Part I
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Apologies and substitutions.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ayling, Day, Habermel and Stafford (no substitutes).
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Declarations of interest.
Councillor Ware-Lane - Agenda Items 4 (Review of Hackney Carriage Fares) and Item 5 (Review of Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Licence Conditions) - non-pecuniary - has friends who are taxi-drivers.
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Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 21st March, 2012
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 21st March 2012 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
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Review of Hackney Carriage Fares
Resolved: 1. That a 4% fare increase as submitted by the Southend Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, to cover a period of two years to 31st March 2015 (the agreed Licensing Committee procedure states implementation between 31st August and December), subject to consideration of any objections to the statutory advertisement of the proposals, be approved. 2. That any changes to the fare and extra charges structure be duly advertised, implementing the public consultation process, and any appeals be heard by the Licensing Committee.
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Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licence Conditions
Resolved: 1. That the proposed amendments and revisions to the Southend-on-Sea Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Licence Conditions, the Hackney Carriage Drivers Licence, the Private Hire Drivers Licence and the Private Hire Operators Licence Conditions, subject to the proviso in resolution 2 below, be approved. 2. That the Corporate Director for Place, following consultation with the Taxi Drivers Association, be authorised to determine the appropriate level of security of the CCTV system, whether by encryption or password protection, and that the wording of Condition 7 of Appendix 2 of the submitted report be amended accordingly.