Agenda Document Pack - General Purposes Committee - 14/11/2023
Midlothian Council · 14 November 2023
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Notice of Meeting and Agenda General Purposes Committee Venue: Virtual Meeting, Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2023 Time: 10:00 Executive Director : Place Contact: Clerk Name: Democratic Services Clerk Telephone: Clerk Email: democratic.services@midlothian.gov.uk Further Information: This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. Privacy notice: Please note that this meeting may be recorded. The recording may be publicly available following the meeting. If you would like to know how Midlothian Council collects, uses and shares your personal information, please visit our website: www.midlothian.gov.uk Page 1 of 6
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1 Welcome, Introductions and Apologies 2 Order of Business Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the end of the meeting. 3 Declaration of Interest Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest. 4 Minute of Previous Meeting 4.1 Minute of General Purposes Committee 03 October 2023 - submitted for approval 3 - 6 5 Public Reports No items for discussion Exclusion of Members of the Public (A) TO CONSIDER RESOLVING TO DEAL WITH THE UNDERNOTED BUSINESS IN PRIVATE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 6, 9 AND 11 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR PUBLICATION; AND (B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004. 6 Private Reports 6.1 Short-Terms Let Licensing – Determination of a Licence Application - Penicuik 7 Date of Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on 30 January 2024. Page 2 of 6
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1-993 Minute of Meeting General Purposes Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday 3 October 2023 10.00 am Council Chambers/Hybrid Present: Councillor Virgo (Chair) Councillor Cassidy Councillor Bowen Councillor Drummond Councillor Imrie Councillor Parry Councillor Milligan Councillor Russell Councillor Pottinger Councillor Scott Councillor Smaill Councillor Winchester Councillor McManus In attendance: Alan Turpie, Legal and Governance Manager / Monitoring Officer Derek Oliver, Chief Officer Place Edel Ryan, Senior Manager Protective Marc Copland Gary Leadbetter, Democratic Services Officer Lucy Roddie, Democratic Services Officer Hannah Forbes, Assistant Democratic Services Officer General Purposes Committee Tuesday 14 November 2023 Item 4.1 Page 3 of 6
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1. Welcome and Apologies Councillor Virgo, the Chair, welcomed everyone to the meeting of the General Purposes Committee. Apologies were intimated on behalf of Councillors Alexander, McKenzie, McCall and Curran. 2. Order of Business The order of business was as set out on the agenda bar Item 5.1 which was withdrawn prior to the meeting. Legal and Governance Manager / Monitoring Officer, Alan Turpie, noted that there was a technical issue with the Council’s website which meant that the agenda was not published within the correct timescales. Therefore, in terms of Sch. 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the Chair is required to allow consideration of the Reports as a matter of urgent business. Alan confirmed that all parties had been provided with the Reports. Alan further confirmed that there was no inconvenience to members of the public or applicants. The Chair confirmed that the reports could be considered as urgent business. 3. Declarations of interest Councillor Milligan declared an interest in Item 6.3 as they knew the applicant. 4. Minute of Previous Meeting The Minute of the Meeting of 7 February 2023 was submitted for approval. Councillor Pottinger moved the Minute as a correct record and Councillor McEwan seconded. The Private Addendum to the Minute of the Meeting of 7 February 2023 was submitted and unanimously approved as a correct record. Councillor Milligan clarified that Councillor Pottinger had not been in attendance at the previous meeting and so moved the Minute as a correct record. Councillor McEwan still seconding. 5. Public Reports Item 5.1 – Midlothian Council Short Term Lets (STL) Licensing Policy – Annual Review and Proposed Amendments was withdrawn prior to the meeting. Exclusion of Members of the Public In view of the nature of the business to be transacted, the Committee agreed that the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the undernoted item, as contained in the Addendum hereto, as there might be disclosed exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 14 of Part I of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973:- Page 4 of 6
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6. Private Reports 6.1 Short-Terms Let Licensing – Determination of a Licence Application - Bilston 6.2 Short-Terms Let Licensing – Determination of a Licence Application - Dalkeith 6.3 Applications for Consideration Summary Report 03 October 2023 7. Date of Next Meeting The date of the next meeting is Tuesday, 14 November 2023. Page 5 of 6
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