Councillor Simon Watson
Email: simwatson@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Council: Aberdeen City
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Finance and Resources Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 10.00 am
Please note the earlier start time to 9am., Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 9.00 am
HRA Budget meeting, Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am
Decisions from Meetings
278 decisions · Page 14 of 56
Work Plan and Business Cases - Exempt Appendices
From: Reconvened Meeting, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 06, 2025
Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025 Evaluation - CR&E/25/245
From: Reconvened Meeting, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 06, 2025
...to build upon the success of the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025, the committee approved circulating an evaluation document, developing a Festival of the Sea 2026, ensuring youth sail training opportunities, bidding to host the Tall Ships Races as early as 2030, and including an additional £30,000 in the General Fund Revenue budget from 2026/27 onwards.
World Rally Championship Bid - CR&E/25/252
From: Reconvened Meeting, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 06, 2025
...to contribute £3M over three years, with the intention that Aberdeen City’s share will be reimbursed by the Visitor Levy, to support a bid to host the World Rally Championships in Aberdeen City Boundaries, and to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Motorsport UK.
Council Financial Performance – Quarter 2, 2025/26 - CORS/25/243
From: Finance and Resources Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025
... to note the financial performance for Quarter 2 of 2025/26, approve the extension of a bank guarantee to Transition Extreme Sports Limited, agree to introduce a trial £1 evening off-street parking initiative, instruct the introduction of a fly tipping hit squads
trial, and instruct a timeline for a review of the Common Good's long-term assets.
For Determination
Annual Performance Reports - 2024/25 for all Tier 1 ALEOS: Aberdeen Performing Arts, Aberdeen Sports Village, Bon Accord Care and Sport Aberdeen - CORS/25/222 - Referred from Council on 1 October 2025
From: Finance and Resources Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 05, 2025
...to note the Annual Performance Reports for the 2024/25 financial year for Aberdeen Performing Arts, Aberdeen Sports Village, Bon Accord Care, and Sport Aberdeen, all Tier 1 Arm's Length External Organisations, and to request the Chief Officer – Commercial and Procurement Services to circulate details on volunteer decline and Sport Aberdeen's engagement strategies.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 278