Agenda and minutes

Taxi Licensing Committee - Thursday 11 May 2017 10.00 am, NEW

Venue: Council House, Plymouth

Contact: Lynn Young  Email: lynn.young@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

127.

Declarations of Interest

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made by members in accordance with the code of conduct.

128.

Chair's Urgent Business

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

There were no items of Chair’s Urgent Business.

129.

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fees 2017 - 2018 pdf icon PDF 110 KB

The Director of Public Health will submit a report on the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fees for 2017 – 2018.

Minutes:

The Committee –

 

(a)

considered the report from the Director of Public Health;

 

(b)

heard from the Licensing Service Manager and Finance Business Partner;

(c)

heard from Mr Hamilton, representing the Plymouth Licensed Taxi Association (PLTA);

 

(d)

took the above report and all that was said into consideration.

 

 

Agreed that –

 

(1)

the new fee structure as set out in the Fees Table (Appendix 1 of the report) is to be advertised in accordance with statutory requirements;

 

(2)

a period of 21 days will be given for objections.

 

The Chair thanked Mr Hamilton for attending the meeting, and for his willingness to work with officers on this issue.  The Chair also took the opportunity to thank the Licensing and Finance officers for the work they have undertaken.