Meeting documents

Time: 6.00 p.m.
Place: Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage
Contact: Pat Wilkings
Tel: 01438 242203

AGENDA

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PART I

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
2. TERMS OF REFERENCE
   To note the Terms of Reference for the General Purposes Committee as approved by Annual Council on 21 May 2008.
   Report attached
   Appendix attached - Terms of Reference
3. REVIEW OF STREET TRADING SCHEME
   To agree that formal consultation be undertaken regarding proposed modification of the street trading regime.
   • Report attached
   • Appendix 1 - Proposed changes to Local Street Trading
   • Appendix 2 - Prohibited Street Trading Map - Whole of Stevenage
   • Appendix 3 - Archer Road
   • Appendix 4 - Austin Paths
   • Appendix 5 - Bedwell Crescent
   • Appendix 6 - Burwell Road
   • Appendix 7- Canterbury Way
   • Appendix 8 - Emperors Gate
   • Appendix 9 - Filey Close
   • Appendix 10 - Hydean Way
   • Appendix 11- Kenilworth
   • Appendix 12 - Lonsdale Road
   • Appendix 13 - Marymead
   • Appendix 14 - Mobbsbury Way
   • Appendix 15 - Oaks Cross
   • Appendix 16 - Old Town
   • Appendix 17 - Poplars
   • Appendix 18 - Popple Way
   • Appendix 19 - Rockingham Way
   • Appendix 20 - Roebuck
   • Appendix 21- The Glebe
   • Appendix 22 - The Hyde
   • Appendix 23 - The Oval
   • Appendix 24 - Town Centre
4. REVIEW OF TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE CONDITIONS
   To agree that formal consultation be undertaken regarding proposed revision of taxi and private hire conditions prior to consideration by General Purposes Committee.
   Report attached
   Appendix 1 - Draft Policy and Conditions Rev 1 July 2008
   Appendix 2 - Existing Conditions March 2005
5. TARRIF INCREASE
   To decide whether to increase the taxi tarrif that was requested as a result of recent
   substantial fuel price increases.
   Report attached
   Appendix 1 - Hackney Carriage Table of Maximum Fares 27th February 2008
   Appendix 2 - Objection received
6. URGENT PART I BUSINESS
7. URGENT PART 1 - MINUTES - 12 February 2008
   To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday 12 February 2008.
   Minutes attached
8. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
   To consider the following motion:
   That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 - 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by S12006 No. 88.

PART II

9. MINUTES - 12 February 2008
   To approve the minutes of the Meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on Tuesday 12 February 2008.
10. URGENT PART II BUSINESS