10.00 a.m./10.55 a.m.
Present:
Councillor D J Jarvis (Chairman),
Councillors Mrs M F Evans (Vice-Chairman), N M Baker, R A H Brown* , M F Foster* & Mrs T M Merrison
(* Substitute in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 31(b)(2))
In attendance:
J Baker, C Gabell, A Evans, S Whiston & T Row
Mr B Fryer (Southend Hackney Carriage Drivers Association), Mr D Watts (Southend Hackney Carriage Drivers Association), Mr J Van Der Ploeg (Southend Private Hire Car Drivers Association) and Mr N Chambers (Private Hire Care Drivers Association)