The city's housing chief admitted there had been a "decades-long fiasco" with the heating system at Westfield Court and said the council would seek to rectify mistakes.
The Lord Provost will instead write to the Mayor of Kaohsiung "setting out our intention to sustain collaboration and strengthen partnership between Edinburgh and Kaohsiung".
A councillor argued graveyards were “places of quiet and reflection” and not “spaces to walk dogs” but did not win the support of enough of her colleagues to implement a ban.
The coffee chain was ordered to make changes to its Princes Street store after a complaint from a member of the public sparked a planning investigation.
While leading to an 85% drop in overflowing bun complaints, the hubs have sparked a wave of complaints from residents disturbed by glass and bin bags being deposited.
The budget deal agreed by Edinburgh Councillors also includes funding for tackling potholes, and £500,000 to fund celebrations of the city's 900th anniversary.