Agenda, decisions and minutes

To elect Chair for 2021 / 22

To elect Councillor Annwen Hughes as Chair for 2021 /22

RESOLVED TO ELECT COUNCILLOR ANNWEN HUGHES AS CHAIR FOR 2021/22

Councillor Elfed Williams was thanked for his work as Chair of the Committee over the past two years, and also for his support to the Licensing Sub-committees.

To elect Vice Chair for 2021 / 22

To elect Councillor Edgar Owen  as Vice-chair for 2021 /22

RESOLVED TO ELECT COUNCILLOR EDGAR OWEN AS VICE-CHAIR FOR 2021/2022

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor John Brynmor Hughes and Councillor Jason W Parry

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

No declarations of personal interest were received from any members present.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

·         An application had been received from the Local Licensing Authority to adopt Section 2 and Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 following an application to open a Sex Shop in Barmouth. The Council would need to consider adopting the right to consider the application, ensuring there were fit-for-purpose regulatory arrangements in place. The officer reiterated the need to conduct an extraordinary meeting of the General Licensing Committee in order to receive the Committee's approval to begin a statutory consultation on the matter.

·         Attention was drawn to a Individual Member's seat that had been vacant for some time now on the Committee's Membership list. It was suggested that the matter be referred to the Business Group  

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held on 15^th March be signed as a true record. 

The Chair signed the minutes of the meeting of the committee held on 15 March 2021 as a true record.

To submit, for information, minutes of the General Licensing Sub-committee meeting held on the following date –

a) 2 March 2021

Accepted, for information, the minutes of the Sub-committee held on 2 March 2021.