Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee (old regime) - Thursday 26th August, 2010 6.30 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Janet Barnes 01622 602242 Email: janetbarnes@maidstone.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
24.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
25.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: It was noted that Councillor Yates was substituting for Councillor Brindle.
26.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: There were no visiting members.
27.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by members and officers.
28.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
29.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.
30.	Minutes PDF 35 KB View item 30. as HTML 22 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 15 July 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed.
31.	Matters Arising - Annual Licensing Conference Minutes: The Head of Democratic Services reported that the General Purposes Group had agreed to advise the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to fund 2 representatives to attend the Annual Licensing Conference this year, but that the second representative should not have attended the conference previously. He further informed the committee that in accordance with the delegation by the Cabinet Member this matter was referred to the Head of Human Resources who had agreed to take the Group’s advice and agree their recommendation. RESOLVED: That the two Chairmen meet with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and the Head of Human Resources to discuss the representation of the Council at the Institute of Licensing Annual Licensing Conference.
32.	Hackney Carriage Issues (if any) Minutes: There were no Hackney Carriage issues raised and RESOLVED: That in future the agenda item should be retitled Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Issues.
33.	Street Trading - Prohibited Streets PDF 63 KB View item 33. as HTML 41 KB View the background to item 33. Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Democratic Services as to whether they would wish to progress an amendment to the existing Street Trading Consent Scheme and subject to any consultation responses seek to resolve that a street trading scheme include prohibited streets as designated. RESOLVED: That no further action be taken with regard to the Council’s current street trading policy, in which all streets in the Borough are designated consent streets.
34.	Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Three Year Licence PDF 62 KB View item 34. as HTML 54 KB View the background to item 34. Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Democratic Services on whether the current Hackney Carriage and Private Hire driver licence issued by Maidstone Borough Council for one year should be changed to a three year licence and whether all Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) driver licences submitted with applications should be checked against the records held at the DVLA. Mr Conyon of the Hackney Carriage Association and Mr Parker of MAPHDO raised some concerns regarding a number of issues. RESOLVED: That consideration of the report be deferred until the next meeting to enable further consultation with the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire representatives to take place.
35.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.30 p.m. to 7.31 p.m.