Agenda for Advisory Committee for Executive Licensing Functions on Thursday, 23rd June, 2011, 4.30pm

Procedural Business

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(a)   Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct

 

(b)   Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

 

       NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

 

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

 

 

 

Minutes:

1a          Declarations of Interest

 

1.1         There were none.

 

1b.         Exclusion of Press and Public

 

1.2         In accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (“The Act”), the Advisory Committee for Executive Licensing  Functions  considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of an item of business on the grounds that it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press or public were present during the item, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information (as defined in Section 100A(3) of the Act) or exempt information as defined in Section 100(1) of the Act.

 

1.3         RESOLVED – That the press and public be not excluded.

Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 56 KB

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Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 June 2010 (copy attached)

Minutes:

2.1         RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Advisory Committee for Executive Licensing Functions be agreed and signed as a correct record.

Chairman's Communications

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Minutes:

3.1         There were none.

Public Questions

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The closing date for receipt of public questions is 16 June 2011)

 

No public questions have been received as at date of publication.

Minutes:

4.1         There were none.

Hackney Carriage Fare Review PDF 81 KB

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Report of the Head of Planning and  Public Protection (copy attached)

Additional documents:

• Comm Report HC Fare Review Appendix A , item 5. PDF 485 KB
• Comm Report HC Fare Review Appendix B , item 5. PDF 60 KB
• Comm Report HC Fare Review Appendix C , item 5. PDF 60 KB

Minutes:

5.1         The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Public Protection seeking the Committee’s recommendation and authority to advertise proposed fare increases following the hackney carriage trade’s request to increase fares.

 

5.2         Councillors Lepper and Simson stated that although it was regrettable that increases were sought this was understandable given the rises in fuel and other costs. They asked how this would translate in terms of additional costs to customers and the Hackney Fare Officer explained that in broad terms this would equate to around 20 pence on the cost of a journey. Councillor Lepper asked whether it was possible for member(s) of the public to object to the proposals and it was confirmed that they could.

 

5.3         Councillor West stated that he considered the proposed increases to be moderate and proportionate and welcomed the fact that an additional charge was not made for longer journeys.

 

5.4         Councillor Turton enquired whether one objection was sufficient to trigger the proposals coming back to Committee and it was confirmed that it would.

 

5.5         RESOLVED – (1) That the Committee recommends the proposed fare increases and authorises the relevant Director advertise the proposed variation in fares, and invites any objections in accordance with legal requirements.;

 

              (2) Agrees that if no objections are made, or if any objections which are made are withdrawn, the varied table of fares will come into force from the date specified in the relevant notice; and

 

              (3) That the Committee reconsiders the matter at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Executive Committee if valid objections are made but not withdrawn. As there are strict legal timescales relating to fare reviews a special meeting of the Advisory Committee may be required.

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