Notice of a public meeting of

Licensing and Regulatory Committee

 

To:

Councillors Melly (Chair), Cuthbertson (Vice-Chair), Baxter, Clarke, Hook, Kilbane, Knight, Mason, D Myers, Nicholls, Ravilious, Smalley, Widdowson, Warters and Wilson

 

Date:

Monday, 2 September 2024

 

Time:

5.30 pm

 

Venue:

West Offices

 

 

A G E N D A

 

 

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1.          Declarations of Interest 

(Pages 1 - 2)

 

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members].

 

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2.          Minutes 

(Pages 3 - 16)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.          Public Participation 

 

 

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

 

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings.  The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Thursday 29 August 2024

 

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form.  If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services.  Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

 

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

 

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4.          Taxi Licensing Update Report 

(Pages 17 - 20)

 

This report is to advise Members of the current situation relating to the new Hackney Carriage Vehicle (HCV) licence allocations.

 

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5.          Taxi Licensing - Unmet Demand Survey and Hackney Carriage Vehicle Allocation 

(Pages 21 - 42)

 

This report invites Members to instruct officers on the council’s approach to the hackney carriage ‘unmet demand survey’.

 

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6.          Enforcement Action Update report 

(Pages 43 - 48)

 

This report is to inform Members of the enforcement activity undertaken by the Licensing Enforcement Officers in 2023-24. There are no recommendations as there is no decision to be taken.

 

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7.          Urgent Business 

 

 

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the  Local Government Act 1972.

 

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8.          Forward Plan 

(Pages 49 - 50)

 

To consider the Committee’s Forward Plan for the 2024-25 municipal year.

 

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Democracy Officer:

Angela Bielby

Contact Details:

·          Telephone – (01904) 552599

·          E-mail – a.bielby@york.gov.uk

 

For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports and

·        For receiving reports in other formats

 

Contact details are set out above.

 

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