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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were
received from Councillor John Brynmor Hughes, Siôn Jones, Rheinallt Puw and
Annwen Daniels. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: No declarations of
personal interest were received from any members present. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: None to note |
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The
Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held
on June 11th 2018 be signed as a true record. Minutes: The Chairman
signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee held on 11 June
2018 as a true record. |
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GENERAL LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE MINUTES PDF 78 KB To submit,
for information, minutes of the General Licensing Sub-committee meeting held on
the following date – a) 22.05.2018 b)
17.07.2018 c)
24.07.2018 Additional documents: Minutes: Submitted - for information, the minutes of a meeting of the General
Licensing Sub-committee that took place on 22.05.2018, 17.07.2018 and 24.07.2018. |
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PROPOSED TAXI LICENCE FEES 2018/19 PDF 39 KB To consider
the report of the Head of Environment Additional documents: Minutes: A report was presented by
the Head of the Environment Department on the response to the public
consultation regarding increasing taxi licence fees in order to ensure that
costs associated with licensing administration are fully recovered. Members were reminded that Sections 53 and 70 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1976 state that fees may be charged at a level sufficient to
recover reasonable costs; the increase on average will be 28%. It
was reported that the consultation had expired on 30th August and it was
confirmed that no objections or written observations had been received. It was highlighted that one local company had
mentioned in an email that it would be an idea to review the fares the industry
can charge customers. This observation was received as no application for a
review had been made for years. During
the ensuing discussion, the following points were highlighted by individual
Members: ·
Much work had been done to address and protect the
industry in the past ·
An application for a three-year licence was ultimately
cheaper than a one-year licence and that the saving was substantial. In response to a comment that
a suggestion had been made to review customer fares, it was noted that a
written request was required from an industry representative in order to
formally commence the process. It was
added that the officers would encourage the industry to submit a letter. In response to a question
regarding briefing discussions with Cabinet Members, regarding the matter, it
was reported that regular meetings took place with the Cabinet Member and the
Cabinet Member was aware that the principle was to recover the costs. In response to a question
regarding reviewing and reconciling the regulations across Gwynedd, it was
noted that this would be considered when reviewing Gwynedd Council Taxi
Policies. It was
RESOLVED to finally approve the proposal to increase the fees to be operational
from 1st October 2018, to the level recommended; in accordance with the
procedure outlined in the public consultation. |