Agenda item

ITEMS REFERRED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES

Any Items referred from other committees will be circulated as soon as they are available.

Decision:

a        Item Referred from Cabinet: 22 October 2020 - Hertfordshire Growth Board - Proposed Joint Committees

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)       To confirm the establishment of the Growth Board and Growth Board Scrutiny Joint Committees (to hold their inaugural meetings in January/February 2021 and then HGB Scrutiny aligned to confirmation of securing Government funding in 2021);

 

(2)       To adopt the Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework into the Councils own constitutional framework;

 

(3)       To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as the Leader of the Council, Deputy as Deputy Leader of the Council, or in their absence another Executive member and Scrutiny Committee as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Deputy as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or in their absence another member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To provide longer term joint place leadership.

 

b       Item Referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee - 26 October 2020 - Adoption of a Statement of Licensing Policy Required by Virtue of Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003

 

RESOLVED: That the Statement of Licensing Policy be adopted.

 

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

 

(1)       Licensing authorities are required to publish a policy every five years by virtue of section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

 

(2)       A new policy must be published by 7 January 2021 to comply with this statutory requirement.

 

(3)       The proposed policy builds on the success of the previous and existing versions of the policy, whilst reflecting legislative changes and the Council’s priorities.

 

(4)       Responses to the public consultation were limited and raised no significant opposition to any of the proposals.

Minutes:

a        Item Referred from Cabinet: 22 October 2020 - Hertfordshire Growth Board - Proposed Joint Committees

 

Audio recording – 13 minutes 18 seconds

 

Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb, Leader of the Council, presented the referral from Cabinet regarding Hertfordshire Growth Board - Proposed Joint Committees.

 

In respect of the recommendations he proposed that recommendation 3 be amended to read:

 

“To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb (as Leader of the Council), Deputy Councillor Paul Clark (as Deputy Leader of the Council) or in their absence another Executive member and Scrutiny Committee as Councillor David Levett (as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee), Deputy Councillor Kate Aspinwall (as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee) or in their absence another member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.”

 

Councillor Simon Harwood proposed that, in order to ensure the decision was future proofed, recommendation 3 also be amended to remove named Members so that it read:

 

“To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as the Leader of the Council, Deputy as Deputy Leader of the Council, or in their absence another Executive member and Scrutiny Committee as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Deputy as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or in their absence another member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.”

 

The Leader of the Council accepted the proposed amendment.

 

The following Member took part in the debate:

 

·                Councillor David Levett;

·                Councillor Claire Strong;

·                Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb.

 

Following discussion regarding Members who had either been out of view of their camera or had switched their camera off, the Chair advised that Councillors John Bishop and Michael Weeks would not be taking part in the vote.

 

Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb proposed, Councillor Paul Clark seconded and it was:

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)       To confirm the establishment of the Growth Board and Growth Board Scrutiny Joint Committees (to hold their inaugural meetings in January/February 2021 and then HGB Scrutiny aligned to confirmation of securing Government funding in 2021);

 

(2)       To adopt the Growth Board Integrated Governance Framework into the Councils own constitutional framework;

 

(3)       To agree the Council’s nominated representatives on the Growth Board as the Leader of the Council, Deputy as Deputy Leader of the Council, or in their absence another Executive member and Scrutiny Committee as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Deputy as Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or in their absence another member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To provide longer term joint place leadership.

 

b       Item Referred from Licensing and Appeals Committee - 26 October 2020 - Adoption of a Statement of Licensing Policy Required by Virtue of Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003

 

Audio recording – 25 minutes 37 seconds

 

Councillor Lisa Nash, Chair of the Licensing and Appeals Committee, presented the referral regarding Adoption of a Statement of Licensing Policy Required by Virtue of Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003

 

Councillor Lisa Nash proposed, Councillor Paul Clark seconded and it was:

 

RESOLVED: That the Statement of Licensing Policy be adopted.

 

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

 

(1)       Licensing authorities are required to publish a policy every five years by virtue of section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

 

(2)       A new policy must be published by 7 January 2021 to comply with this statutory requirement.

 

(3)       The proposed policy builds on the success of the previous and existing versions of the policy, whilst reflecting legislative changes and the Council’s priorities.

 

(4)       Responses to the public consultation were limited and raised no significant opposition to any of the proposals.

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