Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 at 10.00 am.

You are invited to attend and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Webcast notice:  This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

Members are reminded that during determination of licensing Items, in order to be entitled to participate in any vote, Members must be present throughout all of the proceedings.

Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.

Yours faithfully

Susan Blease, Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services
(for Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development)

Business

(Chair – Dr I Cockburn)

1.  Apologies for absence
Leisgeulan

2.  Declarations of interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

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.

3.  Confirmation of minutes
Dearbhadh a’ Gheàrr-chunntais

There is submitted for confirmation as a correct record the minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee held on 4 October 2016.

4.  Licences granted under delegated powers
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh

There is circulated Report No HLC/082/16  by the Principal Solicitor which details all licences which have been granted under delegated powers under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 granted in the period from 21 September 2016 to 18 October 2016.

The Committee is invited to note the Report.

5.  Pending applications – 3 monthly considerations
Iarrtasan ri thighinn – beachdachaidhean 3 mìosach

There is circulated Report No HLC/083/16 by the Principal Solicitor relating to applications which are currently pending for the grant or renewal of licences under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

The Report recommends that the Committee agree to defer the determination of the applications, either:

1. to allow them to be approved under delegated powers in the event that no objections/representations are received and all outstanding documentation has been received from the applicants; or
    
2. to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be determined in terms of the hearings procedure.

6.  Continued Item
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Applications for a public entertainment licence
Cuspairean a' Leantain
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson ceadachd aoigheachd phoblaich

6.1  Premises: Black Isle Country Park, Drumsmittal, North Kessock

Further to the Committee’s decision on 4 October 2016 to continue the hearing on this application there is re-circulated Report No HLC/070/16 (pp 15 – 29) by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application for a Public Entertainment Licence for a farm park/petting zoo at Black Isle  Country Park, Drumsmittal, North Kessock by Ewan Maxwell.  (Dingwall and Seaforth Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure.

7.  Private hire car driver knowledge testing
NEEDS GAELIC

There is circulated Report No HLC/084/16 (pp 31 - 33) by the Principal Solicitor inviting the Committee to consider (a) whether to introduce knowledge testing for private hire car drivers in the Highland area and, if so, the knowledge testing requirements which should apply, or (b) whether to go out to public consultation before reaching any decision on these questions.

8.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Applications for a public entertainment licence
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson ceadachd aoigheachd phoblaich

8.1  Premises: Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness

There is circulated Report No HLC/085/16 (pp 35 – 36) by the Principal Solicitor relating to an application for a public entertainment licence for Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness by the management of the Culduthel Christian Centre.  (Ness-side Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s hearings procedure.