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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillors Gordon Blair, Rory Colville, Mary-Jean Devon, Alistair MacDougall and Sandy Taylor. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: Councillor Neil MacIntyre declared a non financial interest in the application for a taxi operator’s licence submitted by Mr Shearer from Oban. Councillor MacIntyre advised that members of his family were involved in the taxi business in the Oban area and therefore he would not take part in the determination of this application. He left the room and took no part in the following hearing. |
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CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF TAXI OPERATOR'S LICENCE (D SHEARER, OBAN) Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made. The Head of Governance and Law advised Members that a late letter of objection had been received from Mr Werner of Etive Taxis who was not present at the hearing. He read out the reason given for the late objection. The Chair invited the Applicant’s Solicitor to confirm whether or not they had any objection to this late objection being considered by the Committee. Mr Thornton confirmed that they had no objection. The Committee agreed to take the late letter of objection into consideration and this was circulated to everyone present. The Chair then read out the procedure that would be followed and invited the Applicant’s Solicitor to speak in support of the application. Applicant Mr Thornton confirmed that Mr Shearer was a 49 years old
divorced man with no dependents and that he has lived in Oban since 2001. Prior to moving to Oban he was born and
brought up in Members’ Questions Councillor Trail asked if Mr Shearer had ever been a taxi
driver before. Mr Thornton confirmed
that he had many years ago in Councillor Trail sought and received clarification that alongside operating a normal taxi business Mr Shearer was hoping to offer long distance taxi journeys as well as offering a taxi service for disabled passengers. Councillor McCuish sought and received clarification that Mr Shearer would not be able to advertise his business as offering a taxi with disabled access until the spring of 2015. It was, however, his intention to visit local hotels and marinas to look at the market for offering longer touring trips for passengers. Councillor MacMillan sought and received an explanation from Mr Thornton as to why Mr Shearer wished to work for himself rather than be employed as a taxi driver. Councillor Kinniburgh said that it appeared that the type of business Mr Shearer planned to offer was long distance driving. He referred to Mr Shearer’s plans to advertise his business on the internet and asked why Mr Shearer had applied for a taxi operator’s licence and not for a private hire licence. Mr Thornton explained that it was Mr Shearer’s intention to concentrate on that side of the business during the summer months and that outwith this period he would run his business as a normal taxi service. Councillor Kinniburgh referred to the possibility of the long ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |