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Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Contact: Allison Swanson, tel 01224 522822 or email  aswanson@aberdeencity.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Urgent Business

Minutes:

The Convener had determined that a taxi licensing concession request in relation to Offshore Europe be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Section 50(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and that it would be considered as item 7.11 on the agenda.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to concur with the Convener.

 

The agenda and reports associated with this minute can be found at:-

https://committees.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=149&MId=6808&Ver=4

 

Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

 

2.

Confidential Business

Minutes:

The Committee was advised that the applications/requests listed at item 9 on the agenda were to be heard in private and treated as confidential information in terms of Section 50(A)(3)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

 

The Committee resolved:

to note that applications/requests to be heard in private and treated as confidential information in terms of Section 50(A)(3)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 were listed at item 9 on the agenda.

3.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 62 KB

Minutes:

The following declaration of interest was intimate:

  (i)          Councillor Wheeler declared an interest in relation to items 7.1 to 7.5 and 9.1 (all applications for licences for a House in Multiple Occupation), by virtue of being a landlord. Councillor Wheeler did not consider that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting during consideration of the aforementioned items.

4.

Minute of Previous Meeting of 4 June 2019 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Minutes:

The Committee had before it the minute of its meeting of 4 June 2019 for approval.

 

The Committee resolved:

to approve the minute as a correct record.

5.

Minutes of the Meetings of the Licensing Sub Committee of 25 June and 3 and 17 July 2019 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee had before it the minutes of the meetings of the Sub Committee of 25 June and 3 and 17 June 2019 for approval.

 

The Committee resolved:

to approve the minutes of the Sub Committee as a correct record.

6.

Committee Business Planner pdf icon PDF 96 KB

Minutes:

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.

 

The Committee resolved:

to note the committee business planner.

7.

Applications for Licences

Minutes:

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix A to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:-

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix A and that all licences were subject to the Council’s standard conditions unless otherwise stated.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

The press and public were excluded from the meeting for consideration of the applications listed in section 0 on the agenda and appendix B of the minute which contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

8.

Applications for Licences - Confidential Business

Minutes:

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix B to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:-

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix B and that all licences were subject to the Council’s standard conditions unless otherwise stated.

 

-       Councillor Reynolds, CONVENER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

 

1.            RENEWAL of a Licence for a House in Multiple Occupation 34 ERSKINE STREET, ABERDEEN (TOP FLOOR FLAT)

Application Reference 7/01

 

The Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers.

 

2.            GRANT OF A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION – 32 KINTORE PLACE, ABERDEEN

Application Reference 7/02

 

The Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers.

 

3.            RENEWAL OF A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION – 124 DON STREET, WOODSIDE, ABERDEEN

Application Reference 7/03

 

The Committee noted that the application had been withdrawn.

 

4.            RENEWAL OF A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION –121 OSCAR ROAD, ABERDEEN

Application Reference 7/04

 

The Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers.

 

 

5.            RENEWAL OF A LICENCE FOR A HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION –39 KING’S CRESCENT, ABERDEEN

Application Reference 7/05

 

The Committee had before it a report by the Private Sector Housing Manager in respect of the application.

 

The applicant Sujon Hoque was attendance.

 

None of the three respondents were in attendance, nor represented. 

 

The Committee then heard from the applicant, Sujon Hoque, in support of the application. 

 

The Committee asked questions of the respondent.

 

The applicant summed up.

 

 

The Committee resolved:

to defer consideration of the application until the works were completed, after which time the Private Sector Housing Manager could grant the licence under delegated powers if appropriate.

 

 

  1. APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC CHARITABLE COLLECTION – MAGGIE’S ABERDEEN, ROOF TERRACE OF ST NICHOLAS CENTRE AND GEORGE STREET, ABERDEEN

Application Reference 7/06

 

The Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Chief Officer - Governance in respect of the application which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda as the applicant was seeking to hold a public charitable collection on Saturday 7 September 2019. However, another public charitable collection had already been granted a permit for that date and Committee guidelines were to only permit one collection in the same area on the same day.

 

The applicant, Ms Paula Cormack, Maggie’s Aberdeen,was in attendance and spoke in support of the application and explaining why it should be exempt from Policy.

 

The Committee resolved:

to agree that the application be exempt from the Public Collection Policy and to instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to process it accordingly.

 

 

  1. application for the GRANT of a LATE HOURS CATERING Licence

APPLICANT: CRAIGTON FOODS LTD

LOCATION: MCDONALD’S KITTYBREWSTER RETAIL PARK

Application Reference 7/07

 

The Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers after the applicant had amended the application to comply with policy.           

 

  1. application for the GRANT of a LATE HOURS CATERING Licence  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.