ABERDEEN
CITY COUNCIL
To: All Members of the Council
Town House,
ABERDEEN, 5th August, 2008
COUNCIL MEETING
The Members of ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL are requested to meet here in the Town House on WEDNESDAY, 13th AUGUST, 2008 at 2.00pm.
RODERICK MACBEATH
HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
B U S I N E S S
1. Admission of Burgesses
MINUTES OF COUNCIL
2. (a) Minute of Special Meeting of Council of 16th June 2008 - for approval (circulated separately)
(b) Minute of Special Meeting of Council of 25th June 2008 - for approval (circulated separately)
(c) Minute of Meeting of Council of 25th June 2008 - for approval (circulated separately)
MINUTES OF STANDING COMMITTEES
3. (a) Pamphlet of Minutes for 27th May - 10th July 2008 - for information (circulated separately)
OTHER MINUTES
* 4. (a)Minutes of Meetings of The Aberdeen City Alliance of 15th May and 19th June 2008 - for information
* (b) Minute of Meeting of Urgent Business Committee of 4th July 2008 - for approval
GENERAL BUSINESS
5. (a) Chief Executive’s Progress Report
Would members please note that this report has been circulated separately.
* (d) Dealing with Substance Misuse - Report by Chief Executive
(e) Best Value Improvement Plan - Report by Chief Executive (to follow)
(f) Leadership Board Update - Report by Chief Executive (to follow)
Would members please note that there is intended to be a presentation from officers at the meeting covering items 5(e) and (f).
* (g) Conference - Governance, Neighbourhoods and Service Delivery in Scottish Local Government - 21st August 2008, Hamilton - for consideration of attendance by elected members
* (h) Correspondence from the Scottish Independence Convention
* (i) Correspondence from West Lothian Council - Identity and Passport Service
* (j) Correspondence from West Lothian Council - Fuel Duty and VAT Revenues
MOTIONS
6. (a) Councillor Graham
“That this Council agrees to consider alternative methods of maintaining amenity grassed areas including reviewing of cutting methods and increasing frequencies to ensure the areas are maintained in a satisfactory manner.”
(b) Councillor Collie
“This Council supports team Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China; wishes all Aberdeen competitors the very best of luck; looks forward to sharing in their moment of triumph; and agrees that Scotland’s talented sport competitors are best served by being part of the United Kingdom.”
(c) Councillor Clark
“That the Council congratulates the staff involved for their performance in relation to cleaning statistics for reaching the targets previously set for this important aspect of work, which has been continued for some months to sustain this level of targets.
That the Council consider if the targets should be revised to a level to ensure that the service to the citizens of Aberdeen is nothing below the best, and that a report be submitted to the relevant committee in this regard for consideration.”
REPORTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION
7. (a) Specialist Taxation Advice in Relation to Transfer of Sports Facilities to an Arms Length Management Organisation - Report by Head of Economic and Environmental Sustainability
* circulated herewith
Should you require any further information about this agenda, please contact Martyn Orchard by telephone on 523097 or at morchard@aberdeencity.gov.uk
