Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Contact: Natalie Owen  Democratic & Scrutiny Officer

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11.

MINUTES

To receive and if so determined, to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 20th July 2017.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Public Protection Sub-Committee meeting held on 20th July 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

12.

REVIEW OF TAXI FARE STRUCTURE - 2017 pdf icon PDF 236 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report outlining proposals for a revised table of fares for hackney carriage vehicles following a written request by the Taxi Trade Owner Drivers Association to review the taxi fare structure and stated that there had been no increase since the last approved changes in September 2013.

 

The Sub-Committee members at the request of the Executive Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Planning reviewed the report.

 

RESOLVED: That the report and the recommendation from the Public

Protection Sub-Committee to approve the fare table be considered by the Executive Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Planning who will then determine a proposed Fare Table which will be subject to a statutory public consultation period of 14 days.

13.

REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO DISPLAY AN ADVERTISEMENT ON A PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE pdf icon PDF 337 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting members to consider a request from a Trafford Private Hire operator for permission to operate a private hire vehicle with an advert on its exterior.

 

Mr Naylor, Passenger Cars Group answered questions from members of the Sub-Committee.

 

RESOLVED: That the proposed signage be displayed on the vehicle as requested and the vehicle be exempted from the Council’s window tint policy; subject to a condition that whilst the advert is displayed the vehicle will be used exclusively for private hire journeys between the Holiday Inn, Runger Lane, Manchester and Manchester Airport.