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Election of Chairman and Statement for the Procedure of the Meeting PDF 133 KB To elect a Chairman for the meeting and the Chairman to
present and explain the procedure for the meeting. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Wheller, seconded by Cllr Heatley. Decision. That Cllr Jon Andrews be elected Chairman for the duration of the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any pecuniary,
other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code
of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the
agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as
part of their declaration. If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting. Minutes: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting. |
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Urgent items To consider any items of
business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be
urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The
reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Objection to Temporary Event Notice - Neon, 39 East Street, Bridport PDF 394 KB To
consider an Objection Notice to a Temporary Event
Notice (TEN) served by Michael Long for Neon, 39 East Street,
Bridport, DT6 3JX. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Licensing Officer presented the report for consideration of an Objection to a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) served by Michael Long for Neon, 39 East Street, Bridport. The TEN served was
to permit the sale of alcohol on the premises and the provision
of regulated entertainment and late-night refreshment on the following
dates and times: Friday 27 August 2021
20:00 to 0400 hours Sunday 29 August 2021 20:00 to 0400
hours Monday 30 August 2021 00:01 to 0400 Correspondence from the Police and
between the applicant and the Police was attached at appendices 2 & 3. The current Operating Schedule was attached
at appendix 4. There were no questions from the sub-committee members for the Licensing Officer. The applicant, Mr Long was given the opportunity to put his case forward. He explained that the recent incident which led to the Police objection to the TEN followed a long running feud between two parties and had no relation to his premises. He gave an explanation of the events of the night concerned and the key points leading up to the incident. He had been escorting the victim to the taxi rank to ensure he got home safely when he (the victim) was attacked outside the premises. The sub-committee were then invited to put their questions to the applicant. In response to their questions they were advised that the victim was known to Mr Long but not a friend. The Police representative had no questions for the applicant and was invited to put the case forward for his objection to the TEN. His concerns were that another similar incident could occur and the original investigation was still ongoing. He stressed that it was not easy to get witness statements when people were intoxicated and anything past 02.00 was high risk. The sub-committee were then invited to put their questions to the Police representative. The applicant was invited to put questions to the Police representative. Both parties were given the opportunity to sum up their cases and the Licensing Officer reminded the sub-committee of the 3 options available to them when making their determination. The sub-committee retired to make their decision. |
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Exempt Business Minutes: Decision: That the press and the public be excluded for
the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information
within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act
1972 (as amended). Decision: To ISSUE A NOTICE (STATEMENT
OF CONDITIONS). The
Sub-Committee did not consider that it was appropriate to issue a Counter
Notice in this instance, but determined that a Notice (Statement of Reasons)
should be issued in order to impose conditions 3, 4 and 5 from the Premises
Licence under the heading of ‘Prevention of Crime and Disorder’ onto the TEN as
follows: Prevention of crime and
disorder 3. A closed circuit
television (CCTV) system will be in operation at the premises
at all times when licensable activities are being carried out and at any
other times when members of the public are present on the premises. The CCTV
system will have sufficient storage retention capacity for a minimum of 28- or
31-days continuous footage. 4. A designated
member/members of staff at the premises will be authorised to access the CCTV
footage and be conversant with operating the CCTV system. At the request of an
authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Responsible Authority (under
the Licensing Act 2003) any CCTV footage, as requested will be downloaded
immediately or secured to prevent any overwriting. The CCTV footage material
will be supplied, on request, to an authorised officer of the Licensing
Authority or Responsible Authority with the absolute minimum of delay and in any
case within 24 hours subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. 5. A logbook or
register shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol. The log should
include the date and time of the refused sales, a description of the person
refused, why they were refused (e.g. no ID, fake ID) and the name of the member
of staff who refused the sale. This logbook is to also record any incidents of
anti-social behaviour, admission refusal and ejections and any disturbance
resulting in violence or injury to customers, staff or
members of the public. The log shall be available for inspection at the
premises by the Police or an authorised officer of a Responsible Authority
under the Licensing Act 2003. The Sub-Committee noted that the premises already had a licence for the supply of alcohol up to 2am, Monday to Sunday and that the TEN proposed extending those hours by two hours each day to 4am over the Bank Holiday weekend (27 August – 30 August). Sergeant Gosling had confirmed that there had been no previous complaints which could be attributed to Neon and Mr Long had confirmed that the individuals involved in the incident referred to, had been banned from the premises. The Sub-Committee fully recognised the essential role that the Police undertook in the licensing process and acknowledged Sergeant Gosling’s disquiet, but considered in this particular case that with the addition of the conditions, it was appropriate for the TEN to ... view the full minutes text for item 56. |