Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

Cynghorwyr Arwel Roberts, Peter Scott a Rhys Thomas.

{0>Councillors Arwel Roberts, Peter Scott and Rhys Thomas<}94{>Y Cynghorwyr Arwel Roberts, Peter Scott a Rhys Thomas.<0}

Dylai’r Aelodau ddatgan unrhyw gysylltiad personol neu gysylltiad sy'n rhagfarnu ag unrhyw fater a nodwyd fel un i'w ystyried yn y cyfarfod hwn.

Bu i’r Cynghorwyr Joan Butterfield, Alan James a Tony Thomas ddatgan buddiant yn eitem 4 ar y rhaglen.

{0>The following councillors declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 4 –<}82{>Datganodd yr aelodau canlynol gysylltiad personol ag eitem 4 ar y rhaglen -<0}

{0>Councillor Joan Butterfield declared that she sometimes used the Applicant’s taxi service (Leddon's Taxis)<}72{>Datganodd y Cynghorydd Joan Butterfield gysylltiad oherwydd ei bod weithiau yn defnyddio gwasanaethau tacsi’r ymgeisydd (Leddon’s Taxis).<0}

{0>Councillor Alan James declared that he used the taxi service (Town & Country Taxis) of the Applicant’s supporter who was also known to him<}77{>Datganodd y Cynghorydd Alan James gysylltiad oherwydd ei fod yn adnabod ac yn defnyddio gwasanaethau tacsi (Town & Country Taxis) cefnogwr yr ymgeisydd.

{0>Councillor Tony Thomas declared that the Applicant was resident in his ward.<}67{>Datganodd y Cynghorydd Tony Thomas gysylltiad oherwydd bod yr ymgeisydd yn byw yn ei ward. <0}

Rhybudd o eitemau y dylid, ym marn y Cadeirydd, eu hystyried yn y cyfarfod fel materion brys yn unol ag Adran 100B (4) Deddf Llywodraeth Leol, 1972.

Ni chodwyd unrhyw fater brys.

Dim.

I ystyried adroddiad, yn cynnwys atodiad cyfrinachol, gan y Pennaeth Cynllunio a Gwarchod y Cyhoedd (copi wedi ei amgáu) yn ceisio penderfyniad gan yr aelodau ar gais gan Berchennog Cerbydau Hacni am drwyddedu cerbyd i bwrpas trwyddedu cerbydau hacni.

PENDERFYNWYD bod y Pwyllgor Trwyddedu yn -

(a)       gwyro oddi wrth polisi cyfredol y Cyngor i gymeradwyo’r cerbyd yn addas i’w drwyddedu fel cerbyd hacni, a

(b)       manyleb y polisi cyfredol yn berthnasol i’r gofyniad lleiafswm ar gyfer gofod coesau i’w adolygu cyn gynted ag y bo’n ymarferol.

{0>A report by the Head of Planning and Public Protection (previously circulated) was submitted upon –<}88{>Cyflwynwyd adroddiad gan Bennaeth Cynllunio a Gwarchod y Cyhoedd (a ddosbarthwyd yn flaenorol) ynglŷn â’r canlynol –<0}

(i)            {0>a request having been received from a hackney carriage proprietor to licence a vehicle for the purposes of hackney carriage licensing;<}63{>cais a dderbyniwyd gan berchennog cerbyd hacni i drwyddedu cerbyd at ddibenion cerbyd hacni;<0}

(ii)          {0>officers having not been in a position to grant the application as the vehicle presented for licensing did not comply with the specification with regard to available leg room for passengers as detailed in the Council’s Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Vehicle Policy, Specification and Conditions;<}81{>nid oedd swyddogion wedi bod mewn sefyllfa i ganiatáu'r cais gan nad oedd y cerbyd a gyflwynwyd ar gyfer trwyddedu yn cydymffurfio â'r fanyleb o ran gofod coesau teithwyr fel y manylir yn nogfen Polisi, Manyleb ac Amodau Cerbydau Hacni a Cherbydau Hurio Preifat y Cyngor;<0}

(iii)         {0>details having been provided regarding seating requirements of other local authorities with officers concluding that there was no national standard or guidance for leg room space allowances, and<}0{>manylion a ddarparwyd ynglŷn â gofynion seddau awdurdodau eraill, gyda’r swyddogion yn dod i’r casgliad nad oes safon genedlaethol na chanllawiau ar gyfer gofod coesau, a <0}

(iv)         {0>the Applicant having submitted written representations (confidential Appendix 1 to the report) in support of his request and had been invited to the meeting.<}0{>bod yr ymgeisydd wedi cyflwyno sylwadau ysgrifenedig (cyfrinachol, Atodiad 1) i gefnogi ei gais a’i fod wedi ei wahodd i'r cyfarfod. <0}

{0>The Applicant, Mr.<}100{>Roedd yr ymgeisydd, Mr<0} {0>T. Leddon (Leddon’s Taxis) was accompanied by his supporter Mr.<}0{>T. Leddon (Leddon’s Taxis) yn bresennol gyda’i gefnogwr Mr<0} {0>G. Higginson (Town & Country Taxis).<}0{>G. Higginson (Town & Country Taxis).<0}

{0>[At this point the Applicant advised that he had not received the report and committee procedures and the meeting was adjourned to allow sufficient time for the Applicant to be furnished with all the relevant documentation and peruse them.<}0{>[Ar y pwynt hwn dywedodd yr ymgeisydd nad oedd wedi derbyn yr adroddiad na gweithdrefnau’r pwyllgor. Felly, cafodd y cyfarfod ei ohirio er mwyn rhoi amser iddo dderbyn a darllen y dogfennau perthnasol.<0} {0>Upon resuming proceedings the Applicant confirmed he was happy to continue.]<}0{>Ar ôl ailddechrau’r cyfarfod cadarnhaodd yr Ymgeisydd ei fod yn fodlon parhau.]<0}

{0>The Public Protection Business Manager presented the report and explained that the Applicant had approached the Council with a view to licensing a number of new vehicles to fleet – Dacia Logan estate cars – which had a measured leg room of 157mm.<}0{>Cyflwynodd Rheolwr Busnes Gwarchod y Cyhoedd yr adroddiad ac eglurodd bod yr ymgeisydd wedi cysylltu â’r Cyngor gyda’r bwriad o drwyddedu nifer o gerbydau newydd i’w fflyd - ceir stad Dacia Logan - sydd â gofod coesau o 157mm.<0} {0>The vehicles had been rejected because they did not comply with the Council’s current policy which specified a minimum 200mm leg room for passengers.<}0{>Roedd y cerbydau wedi eu gwrthod gan nad oeddynt yn cydymffurfio â pholisi presennol y Cyngor sy’n nodi bod angen o leiaf 200mm o ofod coesau ar gyfer teithwyr.<0} {0>The policy had become effective from 1 July 2017 and had been introduced to provide clarity to licensees and consistency of the standard of vehicles being licensed.<}0{>Daeth y polisi i  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 4.

{0>RESOLVED that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act.<}98{>PENDERFYNWYD dan ddarpariaethau Adran 100A Deddf Llywodraeth Leol 1972, gwahardd y wasg a’r cyhoedd o’r cyfarfod ar gyfer yr eitem fusnes ganlynol ar y sail y byddai gwybodaeth eithriedig yn debygol o gael ei datgelu fel y’i diffinnir ym Mharagraffau 12 Rhan 4 Atodlen 12A y Ddeddf.<0}

Ystyried adroddiad cyfrinachol gan Bennaeth Cynllunio a Gwarchod y Cyhoedd (copi wedi’i amgáu) yn gofyn i aelodau benderfynu ar gais gan Ymgeisydd Rhif 520509.

PENDERFYNWYD bod y cais am drwydded i yrru cerbydau hacni a cherbydau hurio preifat gan Ymgeisydd Rhif  520509 yn cael ei roi.

{0>A confidential report by the Head of Planning and Public Protection (previously circulated) was submitted upon –<}100{>Cyflwynwyd adroddiad cyfrinachol gan Bennaeth Cynllunio a Gwarchod y Cyhoedd (a ddosbarthwyd yn flaenorol) ynglŷn â’r canlynol –<0}

(i)            {0>an application having been received from Applicant No.<}100{>cais a dderbyniwyd gan Ymgeisydd Rhif<0} {0>520509 for a licence to drive hackney carriage and private hire vehicles;<}98{>520509 am drwydded i yrru cerbyd hacni a cherbydau hurio preifat; <0}

(ii)          {0>the application having been referred to the Licensing Committee due to the Applicant’s failure to disclose two criminal convictions which had been revealed following a routine Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relating to theft (1990) and driving a vehicle with excess alcohol (2004);<}0{>bod y cais wedi ei ddwyn i sylw’r Pwyllgor Trwyddedu oherwydd methiant yr ymgeisydd â datgelu dwy gollfarn droseddol a ddatgelwyd yn dilyn gwiriad y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd, un yn ymwneud â lladrad (1990) ac un yn ymwneud â gyrru dan ddylanwad alcohol (2004);<0}

(iii)         {0>referred to the Council’s policy with regard to the relevance of convictions (including non-disclosure) and relevant legislation with regard to making a false statement and omission of particular material, and<}63{>polisi’r Cyngor mewn perthynas â pherthnasedd collfarnau (gan gynnwys methu datgelu collfarnau) a deddfwriaeth berthnasol o ran gwneud datganiad ffug a hepgor gwybodaeth benodol; <0}

(iv)         {0>the Applicant having been invited to the meeting in support of his application and to answer members’ questions thereon.<}100{>estyn gwahoddiad i’r ymgeisydd ddod i'r cyfarfod i gefnogi ei gais ac i ateb cwestiynau'r aelodau.<0}

{0>The Applicant confirmed he had received the report and committee procedures.<}100{>Cadarnhaodd yr ymgeisydd ei fod wedi derbyn yr adroddiad a gweithdrefnau’r pwyllgor.<0}

{0>The Public Protection Business Manager detailed the facts of the case.<}76{>Manylodd Rheolwr Busnes Gwarchod y Cyhoedd ar ffeithiau'r achos.<0}

{0>The Applicant apologised for his error in completing the application form and explained that (1) he had not realised the first offence would be on record as it had been committed in his youth, and (2) he had mistakenly believed the second conviction related to motoring rather than a criminal offence, and proceeded to explain the circumstances surrounding those two convictions.<}0{>Ymddiheurodd yr ymgeisydd am lenwi’r ffurflen gais yn anghywir ac eglurodd (1) nad oedd wedi sylweddoli bod cofnod o’i drosedd gyntaf oherwydd iddo ei chyflawni pan oedd yn ifanc, a (2) ei fod yn credu bod yr ail gollfarn yn ymwneud â gyrru. Bu iddo wedyn fynd yn ei flaen i egluro amgylchiadau’r collfarnau.<0} {0>Since then the Applicant had held a clean driving licence and described himself as capable and trustworthy.<}0{>Ers hynny mae’r ymgeisydd wedi dal trwydded yrru lân ac yn disgrifio’i hun fel person medrus a dibynadwy.<0} {0>In response to members’ questions the Applicant admitted that he had not read the relevant documentation properly which had led to the omission on this application form.<}0{>Mewn ymateb i gwestiynau’r aelodau, dywedodd yr ymgeisydd nad oedd wedi darllen y dogfennau perthnasol yn ddigon gofalus, a arweiniodd at hepgor yr wybodaeth wrth lenwi’r ffurflen gais. <0}{0>He believed that being a taxi driver would allow him to work flexible hours which would suit his family circumstances.<}0{>Credodd y byddai gyrru tacsi yn caniatáu iddo weithio oriau hyblyg, a fyddai’n gyfleus i’w deulu.<0} {0>In making a final statement the Applicant again apologised for incorrectly completing the application form stating that it had been a genuine error on his  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 5.