Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee – Taxis and other matters (non-statutory) - Thursday, 24th February, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: held remotely via video-conference

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Councillor Mark Strong apologised for his inability to attend the meeting

2.

Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interest

Minutes:

None.

3.

To confirm the minutes of a meeting of the Licensing Committee (Non Statutory Committee) held on 16 September 2021 pdf icon PDF 209 KB

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 16 September 2021.

Matters Arising

Minute 7 – The Senior Licensing Officer reported that he had discussed this issue with the Traffic Police, as they would enforce this issue as engine idling was illegal under Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The act enforced Rule 123 of the Highway Code, which stated "You must not leave a vehicle's engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road” It was reported that the police had agreed to patrol the taxi ranks to address this issue.

 

Members also raised concerns that this was issue with vehicles outside schools.  It was therefore agreed that a letter/email be sent to the Chair of the Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee requesting that air pollution generated from parents running their engines outside schools and using their mobile phones while in statue; would be considered under Any Other Business in next weeks’ meeting

4.

General Update - Taxis and other matters (Non-Statutory) pdf icon PDF 233 KB

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Report of the Trading Standards & Licensing Manager and Senior Licensing Officer advising Members of activity undertaken by the Licensing Section since the last Committee meeting as follows:-

·         Review of the Council's Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy - horse drawn omnibuses   - Update

·         Review of Taxi Fares

·         Events Safety Advisory Group (ESAG) - Eisteddfod Tregaron 2022

·         Requests for Film Classification

·         Holiday Caravan Site Licences – Review of Conditions

·         Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2021

 

Following questions from the floor, it was AGREED:-

(i) to note the report for Information;

(ii) that a letter/email be sent to the Chair of the Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee requesting that air pollution generated from parents running their engines outside schools and using their mobile phones while in situ; would be considered under Any Other Business in next weeks’ meeting; (as discussed under Matters arising)

(iii) the need to remind drivers of school buses and taxis not to smoke outside their vehicles within the school vicinity; and

(iv) to note that a Taxi forum would be arranged in the near future to address any issues raised by Taxi drivers