Agenda and minutes
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Register of attendance and apologies for absence
Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Annie Mason and Rosemary Trollope-Bellew. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting
Minutes of the meeting held on 31 May 2022. Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting held on 31 May 2022 were confirmed as a correct record, subject to the amendment of a typographical error in the list of officers in attendance. |
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Disclosure of Interests
Minutes: No interests were declared. |
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Review of the Street Trading Policy
Additional documents: Minutes: Purpose of report
To provide Cabinet with an opportunity to consider the final version of the Street Trading Policy following a six-week public consultation.
Decision
That Cabinet:
(1) Notes the results of the public consultation.
(2) Approves the South Kesteven District Council Street Trading Policy with effect from 1 September 2022, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
(3) Authorises delegation to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance and Licensing, to make minor amendments to the Policy, such as legislative updates, which may become necessary from time to time to ensure its continued accuracy, but do not affect its direction or intent.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Alternative options considered were noted as follows:
· To proceed with the Council’s existing Street Trading Policy that was approved in 2012 without amendment · To proceed with the draft Street Trading Policy as issued for consultation, with the Policy taking effect from 1 September 2022
Reason for decision
The current Street Trading Policy outlined how the Council would undertake its decision-making functions when dealing with applications for Street Trading Consents. This had been reviewed and a revised draft Policy was proposed which sought to ensure a more robust application process, incorporating changes to legislation.
Significant proposed changes were summarised in paragraph 1.6 of the report and were presented to meetings of the Licensing Committee and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 November 2021 and 30 November 2021, respectively, where it was agreed that the draft Policy was suitable for public consultation.
The public consultation included direct contact with the existing street traders in the district and other relevant stakeholders such as Parish and Town Councils, Lincolnshire Police and Lincolnshire County Council. A report outlining the results of the consultation had been produced, which outlined overall support for the proposed changes although it was noted that the response rate was low. Taking into account the results of the consultation, it was proposed to proceed with an updated Street Trading Policy to include clarification on the definition of a street food and food hygiene minimum requirement of a 3 rating for all relevant traders, to take effect from 1 September 2022.
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Street Collection and House to House Collection Policy
A report on a proposal to introduce a new Street Collection and House to House Collection Policy following a 6-week public consultation and presents the final draft policy for consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: Purpose of report
To provide Cabinet with an opportunity to consider the final version of the Street Collection and House to House Collection Policy following a six-week public consultation.
Decision
That Cabinet:
(1) Notes the results of the public consultation.
(2) Approves the South Kesteven District Council Street Collection and House to House Collection Policy, with effect from 1 August 2022.
(3) Authorises delegation to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance and Licensing, to make minor amendments to the Policy, such as legislative updates, which may become necessary from time to time to ensure its continued accuracy, but do not affect its direction or intent.
Alternative options considered and rejected
An alternative option was to continue with the current process of applying the legislation when issuing necessary permits, but not to introduce a Street Collection and House to House Collection Policy.
Reason for decision
Street Collection Permits and House to House Permits were currently issued in line with legislation but the Council did not have a policy in place to provide a framework to support this. It was considered that adopting a policy would enable consistent decision-making and transparency.
The proposed Policy, set out at Appendix 1 of the report, was considered at meetings of the Licensing Committee and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 November 2021 and 30 November 2021, respectively.
A six-week consultation was undertaken which focussed on both elements of the proposed policy in respect of street collections and house to house collections. Direct contact was made with street and house to house collectors or promoters, together with other stakeholders such as Parish and Town Councils, Lincolnshire Police and Lincolnshire County Council. A report outlining the results of the consultation was set out at Appendix 2 of the report. |
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Cabinet's Forward Plan
Report of The Leader of the Council. Additional documents: Minutes: Cabinet considered its Forward Plan, further to which it was noted that items on the Corporate Asset Management Strategy and Financial Outturn 2021/22 would be included on the agenda for the next meeting of Cabinet scheduled to be held on 12 July 2022.
The Forward Plan was noted.
The meeting closed at 14:13. |