Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday 18 September 2025, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts
Finance and Resources Committee
Thursday, 18th September 2025 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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1. Order of Business
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1 a) Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting
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Andrew Henderson
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1 b) Committee members to indicate any “Items for Scrutiny” at section 8 that they wish to be subject to scrutiny and discussion
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Andrew Henderson
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2. Declaration of Interests
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2 a) Declaration of Interests
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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3. Deputations
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3 a) Deputations
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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4. Minutes
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4 a) Minutes
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Andrew Henderson
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4 b) Minutes
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5. Forward Planning
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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5 a) Work Programme
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5 b) Rolling Actions Log
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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6. Business Bulletin
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6 a) Business Bulletin
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7. Items for Decision
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 a) Transient Visitor Levy - Report and Motion
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Christine Laverty
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Elin Williamson
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Paul Lawrence
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 b) City of Edinburgh Council 2024/25 Annual Audit report to the Council and the Controller of Audit - referral from Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Andrew Henderson
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7 c) Treasury Management: Annual Report 2024/25
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 d) Month 3 2025-26 Capital Monitoring & 2025-35 Revised Capital Budget
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Gareth Barwell
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Gareth Barwell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 e) Council Fleet Depot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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7 e) Council Fleet Depot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
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Andrew Henderson
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7 f) Energy Company Obligation and Great British Insulation Scheme Local Authority Flexible Eligibility (ECO4 Flex and GBIS Flex) administration fee
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 g) Interest Rate Review for Debt Recovery
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 i) Award of Car Club Contract
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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7 m) Reinstallation of Clock at Portobello Baptist Church – 189 Portobello High Street
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Andrew Henderson
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7 n) Pitch Licence to Salvesen CFC, Forrester High School 212 Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Andrew Henderson
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 s) Proposed Lease of Ground at Gyle Park known as Tall Oaks to Corstorphine Dynamos Community Football Club
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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7 t) Allocation of Fairer Futures Partnership Funding
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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8. Items for Scrutiny
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8 a) Tour De France 2027 – Decision Making Process
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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8 a) Tour De France 2027 – Decision Making Process
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Paul Lawrence
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Elin Williamson
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Gavin King (Democracy, Governance and Resilience Senior
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Paul Lawrence
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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8 d) Edinburgh community equipment loan service – contract for goods and services
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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8 e) Contract Awards – 1 January to 30 June 2025
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Council Officer
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Christine Laverty
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Council Officer
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Elin Williamson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Elin Williamson
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Rose Howley
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Rose Howley
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Christine Laverty
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Rose Howley
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Christine Laverty
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Rose Howley
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Rose Howley
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Rose Howley
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Andrew Henderson
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8 h) Asset Management Works Programme 2024/25 Update
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Rose Howley
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Council Officer
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Council Officer
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Council Officer
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Council Officer
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Mr Paul Jones
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Peter Watton
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Peter Watton
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Peter Watton
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Christopher Cowdy
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Mr Paul Jones
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8 i) 2024-25 Common Good Annual Performance Report
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Council Officer
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Council Officer
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Council Officer
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Council Officer
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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8 j) Revenue Monitoring 2025/26 – month three report
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Richard Lloyd-Bithell
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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8 o) Facilities Management Security Services In-House Opportunities
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Council Officer
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Council Officer
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Joan Griffiths
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Euan Hyslop
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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9 a) Motion by Councillor Staniforth - Supporting Community Health Organisations
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Susan Rae
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Stuart Dobbin
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Lewis Younie
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Cllr Alex Staniforth
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Cllr Mandy Watt
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Andrew Henderson
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10 a) Resolution to Consider in Private
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