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NOTICE OF MEETING

COMMITTEE:              LICENSING & REGULATORY

DAY/DATE:                 TUESDAY, 5TH JUNE 2007

TIME:                          2.30PM                                    

VENUE:                       EAST COMMITTEE ROOM

                                   MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

                                   EARLE STREET, CREWE

Despatch date:             25th May 2007

Enquiries to:  Carol Jones

Tel: 01270 537598

Fax: 01270 537605

E-mail:  agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

To:      Members of Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee No. 7

(for attendance)

[ Councillors T E Ankers, J A Beech, W S Davies , R E Dodd, R W Parker, M Roberts, R Salmon and W T Beard (Chair) ]

Other Members of the Committee (for information)

Chief Executive, Executive Directors

Licensing Team Officers – Legal Services

Notes to Members of the Public

The Licensing and Regulatory Committee consists of 15 elected Members.  The Committee has 7 standing Sub-Committees.  Sub-Committees 1 to 5 (3 Members on each) deal with applications under the Licensing Act 2003, Sub-Committees 6 and 7 (8 Members on each) deal with personnel matters and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing issues.   

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board and Council meetings.  If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a Visitor’s Pass.

Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car parks.  There is a disabled access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door on Vernon Way.  Please press the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception area.

You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as possible.  Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.

You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery.  A “No Smoking” policy operates in the Municipal Buildings.

Fire Evacuation

If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and leave the building.  Please follow any instructions from staff about evacuation routes.            

Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the Council’s website – see front page for details.

On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other parties.

If you require any further information, please contact Carol Jones the Committee Officer (details on front page).

AGENDA

1          Declaration of Interests

Any Member present (including non-Sub-Committee Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of the interest, which they have in any item of business on the agenda and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that item.

Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.  Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

2          Minutes of the Meeting held on 13th March 2007

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the previous Sub-Committee No. 6 meeting held on 13th March 2007. (2)

3          Application for Licence to Drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (3) gives details of an application for the grant of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles where the applicant has a number of convictions and whose previous licence was revoked by the Committee.

The Sub-Committee is invited to determine whether the applicant is a “fit and proper” person to hold the licences.

4          Application for Licence to Drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (4) gives details of an application for the grant of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles where the applicant has a conviction.

The Sub-Committee is invited to determine whether the applicant is a “fit and proper” person to hold the licences.

5          Taxi Rank – Pedley Street, Crewe - Objections

On 13th March 2007, the Sub-Committee resolved to appoint a taxi stand in Pedley Street, Crewe. 

Statutory notice was given and one letter of objection has been received.

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (5) gives details of the objection.

The Sub-Committee is recommended to RESOLVE –

That the objection be not sustained and the matter referred to the Highways and Transportation Local Joint Committee.

6          Taxi Rank Nantwich – Extension of Hours of Operation of Hackney Carriage Stand – Swinemarket, Nantwich      

The report of the Executive Director (Environment and Development) (6) gives details of a proposal by Crewe and Nantwich Taxi Association to provide taxi rank facilities for day-time use in Nantwich town centre. 

The sub-Committee is recommended to RESOLVE –

That the hours of operation of the stand for six Hackney Carriages appointed on the West side of Swinemarket, Nantwich be extended to 24-hours each day of the week.

7          Exclusion of Press and Public

7.1       The report relating to item 9 on the agenda has been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matter may be determined with the press and public excluded.

7.2       The Committee is asked to RESOLVE –

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

(Paragraph 1 is information relating to any individual.  Paragraph 2 concerns information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.)

8          Application for Licence to Drive Hackney Carriage and Private

            Hire Vehicles

The enclosed report (8) gives details of an application for the grant of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles where the disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau shows “approved information” provided by the Police.

The Sub-Committee is invited to determine whether the applicant is a “fit and proper” person to hold the licences.