To receive apologies for absence from Members.   

None

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

Councillor HE Morgan declared a prejudicial interest in Agenda item 9, in that he knew the applicant and members of his family. He left the meeting whilst this application was being discussed.

To receive for approval the Public Minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee dated 10 May 2016

RESOLVED:                    That the public Minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee dated 10 May 2016, be approved as a true and accurate record.

The Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services submitted a report, that requested the Sub-Committee to consider an application to grant a licence for a Private Hire Vehicle.

The Senior Licensing Assistant confirmed that application had been made by a Mr M Pask to licence a Volkswagen Passat SE Bluemotion Tech TDI 4 door saloon vehicle registration number NU62 PNE as a private hire vehicle to seat 4 persons. The vehicle was pre-owned and was first registered at the DVLA on 28 September 2012.

She explained that the application fell outside the Private Hire Vehicle Policy approved by the Licensing Committee for the reasons contained in the report. The report was also not wheelchair accessible.

Members then proceeded to the basement car park to view the vehicle.

Upon returning to the meeting, it was confirmed to the Sub-Committee that the current mileage of the vehicle was 36,223.

Mr Pask confirmed that which was detailed in the report, that the vehicle had a service history, as well as being the subject of an MOT test undertaken at 32,630 miles.

RESOLVED:                        That the Sub-Committee approved the above application to Licence the vehicle in question as a Private Hire Vehicle, Members having determined that the vehicle is suitable for this purpose and in prestige condition, therefore agreeing that a relaxation of the Private Hire Vehicle Policy was appropriate in this case.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

None

The minutes/reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they

contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

RESOLVED:                        That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

                                             Following the application of the public interest test it was resolved that pursuant to the Act referred to above, to consider the following items in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the items, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicants.

To receive for approval the Exempt Minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee dated 10 May 2016