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Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting

Contact: Carole Oliphant  Member Services Officer

Link: audiorecording

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman (Chairman of the Council in the Chair)

To elect a Chairman for the municipal year 2020-2021.

Minutes:

Cllr J Cairney was elected Chairman for the municipal year 2020-2021.

 

(Nominated by Cllr L D Taylor and seconded by Cllr J M Downes)

2.

Virtual Meeting Protocol pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Members to note the virtual meetings protocol

Minutes:

Members had before them, and NOTED, the *remote meetings protocol.

 

Note: *Remote meeting protocol previously circulated and attached to the minutes

3.

Election of Vice Chairman

To elect a Vice Chairman for the municipal year 2020-2021

Minutes:

Cllr D R Coren was elected Vice Chairman for the municipal year 2020-2021

 

(Nominated by Cllr S J Penny and seconded by Cllr Mrs F J Colthorpe)

4.

Apologies and substitute members

To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of Substitute Members (if any).

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Cllr Miss J Norton

5.

Declarations of Interest under the Code of Conduct

Councillors are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including the type of interest, and reason for that interest, either at this stage of the meeting or as soon as they become aware of that interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations made

6.

Public Question Time

To receive any questions relating to items on the agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.

Minutes:

There were no members of the public present

7.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 57 KB

Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 4th July 2019

Minutes:

The *minutes of the meeting held on 4th July 2019 were AGREED as a true record

 

Note: *Minutes previously circulated and attached to the minutes

8.

Enforcement Update

Minutes:

The Specialist Lead Licensing Officer addressed the Committee and explained the remit of the Licensing Committee.

 

He explained that the Licensing team were not currently completing pro active inspections but were concentrating on Covid-19 restrictions. There had been 3 public houses who had possibly been opening under the current restrictions. He explained that the team was predominately giving advice to businesses and dealing with administrative issues.

 

He informed members that the Council had not been enforcing annual licensing fees during the pandemic as most of the businesses had been closed. He explained that the next focus for the team would be to provide a free advice service for businesses who would be re opening in the coming months to advise them how they could do this safely within the regulations. He stated that they had started to take the first enquiries from businesses which planned to reopen.

 

He stated that the first virtual licensing hearing had been conducted and that the process had gone well. The team would look to try and retain the option of virtual meetings for future hearings.

 

In response to a question the Specialist Lead Licensing Officer explained that the Licensing team would be working alongside the Public Health team to ensure that social distancing measures were being adhered to in re opened licenced businesses.

 

Members expressed their appreciation in the way that Officers had acquitted themselves during the current crisis.