Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room, Council Offices , Foster Avenue, Beeston NG9 1AB

Contact: Email: committees@broxtowe.gov.uk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies and notification of substitutes.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 194 KB

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 24 September 2019 and 15 October 2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meetings held on 24 September 2019 and 15 October 2019 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

 

 

4.

HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SPECIFICATION - ENGINE SIZE pdf icon PDF 193 KB

To seek approval to change the existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy to reduce the minimum engine size requirement for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the current vehicle specification be amended to include a minimum of 1400cc.

 

5.

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) in the Taxi Fleet Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Town Police Clauses Act 1847 pdf icon PDF 133 KB

To seek a decision on proposals with respect to wheelchair accessible vehicles used as hackney carriages and private hire vehicles. 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee, following a wide reaching consultation, consider incentivising new and existing Hackney Carriage proprietors to licence by way of age extensions and/or financial benefits.