Agenda and minutes

To note the appointment of Councillor Knowles at the meeting of the Licensing and General Purposes Committee on 29 November 2004, as Chair of the Panel for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2004/05.

RESOLVED:  That the appointment at the meeting of the Licensing and General Purposes Committee on 29 November 2004 of Councillor Knowles as Chair of the Panel for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2004/05, be noted.

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             after notifying the Chair at the start of the meeting.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Reserve Members in attendance at this meeting.

To consider the appointment of a Vice Chair of the Licensing Panel for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2004/2005.

RESOLVED: To appoint Councillor Branch Vice-Chair of the Panel for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2004/2005.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interest made by Members in relation to the business transacted at this meeting.

To consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.

RESOLVED:  That (1) in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following agenda item/information be admitted late to the agenda by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency detailed below:-

(2) all items be considered with the press and public present.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 1 November 2004, having been circulated, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 1 November 2004, having been circulated, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents or organisations under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 18.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions were received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 15.

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 16 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no deputations were received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 16.

Report of the Chief Environmental Health Officer.

The Panel received a report of the Chief Environmental Health Officer which detailed an application for variation to a public entertainments licence for the Jamesons Public House (formerly Conways).

Jamesons Public House was situated on a parade set back slightly from the main road in Edgware.  All parking had to be on the roadside directly in front of the premises, as there were no facilities on site for patrons to park their cars.

The application was referred for the Panel’s decision as there was an objection by the Police, and the application for extended hours was beyond the Council’s standard hours of operation.  However, the Police had withdrawn their objection following negotiations between themselves and the applicants, and the applicant having accepted the conditions set out in the Police’s letter.

RESOLVED:  That the variation to the public entertainments licence for Jamesons Public House, 34 South Parade, Mollison Way, Edgware, be granted with the following existing, additional and amended conditions attached:-

EXISTING, ADDITIONAL & AMENDED CONDITIONS: (numbering refers to the numbers on the existing licence)

1.         The maximum number of patrons accommodated at any one time should not exceed 100.

2.         All doors and windows on the premises are to be kept closed except for entry and exit whenever the entertainments licence is in operation.

3.         Registered door and/or security staff to be employed at the premises when the entertainments licence is in operation.

4.         No noise emanating from the premises is to be audible at a distance of 1 metre to the façade of the nearest residential dwelling.

5.         CCTV is provided in the premises and is confirmed as being and will continue to be a colour system, in good working order and that a 31 day system is used and adhered to.

6.         All entry/exit routes must be monitored by CCTV cameras.

7.         Analogue CCTV system must record in SVHS quality; Digital CCTV must have the facility to download images to a CD.

8.         The recording equipment must be kept in a secure cabinet or office.

9.         Door supervisors are in possession of a “Magic Wand” or similar metal detecting device.

10.      The number of door supervisors will mirror the capacity on a ratio of 1 door supervisor to 50 customers.

11.      One of the door supervisors is female to facilitate searching of female customers.

12.      No entry or re-entry to the premises by customers every night after 11.00 pm.

13.      The variation of hours not to come into force until the works are completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Environmental Health Officer.

[Note:  The Chair asked the applicants, Mr and Mrs Kelly, if they consented to the conditions listed above. Responding, they confirmed that they agreed to the conditions].