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Agenda
Part A
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Welcome and Announcements
The Chairman will welcome members of the public and Councillors and remind everyone to use microphones at all times when they are speaking. The Chairman will also explain action in the event of an emergency, mobile phones switched to silent, audio-recording of the meeting. Councillors who are members of the committee will introduce themselves.
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Substitutions
Councillors will be asked to say if they are attending on behalf of a Committee member who is absent.
Councillor Theresa Higgins for Councillor Mike Hogg
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Urgent Items
The Chairman will announce if there is any item not on the published agenda which will be considered because it is urgent and will explain the reason for the urgency.
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Declarations of Interest
Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda about which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other pecuniary interest or non-pecuniary interest.
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Minutes of Previous Meeting
The Councillors will be invited to confirm that the minutes are a correct record of the meeting held on 13 September 2017
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RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 13 September 2017 be approved as a correct record.
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Have Your Say!
The Chairman will invite members of the public to indicate if they wish to speak or present a petition on any item included on the agenda or any other matter relating to the terms of reference of the meeting. Please indicate your wish to speak at this point if your name has not been noted by Council staff.
see report from Head of Environment Services
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The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Director of Environment on the results of the consultation on the draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy. The comments and proposed changes were noted. It had become apparent however that the impending changes in data protection and a number of other minor matters that had arisen in the course of the consultation process meant that further work on the Policy was required. It was determined to bring the matter to the Committee on 17 January 2018 with the recommendation that it be approved at the next full Council meeting.
RESOLVED that a report on the Policy be brought back to the Committee’s next meeting in January 2018.
see report from Head of Environment Services
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The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Direct of Environment on Colchester’s Site Management Agreement/ Collection of Direct Debit were asked to determine whether charities could continue to use market and street trading pitches to carry out promotional work including the collection of direct debit details (commonly called chugging).
The Committee had previously determined to restrict chugging activities in the town centre under an agreement signed with the Public Fundraising Regulatory Authority however it had come to the Council’s attention that this agreement, which restricted collectors to Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, was being undermined by the booking of market and street trading pitches. The Committee was asked to determine whether this practise was acceptable and if not how such activities could be curtailed without unduly damaging the market’s income and still allowing charities the opportunity to promote their work.
RESOLVED that applications by charities who wish to carry out promotional activities using a market stall/street trading licence, must erect and maintain for the duration of the booking, a physical structure from which to carry out their activities and must remain within the confines of this pitch to carry out their activities.
see report from Head of Environment Services
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The Committee considered a report on amendments to be made to the Statement of Licensing Policy to include a paragraph with regards to the Public Space Protection Order.
RESOLVED that the additional paragraph be approved and to be included into the policy.
see report from Head of Environment Services
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The Committee were asked to consider and respond to a Government Consultation on Proposals for Changes to Gaming Machine and Social Responsibility Measures. The survey had to be completed online and the Committee were asked at the meeting, following discussion, to agree on the responses to be made.
Jon Ruder gave a brief introduction to the report and the Committee then took part in answering all questions that were required.
Part B
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Exclusion of the Public (not Scrutiny or Executive)
In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).
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