Agenda item - Procedural Business

(a)  Declaration of Substitutes - Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

(b)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

(A)         Declarations of Substitutes

222.1    There were none.

(B)         Declarations of Interest

222.2    Councillor Davey declared a personal and prejudicial interest in application BH2008/03950, “Seasons” café, 36 Gloucester Road, Brighton. He had been involved in discussions with neighbouring objectors and also intended to speak on their behalf in his capacity as a Local Ward Councillor after doing so he would withdraw from the meeting and would take no part in the discussion or voting thereon.

222.3    Councillor Mrs Theobald declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Application BH2008/03950, “Seasons” café, 36 Gloucester Road, Brighton. She had chaired the Licensing Panel meeting at which the premises alcohol licence had been granted and did not therefore consider it appropriate to be involved in determining this application. She would leave the meeting during its consideration and would take no part in the discussion or voting thereon.

222.4    Councillor Hyde, the Chairman declared a personal but not prejudicial interest in Application BH200802307, 57 Falmer Road, Rottingdean. She lived some 20 houses from the application site. However, she had no direct interest in the application, had not predetermined it and remained of a neutral mind. It was therefore her intention to remain in the Chair during consideration of the application and to take part in the discussion and voting thereon.

(C)         Exclusion of Press and Public

222.5    The Committee considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any items contained in the agenda, having regard to the nature of the business to be transacted and the nature of the proceedings and the likelihood as to whether, if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in Section 100A (3) or 100 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972.

222.6    RESOLVED – That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda.