Agenda and minutes

Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday, 18 August 2011 9.30 am

Venue: Meadfoot Room - Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Lisa Warrillow 

Items
No. Item

205.

Election of Chairman/woman

To elect a Chairman/woman for the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Addis was elected as Chairman for the meeting.

 

206.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 40 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of a Sub-Committee held on 26 May 2011 and 19 June 2011.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings of the Sub-Committee held on 26 May and 16 June 2011 were confirmed as correct records and signed by the Chairman.

 

207.

Hackney Carriage Tariff Increase pdf icon PDF 70 KB

To consider a report regarding a request to increase the applicable fare tariff in respect of all Hackney Carriages in Torbay.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a report on the application from the Torbay Taxi Association to increase the applicable fare tariff in respect of all Hackney Carriages in Torbay by 6%.

 

Written Representations received from:

 

Name

Details

Date of Representation

Torbay Taxi Association

Letter informing of the vote at the Torbay Taxi Association’s Annual General Meeting in favour of requesting a rise in the fare tariff of 6%.

 

Unknown

Member of the Public

Representation supporting the proposed increase in the fare tariff.

 

Unknown

4 Hackney Carriage Drivers

Representations objecting to the proposed increase in the fare tariff.

 

13, 15 and 21 June 2011

 

Additional information:

 

The Sub-Committee also received details of the existing maximum Hackney Carriage Fare Scale and a copy of the Public Notice, as advertised on Thursday 9 June 2011 of the proposed increase.

 

Oral Representations received:

 

Name

Details

Applicant (Chairman of Torbay Taxi Association)

 

The Chairman of the Torbay Taxi Association outlined the request for a 6% increase in the fare tariff.

 

Hackney Carriage Driver

A Hackney Carriage Driver outlined his objections to the proposed increase in the fare tariff.

 

 

Decision:

 

Having carefully considered all of the oral and written Representations, Members resolved to grant the increase as applied for.

 

This grant will take effect from the 15 September 2011, as agreed by the Applicant.

 

 

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