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GENERAL PURPOSES BOARD - 13 JUNE 2007
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General Purposes Board |
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Wednesday 13 June 2007 at 3.30 pm |
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Present:
Councillors Ahlfeld, Brooks, Dorrian, Fyfe, Grieve, MacLeod,
McCallum, McIlwee, McKenzie and Rebecchi. |
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Chair:
Councillor Ahlfeld
presided. |
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Apologies:
Councillor Moran. |
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In attendance: Mr G Douglas (for Head of Legal and Administration). |
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The following paragraphs are submitted for
information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Board. |
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406 |
Application for Taxi Licence: Mr Robert
McIntyre |
406 |
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There was
submitted a report by the Head of Legal and Administration advising that Mr
McIntyre had omitted to make timeous application for his licence to be
renewed before it expired but it had been dealt with using the procedure for
the exercise of powers delegated to the Chief Executive for use between
Committees and it had been agreed to authorise the grant of a Taxi Licence to
Mr McIntyre. |
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Noted |
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407 |
Application for Taxi Licence: Mr Joseph
Phillips |
407 |
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There was
submitted a report by the Head of Legal and Administration advising that Mr
Phillips had omitted to make timeous application for his licence to be
renewed before it expired but it had been dealt with using the procedure for
the exercise of powers delegated to the Chief Executive for use between
Committees and it had been agreed to authorise the grant of a Taxi Licence to
Mr Phillips. |
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Noted |
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408 |
Civic Government ( |
408 |
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Reformed Procedure for Management of
Public Processions |
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There was
submitted a report by the Head of Legal and Administration advising the Board
of the changes in the legislation within the Civic Government (Scotland) Act
1982 relating to the local authority’s responsibility for the administration
and management of public processions. |
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Decided:
that delegated
authority be granted to the Head of Legal and Administration in accordance
with the recommendations: |
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(a) to
deal with all applications for consent to hold a public procession; |
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(b) to
determine the appropriate procedure for consulting on a proposed public
procession (taking due account of whether or not the organisation applying
for consent was, or would have been, previously on the local authority’s list
of exempt organisations); |
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(c) to
waive the minimum statutory period of 28 days in appropriate circumstances
and to issue an order waiving the requirement for that period of notice under
Section 62(4) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 where appropriate; |
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(d) to
consult in any appropriate case (taking account of the factors set out in
paragraph 5.5 of the report) with all Elected Members through whose Ward(s)
the route of a public procession is planned as in the previous procedure; |
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(e) to
continue to use, in the meantime, the existing standard conditions in
granting consent to a public procession but to review with the Chief
Constable, Strathclyde Police those standard conditions; |
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(f) in
response to the guidance encouraging wider community involvement and
consultation to provide details of a procession in any appropriate case for
publication through the Council’s website, libraries and affected Community
Councils; and |
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(g) to
grant consent on behalf of the local authority for all public processions
where no objection or representation has been lodged subject to the standard
conditions and where an objection or representation has been received and not
withdrawn to call a meeting of the Board following consultation with the
Chair, Vice-Chair and Members to hold a hearing to determine the application. |
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409 |
Application for Street Trader’s Licence:
James Hagen |
409 |
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Councillor
Ahlfeld declared a non-financial interest by virtue of personal acquaintance
with the applicant and left the meeting. |
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Councillor
McKenzie presided in his stead. |
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There was
submitted a report by the Head of Legal and Administration on an application
for a Street Trader’s Licence by Mr James Hagen. The Board heard Mr Hagen in support of his
application and Mr David Greenslade of Environmental Services (Roads) in
support of his recommendation that the licence be granted for one year only
instead of the customary three years with the position to be reviewed
annually. |
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Decided:
that the
application be granted for an initial period of one year only, the position thereafter
to be reviewed annually up to a maximum of 3 years at no additional cost to
the applicant. |
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It was agreed in terms of
Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended that
the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the
following items on the grounds that the business involved the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 of Part I of
Schedule 7(A) of the Act. |
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Application
for Licence for House in Multiple Occupation |
410 |
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Iona
Properties, Flat 0/2, |
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Councillor McIlwee declared a
non-financial interest by virtue of personal acquaintance with one of the
objectors and left the meeting. |
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Councillor Ahlfeld had previously declared
a non-financial interest by virtue of personal acquaintance with the
applicant’s representative and was not present for this item. |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for the grant of a licence to
operate a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) following receipt of objections. The Board heard Mr Pol Stewart in support
of the application and Mrs Janice Wright and Ms Jennifer Fairhurst, two of
the objectors. |
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Decided: that the application be refused. |
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Councillors Ahlfeld and McIlwee returned
to the meeting. |
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Councillor Ahlfeld resumed presiding. |
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411 |
Application
for Street Trader’s Licence: Mr Duncan Lever Rodgers |
411 |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for a Street Trader’s Licence
by Mr Duncan Lever Rodgers following an objection by the Chief Constable on
the grounds that the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold such a
licence by virtue of his previous convictions. The Board heard Superintendent Stewart and
Mr Rodgers. |
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Councillor McIlwee moved to grant the
application for 1 year. As an
amendment Councillor McKenzie moved to refuse the application. On a vote 3 Members voted for the amendment
and 7 for the motion which was declared carried. |
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Decided: that the application be granted for 1 year. |
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412 |
Application
for Taxi Driver’s Licence: Ross James MacBean |
412 |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by
Mr Ross James MacBean following an objection by the Chief Constable on the
grounds that the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold such a
licence by virtue of his previous convictions. |
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Decided: that the application be refused. |
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413 |
Application
for Taxi Driver’s Licence: Mr Robert Wallace |
413 |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by
Mr Robert Wallace following an objection by the Chief Constable on the
grounds that the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold such a
licence by virtue of his previous convictions. |
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The Board heard Superintendent Stewart and
Mr Wallace. |
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Decided: that the application be refused. |
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414 |
Application
for Taxi Driver’s Licence: Mr Neil Docherty |
414 |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by
Mr Neil Docherty following an adverse medical report from the Council’s
Medical Adviser. |
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Decided: that delegated authority be granted to the Head of Legal and
Administration to grant the licence if a satisfactory medical report by the
applicant’s General Practitioner is submitted to the Council’s Medical
Adviser no later than 22 July 2007, failing which to refuse the licence. |
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Civic
Government ( |
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Application
for Taxi Licence: Mr Paul McDermott |
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There was submitted a report by the Head
of Legal and Administration on an application for a Taxi Licence following an
objection by the Taxi Owners’ Association.
The Board heard Mr McDermott in support of his application. |
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Decided: that the application be granted. |
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