Issue - meetings

Street Trading Report

Meeting: 05/12/2017 - Licensing Committee (Item 16)

16 Street Trading Report 2018 / 2019 PDF 70 KB

Minutes:

The Strategic Director for Place submitted the street trading report providing an overview of the process for issuing consents for the 2018/19 trading year.

Emily Bullimore (BID Street Operation Manager) highlighted the following main areas –

·	Duration of Consents for 2018 / 2019
·	Consent fees for 2018 / 2019 background
·	Allocation Procedure
·	Street Trading during City Centre Events
·	Ad hoc Street Trading
·	Pier Street Terms and Conditions

The main areas of questioning from Members related to the following:

(a)

The fact that there was a small error at paragraph 4.2 which should have had the words ‘and lead opposition member’ added to the end of that paragraph. This was noted by the committee.

(b)

The current occupation of sites, the types of activities carried out and expressions of interest for the next years trading period.

Cllr Morris arrived part way through this item

The committee agreed the recommendations within the report with the exception of recommendation 10 which was agreed as set out below:

Agreed recommendations:

1.	The Consent dates for 2018 / 2019 are approved of 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019.
2.	The Consent fees set out in Appendix 1, for 2018 / 2019 are approved.
3.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve, within Committee policy the issuing of Consents to existing city centre traders seeking to continue trading 2018 / 2019.
4.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve within Committee policy the issuing of Consents to new traders or contested sites for city centre sites in consultation with the chair of the licensing committee and lead opposition member.
5.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve within Committee policy short-term street trading consents in association with other city centre events and commercial activity.
6.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve and set fees for ad hoc street trading applications, within Committee policy.
7.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve, within Committee policy the issuing of Consents to existing ice cream traders seeking to continue trading 2018 / 2019.
8.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve within Committee policy the issuing of Consents to new traders or contested sites for vacant ice cream sites in consultation with the chair of the licensing committee and lead opposition member.
9.	The Assistant Director for Economic Development has delegated authority to approve within Committee policy the issuing of Consents to existing Hoe and Madeira Road Waterfront trading sites seeking to continue trading in 2018 / 2019.
10.	For Hoe and Madeira Road Waterfront trading sites the licensing committee delegate authority to the licensing sub committee to decide upon all new applications.
11.	To agree new Terms and Conditions for the Pier Street Ice Cream pitch following the addition of an electrical hook up installation on site.