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(a)      Note the UK
Government’s allocation of up to £20m over 10 years
(2026-2036) for delivery of the Pride in Place Programme in
Aberdeen;
(b)      Agree that Aberdeen City
Council shall act as the Accountable Body in relation to the Pride
in Place Programme for Aberdeen’s “North Locality
Priority Neighbourhood / Cummings Park, Heathryfold and Middlefield, Northfield,
Mastrick” and the associated
funding;
(c)      Authorises the Chief
Officer – City Development and Regeneration, following
consultation with the Convener and Vice Convener of the Finance and
Resources Committee, to undertake any actions which the Chief
Officer considers to be necessary or expedient in order to progress
delivery of the Pride in Place Programme for the said
Neighbourhood, within the applicable timescales, including (but not
limited to) actions in relation to:
(1)    recruitment and appointment of a
Neighbourhood Board Chair;
(2)    recruitment and appointment of members
to, and establishment of, a Neighbourhood Board and setting terms
of reference for the Board; and
(3)    confirmation of the boundary of the
said Neighbourhood for the purposes of the Programme (including any
alteration of that boundary);
(d)      Instruct the Chief Officer
– City Development and Regeneration to provide members of the
Finance and Resources Committee with an update, before 17 July
2026, on progress concerning the Neighbourhood Board Chair and
Neighbourhood Board and next steps for the Pride in Place
Programme; and
(e)      Authorise the Chief
Officer – City Development and Regeneration to approve and
incur expenditure relating to the above recommendations, funded
from the initial Pride in Place Programme revenue grant of
£150,000 provided for 2025/26 onwards.