Agenda and decisions
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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Decision: |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. Additional documents: Decision: Councillor Joan Butterfield – Personal Interest – Agenda Item 7 |
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR To appoint a Chair of the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that Councillor Bobby Feeley be appointed Chair of
the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIR To appoint a Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that Councillor Hugh Irving be
appointed Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year. |
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URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972. Additional documents: Decision: |
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING To receive the minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 5 March 2024 (copy enclosed). Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that the minutes
of the meeting held on 5 March 2024 be received and confirmed as a correct
record. |
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HACKNEY CARRIAGE VEHICLES TABLE OF FARES AND CHARGES To consider a report by the Head of Planning, Public Protection and Countryside Services (copy enclosed) updating members on the review of the current tariff charges for hackney carriage vehicles (taxis) and proposed Table of Fares for public consultation. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED, by majority vote, that the Licensing Committee – (a) retain the current table of fares, and (b) officers be instructed to prepare a report
for the Licensing Committee to review the position in twelve months’ time. |
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REVIEW OF LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES To consider a report by the Head of Planning, Public Protection and Countryside Services (copy enclosed) seeking members’ review of the existing requirements for wheelchair accessible vehicles licensed by the Council. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that members note
the contents of the report and authorise officers to instigate a consultation
exercise with all interested parties on the following options and report back
to a future meeting on the results of the consultation – (a) make no amendments to the current licensing
requirements for WAVs meaning that they were licensed on the same basis as a
“regular” vehicle; (b) consider removing the current age
requirements for WAVs and replacing it with all WAVs must meet Euro 6 emission
standards with an additional compliance test per year once the vehicle reached
12 years old and each year it was licensed thereafter, i.e., 3 tests a year at
4 monthly intervals; (c) consider (b) above without any additional
compliance testing, and (d) consider that all new applications for a Hackney
Carriage Vehicle Licence be wheelchair accessible. |
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LICENSING COMMITTEE FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME 2024/25 To consider a report by the Head of Planning, Public Protection and Countryside Services (copy enclosed) on the priorities of the Licensing Section together with a revised forward work programme. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that – (a) the contents of the report be noted, and (b) the forward work programme for 2024/25 as
detailed in Appendix A to the report be approved. |