchison - - Councillor Hutchison declared an interest by virtue of (i) his employment with Kevin Stewart MSP who had publicly supported the approval of the stadium, (ii) his employment with the British Army regarding Gordon Barracks agreement with Aberdeen Football Club for the use of the training facilities at Gordon Barracks, (iii) his membership of Foundations of Hearts who partly owned Hearts of Midlothian Football Club, who had commented on the application and (iv) his small personal shareholding in Hearts of Midlothian FC who had commented on the application.
• Councillor Neil Copland - - Councillor Copland declared an interest by virtue of him being a substitute member on SDPA.
• Councillor Steve Delaney, the Depute Provost - - Councillor Delaney declared an interest by virtue of him knowing some of the respondents who were due to address the committee