Agenda Document Pack - General Purposes Committee - 19/03/2024
Midlothian Council · 19 March 2024
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Notice of Meeting and Agenda General Purposes Committee Venue: Council Chambers/Hybrid, Midlothian House, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 Time: 14:00 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 4
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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 14 November 2023 - submitted for approval 3 - 4 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6, 9 AND 11 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR PUBLICATION; AND (B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR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 Short-Terms Let Licensing – Determination of a Licence Application Reference No. ML00107N - 1 Dalhousie Mains Cottages, Dalkeith EH22 3LZ 7 Date of Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 10.00am. Page 2 of 4
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1-993 Minute of Meeting General Purposes Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday 14 November 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 Cassidy Councillor Winchester Councillor McManus Councillor Curran Councillor McEwan Councillor McCall Councillor McKenzie Councillor Alexander In attendance: Alan Turpie, Legal and Governance Manager / Monitoring Officer Derek Oliver, Chief Officer Place Mark Herron, Principal Officer Public Health Willie Stobie, Environmental Health Officer Gary Leadbetter, Democratic Services Officer General Purposes Committee Tuesday 19 March 2024 Item No 4.1 Page 3 of 4
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1. Welcome and Apologies Councillor Virgo, the Chair, welcomed everyone to the meeting of the General Purposes Committee. Apologies were provided on behalf of Councillor Smaill. 2. Order of Business The order of business was as set out on the agenda. 3. Declarations of interest Councillor McCall noted that they were a registered landlord with Midlothian Council. Legal and Governance Manager, Alan Turpie clarified that the landlord legislation was different to the short-term lets legislation. 4. Minute of Previous Meeting The Minute, and the Private Addendum to the Minute, of the Meeting of 3 October 2023 was submitted for approval, with it being noted that Councillor McEwan’s attendance at the meeting requires to be included in the Minute. After such amendment, the Minute is approved as a correct record. 5. Public Reports No items for discussion. 6. Private Reports 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:- 6.1 Short-Terms Let Licensing – Determination of a Licence Application – Penicuik 7. Date of Next Meeting The date of the next meeting is Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 10:00am. Page 4 of 4