A meeting of the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Licensing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 10.00 a.m.

 

A note of the business to be transacted at the meeting is appended.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Donald Somerville
Area Solicitor (for the Chief Executive)

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.   

 

Business 

 

In respect of the applications which are subject to a formal hearing procedure there is circulated a copy of the guidance notes.

 

1. Apologies for Absence

 

2. Minutes of Previous Committee

 

There is circulated for approval the minutes of the Committee held on 11 March 2008.

 

3. Application for a Late Hours Catering Licence

 
There is circulated Report No. LCI-09-08 dated 16 April 2008 by the Area Solicitor which relates to an application for a late hours catering licence from Mr Ismet Beganovic in respect of Munchees Takeaway, Farraline Park, Inverness. 

 

The Committee is invited to give consideration to the application.

 

4. Application for a Late Hours Catering Licence

 

This application is subject to a formal hearing procedure.
There is circulated Report No. LCI-10-08 dated 16 April 2008 by the Area Solicitor which relates to an application for a late hours catering licence from Mr Craig Duncan in respect of MacDonald’s Restaurant, 12-22 High Street, Inverness.

 

The Committee is invited to give consideration to the application.

 

5. Licensing of Street Traders – Inverness City Centre Exclusion 
    Zone 

 

There is circulated Report No.  LCI-11-08 dated 17 April 2008 by the Area Solicitor inviting Members to consider the responses received in relation to the consultation process carried out in respect of the current Inverness City Centre exclusion zone for street traders.

 

The Committee is asked to consider whether they wish to abolish the Inverness City Centre street traders exclusion zone, amend the boundaries of the same or retain the status quo.

 

If the Committee is minded to abolish or amend the boundaries of the exclusion zone a report will be prepared for the Civic Government Working Group and thereafter the TEC Services Committee to seek approval of the same.

 

6. Application for the Grant of a Street Trader’s Licence

 

There is circulated Report No. LCI-12-08 dated 17 April 2008 by the Area Solicitor which relates to an application for the grant of a street trader’s licence for Mr Cameron Ross. 

 

The Committee is asked to determine the application after considering the information before them and after hearing from the applicant.

 

7. Licensed Taxi Driver – Notification of Penalty Points

 

There is circulated Report No. LCI-13-08 dated 26 March 2008 by the Area Solicitor which relates to a licensed Taxi Driver, Mr David MacDonald, who has received endorsements on his driving licence.

 

The Committee is asked to consider whether or not the licence holder continues to be a fit and proper person to hold a taxi driver’s licence and, upon determining this, whether any action should be taken against the licence holder in the form of a warning or suspension of licence.