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This report asks the Executive Member to vary the application of the Markets Charter to permit Acomb Market to take place on the last Friday of each month, following a successful trial in June 2016.

Resolved:  To grant a licence for Acomb Market under the existing Markets Charter for York, subject to the following amended conditions:

That;

·        Following the trial period the market would take place on the 4^th Saturday of the month, commencing in January 2017.

·        Item 7 of the terms and conditions (Annex B/Annex 2) be amended to state that a token rent of £1 per market be payable to the Council. This would also apply to Haxby & District market as of January 2017.

Reason:     To allow for the monthly Acomb Front Street Market to take placeby a licence under the Charter.

The Executive Member was asked to consider a report which requested a variation in the application of the Markets Charter to permit Acomb Market to take place on the last Friday of each month, following a successful trial in June 2016.

Sally Foots, Secretary of ‘Acomb Alive!’ submitted a written representation on the following issue (this was attached to the online agenda following the meeting):

·        As per paragraph 19 of the Officers report £100 would be payable to the Council for each market. It was felt this would have a negative impact on the effectiveness of ‘Acomb Alive!’ and it was suggested that, as the council would not be involved in the organisation of the market, this be reduced to a ‘peppercorn’ rent.

In response to questions from the Executive Member Officers clarified that:

·        Once the trial period was over (Dec 2016), the market would take place on the 4^th Saturday of every month, not on a Friday as stated in the report.

·        After consultation with the Legal department it was agreed that the Market Licence fee could be reduced from £100 per market to a token rent. This would make the small market more economically viable.

The Executive Member then considered the following options:

1.   Approve the licence under the Charter to allow the inclusion of Acomb Market on a similar basis to that made for provision of a Haxby Market.

2.   Do not approve the licence under the Charter and seek to prohibit the Acomb Street Market as a breach of the Markets Charter.

Resolved:  To grant a licence for Acomb Market under the existing Markets Charter for York, subject to the following amended conditions:

That;

·        Following the trial period the market would take place on the 4^th Saturday of the month, commencing in January 2017.

·        Item 7 of the terms and conditions (Annex B/Annex 2) be amended to state that a token rent of £1 per market be payable to the Council. This would also apply to Haxby & District market as of January 2017.

Reason:     To allow for the monthly Acomb Front Street Market to take placeby a licence under the Charter.