Agenda and minutes

The Chair will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 5 on the previous page.

The Clerk read out the procedure.

RESOLVED that a Vice-Chair was not required on this occasion.

There were none.

To receive any declarations from Members/Officers of personal/prejudicial interests in respect of matters for consideration at this meeting together with their statements on the nature of any such interests declared.

There were none.

There was none.

The minutes of the 24 June 2010 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The minutes of 9 July 2010 were approved and signed by the Chair subject to the following amendment:

on page 10 in the first bullet point at the bottom of the page, insert “if purchased with alcohol” before “there would be a minimum charge”.

The Chair will, if required, explain the procedure.

The Chair drew attention to the Licensing Procedure, copies of which had been made available to those attending the meeting.

Applicant: Gourmet Scoffs Ltd, represented by Paul McEvoy

Responsible Authority: Avon and Somerset Police, represented by Martin Purchase (Police Liquor Licensing Bureau)

The parties confirmed that they had received and understood the licensing procedure.

The Licensing Officer presented the application. She explained that the applicant was seeking authorisation for the sale of alcohol between the hours of 10:00 and 20:00 Mondays to Sundays. A representation had been made by the Police in relation to the licensing objective of the prevention of crime. The representation stated that the Police considered that the applicant had not included any satisfactory measures to promote this objective in his operating schedule. Following discussions with the Police, the Applicant had agreed to accept the following three conditions they had proposed:

1. Alcohol will only be served by waiter or waitress service to persons seated at tables.

2. Alcohol will only be served with menu-based foods, which will be available at all times that licensable activity takes place.

3. All staff will be trained in the sale of alcohol by a personal licence holder or approved trainer.

Mr McEvoy said that he did not wish to make a statement.

Mr Purchase said that the Police considered the additional conditions to be necessary because the premises were situated in the cumulative impact area.

Following an adjournment, the Sub-Committee RESOLVED to grant the application, subject to the mandatory conditions, conditions consistent with the operating schedule and the three conditions agreed between the applicant and the Police and imposed by the Sub-Committee, namely:

1. Alcohol will only be served by waiter or waitress service to persons seated at tables.

2. Alcohol will only be served with menu-based foods, which will be available at all times that licensable activity takes place.

3. All staff will be trained in the sale of alcohol by a personal licence holder or approved trainer.

Authority was delegated to the Licensing Officer to issue the licence accordingly.