Description | BUSINESS 1. Sederunt and Declaration of Members’ Interests. 2A. Statement on Equalities: Consider, and if so decided, adopt:- “In line with the Council’s legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 the Committee, in making decisions on the attached reports, shall have due regard to the need to”:- (i) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (ii) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (iii) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. 2B. Resolution: Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following resolution: - That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the Meeting for Item 11 of the business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the classes described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act. 3. Minute of Meeting of the Communities Committee of 2 September, 2021. (Pages 5 - 16) 4. Progress with Actions from Previous Communities Committee Meetings (Pages 17 – 18) Business Services 5. Financial Performance as at 31 August, 2021. (Pages 19 - 32) 6. Housing Revenue Account Financial Performance as at 31 August, 2021. (Pages 33 - 43) 7. Consultation on the Draft Risk Management Policy. (Pages 44 - 56) 8. Tackling Poverty and Inequalities – Reducing Child Poverty. (Pages 57 - 119) Infrastructure Services 9. Housing Annual Assurance Statements Briefing 2021. (Pages 120 - 151) 10. Scrutiny Referral from Audit Committee - Internal Audit Report 2124. (Pages 152 - 159) Live Life Aberdeenshire 11. Live Life Aberdeenshire Pricing Update. (Pages 160 - 175) 12. Duff House and the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Grant Awards. (Pages 176 – 178) ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION WITH THE PRESS AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED Infrastructure Services 13. Supplementary Housing and Building Standards Procurement Plan – Procurement Approval for Collection, Storage and Redelivery of Household Belongings. (EXEMPT under paragraph 8) (Pages 179 - 190) DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPT INFORMATION Paragraph 8 - Estimated Expenditure on Contracts - Expenditure to be incurred by the Council under a contract for acquisition of property or supply of goods or services. |