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TO CONSIDER MOTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Meeting: 16/05/2012 - Council (Item 12)
12 TO CONSIDER MOTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PDF 115 KB
The motions submitted by Councillors for debate at this meeting are set out in the attached report.
Decision:
Procedural Motion
At the commencement of this agenda item Councillor Alibor Choudhury moved, and Councillor Ohid Ahmed seconded, a procedural motion – “That under procedural Rule 14.1.3 the order of business be varied to allow agenda item 14 to be considered as next business.”
The procedural motion was put to the vote and was defeated.
12.1 Motion on Licensing and anti-social behaviour on and around Brick Lane
Councillor Helal Abbas moved, and Councillor Bill Turner seconded, the motion as printed in the agenda.
After debate the motion as printed in the agenda was put to the vote and was agreed.
DECISION
This Council notes:
· The complaints by many residents who live around Spitalfields that the number of late night alcohol licences on and around Brick Lane is resulting in an unacceptable level of alcohol-related crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour locally, including late night noise, urination and vomiting on doorsteps, and violence.
· The request by police that the Council, as the licensing authority, adopt a saturation policy for the Brick Lane area
· That a draft saturation policy for the Brick Lane area was taken to the Licensing Committee in September 2011, but has progressed no further, awaiting the publication of guidance on Cumulate Impact Policies by the government
· That other measures, as well as the proposed saturation policy, could benefit local residents.
This Council resolves:
· To support a Five Point Plan to tackle the problem that includes:
o A Saturation Policy for the Brick Lane area being brought forward for the consideration of the Licensing Committee as soon as possible after publication of the awaited government guidance
o The adoption of Challenge 25 as a mandatory condition on all TH licences to the statement of licensing policy
o Setting up a "Brick Lane Alcohol Partnership" including the trade, police, council and voluntary or community groups to better co-ordinate action, share information and build working relationships between relevant stakeholders (to be contained within existing budgets)
o Giving police powers to implement section 30 dispersal orders from 10pm to 5am Thursday – Saturday in the immediate vicinity of Brick Lane, allowing them limited powers to move groups on where they have reasonable grounds
o Consideration of introducing pop-up/temporary urinals, as used in Westminster, on Friday and Saturday nights, and consulting on a bye-law to increase the fine for public urination to level 2 on the Standard Scale (£500).
(Action by: Stephen Halsey, Corporate Director, Communities, Localities
and Culture)
[NB: Proposed revisions to the Licensing Policy Statement must be the subject of consultation under Section 5 (3) of the Licensing Act 2003. In addition, as one of the strategies included in the Council’s Policy Framework, revisions to the Licensing Policy Statement must be developed with the involvement of the Executive and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, prior to adoption by the Council. Therefore to the extent that the resolution above involves changes to the Licensing Policy, the effect of the resolution is not to change the Policy at this ... view the full decision text for item 12
Minutes:
Procedural Motion
At the commencement of this agenda item Councillor Alibor Choudhury MOVED and Councillor Ohid Ahmed SECONDED a procedural motion – “That under procedural Rule 14.1.3 the order of business be varied to allow agenda item 14 to be considered as next business.”
The procedural motion was put to the vote and was defeated.
12.1 Motion on Licensing and anti-social behaviour on and around Brick Lane
Councillor Helal Abbas MOVED and Councillor Bill Turner SECONDED the motion as printed in the agenda.
After debate the motion as printed in the agenda was put to the vote and was agreed. Accordingly it was:-
RESOLVED
This Council notes:
· The complaints by many residents who live around Spitalfields that the number of late night alcohol licences on and around Brick Lane is resulting in an unacceptable level of alcohol-related crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour locally, including late night noise, urination and vomiting on doorsteps, and violence.
· The request by police that the Council, as the licensing authority, adopt a saturation policy for the Brick Lane area
· That a draft saturation policy for the Brick Lane area was taken to the Licensing Committee in September 2011, but has progressed no further, awaiting the publication of guidance on Cumulate Impact Policies by the government
· That other measures, as well as the proposed saturation policy, could benefit local residents.
This Council resolves:
· To support a Five Point Plan to tackle the problem that includes:
o A Saturation Policy for the Brick Lane area being brought forward for the consideration of the Licensing Committee as soon as possible after publication of the awaited government guidance
o The adoption of Challenge 25 as a mandatory condition on all TH licences to the statement of licensing policy
o Setting up a "Brick Lane Alcohol Partnership" including the trade, police, council and voluntary or community groups to better co-ordinate action, share information and build working relationships between relevant stakeholders (to be contained within existing budgets)
o Giving police powers to implement section 30 dispersal orders from 10pm to 5am Thursday – Saturday in the immediate vicinity of Brick Lane, allowing them limited powers to move groups on where they have reasonable grounds
o Consideration of introducing pop-up/temporary urinals, as used in Westminster, on Friday and Saturday nights, and consulting on a bye-law to increase the fine for public urination to level 2 on the Standard Scale (£500).
[Note from clerk: Proposed revisions to the Licensing Policy Statement must be the subject of consultation under Section 5 (3) of the Licensing Act 2003. In addition, as one of the strategies included in the Council’s Policy Framework, revisions to the Licensing Policy Statement must be developed with the involvement of the Executive and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, prior to adoption by the Council. Therefore to the extent that the resolution above involves changes to the Licensing Policy, the effect of the resolution is not to change the Policy at this stage, but to call on ... view the full minutes text for item 12