Decision Maker:

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: March 19, 2025

Purpose:

Content: (i)       to note that the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would ask the City Events Manager to provide further information to Members outwith the meeting on any match funding / additional funding which was in place for the Tall Ships; (ii)       to note that the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would provide a breakdown to Members of the £350,000 allocated to Schools Active Travel Training (iBike); (iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to write to the Scottish Government outlining the Council’s wish for Aberdeen to be the pilot area for the £2 bus fare cap; (iv)      to note progress on the projects funded from the BLE programme up to 2024/25, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report; (v)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to use the framework set out in Table 2 and 3 of the report to prepare future years programmes for any BLE and LEZ surpluses; (vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report back to next meeting of the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee with a programme for the use of BLE and LEZ surpluses for 2025/26, using the agreed framework; (vii)     to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to return to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee with a three year programme of work for core paths/outdoor access by the end of 2025; and (viii)    to approve the allocation of funding from the Bus Lane Enforcement and Low Emission Zone surpluses, as set out in Table 4 of this report, and to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to work with relevant partners and to report back to this Committee on the progress of these projects.