Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Najuk and Sam Smith. Councillor Sandra Barnes attended as substitute.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

None.

Report of the Head of Environment

The Head of Environment introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval for the introduction of anti-idling legislation as laid down by the Road Traffic Regulations 2002.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve and authorise the implementation and enforcement of provisions relating to anti-idling as laid down by the Road Traffic Regulations 2002; and

2)    Grant delegated authority to the corporate director to authorise relevant officers or persons to stop the commission of stationary idling offences and issue fixed penalty notices in respect of such offences, in accordance with Regulation 6(3) of the Road Traffic Regulations 2002.

Councillor Barnes joined the meeting.

The Food, Health and Housing Manager introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval to commence consultation with all local businesses likely to be affected by the adoption of consolidated model byelaws relating to acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis and, subject to consideration of consultation responses, seek approval from members to refer the byelaws to full council for the byelaws to be made under seal and referred to the Secretary of State for the Department of Health for the byelaws to be confirmed.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the draft byelaws at Appendix A to the report to go out to consultation;

2)    Authorise the Head of Environment in consultation with the Chairman of the Environment and Licensing Committee to assess responses from the consultation to determine whether the byelaws need to be referred back to the Environment and Licensing committee prior to adoption;

3)    Authorise the Head of Environmental Services in consultation with the Chairman of the Environment and Licensing Committee to make any minor amendments to the byelaws following consultation and prior to referral to full Council for making; and

4)    Subject to the results of the consultation, recommend the byelaws at Appendix A to the report, with any minor amendments necessary, be referred to Council and to be made under seal.

None.

To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Report of the Head of Environment

Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Environment, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, regarding an application for a three year joint Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence for IF.

IF did not attend the meeting.

RESOLVED:

To defer consideration of the application until the next available meeting to give IF another opportunity to appear before the Committee.