Agenda and minutes

Licensing Acts Committee - Monday, 14 December 2020 2.20 pm

Venue: This is virtual meeting.

Contact: Michael Flowers Graduate Trainee Democratic and Electoral Services Officer

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Items
No.	Item
6.	Apologies for absence To record apologies for absence. Minutes: Councillors Peter Dragonetti, Lorraine Hillier, Leigh Rawlins and Jo Robb tendered apologies.
7.	Appointment of a chair for the licensing acts committee Following the appointment of Councillor Anne-Marie Simpson to Cabinet, councillors are asked to appoint a new chair for the Licensing Acts Committee and its related sub-committees. Minutes: The committee were asked to appoint a new chair for the Licensing Acts Committee following the appointment of Councillor Anne-Marie Simpson to Cabinet. A motion moved and seconded, to appoint Councillor Victoria Haval as chair of the Licensing Acts Committee was declared carried on being put to the vote. RESOLVED: To appoint Councillor Victoria Haval as chair for the Licensing Acts Committee and its relevant sub-committees for the remainder of the municipal year.
8.	Declaration of interest To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. Minutes: None.
9.	Public participation To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak. Minutes: None.
10.	Urgent business and chairman's announcements To receive notification of any matters which the chairman determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent, and to receive any announcements from the chairman. Minutes: The Chair informed the committee that following the Department for Transport’s recent publication of the statutory taxi and private hire vehicle standards that there was a new South Oxfordshire District Council licensing policy being developed. The new policy would go out in 2021 for consultation with relevant stakeholders. Committee members were informed that they should expect further training in the following year.
11.	Appointment of a vice-chair for the licensing acts committee The committee is asked to appoint a new vice-chair for the Licensing Acts Committee and its related sub-committees Minutes: As a result of the vacancy of a vice-chair arising from Councillor Leigh Rawlins becoming a member for Cabinet, Councillors were asked to appoint a new vice-chair for the Licensing Acts Committee. A motion moved and seconded, to appoint Councillor Kellie Hinton as vice-chair of the Licensing Acts Committee was declared carried on being put to the vote. RESOLVED: To appoint Councillor Kellie Hinton as vice-chair of the Licensing Acts Committee and its relevant sub-committees for the remainder of the municipal year.
12.	Minutes PDF 99 KB To adopt and sign as a correct record the Licensing Acts Committee minutes of the meeting held on 16 May 2019. Minutes: RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 16^th May 2019 as a correct record and agree that the Chair sign these as such.