Agenda and minutes

To seek nominations for the election for the position of Chair.

RESOLVED – To elect Cllr Asghar Ali to the Chair for the duration of the meeting.

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

1)  To highlight reports or appendices which:

a)  officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

b)  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

c)  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

  RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information

2)  To note that under the Licensing Procedure rules, the press and the public will be excluded from that part of the hearing where Members will deliberate on each application as it is in the public interest to allow the Members to have a full and frank debate on the matter before them.

There were no exempt items.

There were no late items.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

No declarations of interests were made at the meeting.

The report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory advises the Licensing Sub Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film titled, ‘Marie, the Doll, Marie-Poupée’, to be screened on the 21 July 2024, at Outlaws Yacht Club, 38 New York Street, Leeds, LS2 7DY.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory advised the Licensing Sub-Committee of an application for the certification of a film titled ‘Marie, the Doll, Marie-Poupée’, which is to be screened on 21^st July 2024, at Outlaws Yacht Club, 38 New York Street, Leeds, LS2 7DY.

The promoter had not provided an advance screener for Members or officers to view.

It was noted that there is no requirement for the Sub-Committee to view the film as the request was to award an 18 rating subject to a written declaration by the promoter confirming that the film does not contain any content which would more likely than, not render them liable to be classified as R18 if considered in accordance with the BBFC Classification Guidelines. Members had been provided with a link to the BBFC Classification Guidelines at Paragraph 2.4 of the submitted report.

Members noted that the promoter had provided a report which included the synopsis, details of the screening and the required declaration. The was appended to the submitted report at Appendix A.

Members raised no concerns in relation to the requested certification of an 18 rating.

RESOLVED – To grant certification 18 to the film titled ‘Marie, the Doll, Marie-Poupée’, as requested.

To receive and consider the attached report of the Chief Officer, Elections and Regulatory, regarding an application to transfer a Sex Establishment Licence

for the provision of sexual entertainment in the form of lap dancing made by Purple Door Holdings Limited as the proposed operator of the premises known as Purple Door, 5 York Place, Leeds, LS1 2DR.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory requested Members consideration on an application to transfer a Sex Establishment Licence. The application was made by Purple Door Holdings Limited as the proposed operator of the premises known as Purple Door, 5 York Place, Leeds, LS1 2DR.

In attendance for the meeting were:

·  Nicholas Quadrini, Purple Door Holdings Limited – Applicant

·  Carl Copeland – General Manager, Purple Door

·  Cllr Tyler Callum Wilson – Parish Councillor at Aberford Parish Council – Observing

·  Don Mort – Democracy Reporter

The Legal Officer outlined the procedure for the hearing and the guidelines for the transfer of a Sex Establishment Licence. The Sub-Committee had only two Members as one Member had submitted apologies at short notice. The Legal Officer asked the applicant if they were agreeable to continue with only two Members. The applicant said that he was agreeable to continue with the meeting.

The Licensing Officer provided the following information:

·  Purple Door have held a licence under the Licensing Act 2003 for the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol since 24^th November 2005. A copy of the current sex establishment licence was appended to the submitted report at Appendix A.

·  The application was made by Purple Door Holdings Limited, Unit 40 Friar House, Low Friar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5UF. The application was attached at Appendix B. It was acknowledged that the current Statement of Licensing Policy for Sex Entertainment Venues, including the transfer of a licence had to be determined by the Licensing Sub-Committee.

·  It was noted that the application had not attracted any representations either in objection or support.

Mr Quadrini explained the reason for the application to transfer the licence providing the Sub-Committee with the following information:

·  Purple Door had been licensed under Mr Quadrini’s father’s company Ruby May 2 Limited. Mr Quadrini’s father had recently died, and he wished to transfer the licence to his new company Purple Door Holdings Limited which was in the name of Nicholas Quadrini. Purple Door Holdings Limited was still the same address in Newcastle, but he had wanted to change the name as Ruby May 2 Limited was his father’s company and he wanted to resign the old company.

·  The premises would still be run by Nicholas Quadrini and the current General Manager, Carl Copeland.

·  The premises licence would remain the same using the same conditions. However, it was noted that the premises were currently undergoing a refurbishment, but Mr Quadrini confirmed that the outside of the premises would remain unchanged.

During deliberations Members raised no concerns to the application to transfer the licence.

RESOLVED - To grant the transfer of the Sex Establishment Licence as requested to Purple Door Holdings Limited.

To receive the report of the Chief Officer, Elections & Regulatory, regarding an application for the renewal of a sex establishment licence for the provision of sexual entertainment in the form of lap dancing, made by Tokyo Industries (Ultimate) Limited for a premises to operate under the name of Whiskey Down, First & Second Floors, 25 Crown Street, Leeds, LS2 7DA.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory requested Members to consider the renewal of a sex establishment licence for the provision of sexual entertainment in the form of lap dancing. The application was made by Tokyo Industries (Ultimate) Limited for a premises to operate under the name of Whiskey Down, First and Second Floors, 25 Crown Street, Leeds LS2 7DA.

In attendance for the meeting were:

·  Aaron Mellow, Director of Tokyo Industries (Ultimate) Limited – Applicant

·  Marcus Bentley – General Manager, Whiskey Down.

·  Sue Duckworth – Entertainment Licensing

·  Cllr Tyler Callum Wilson, Parish Councillor at Aberford Parish Council – Observing

·  Don Mort – Democracy Reporter

The Legal Officer set out the procedure for the hearing and as the Sub-Committee had received apologies from one Member asked if the applicant was agreeable to proceed with only two Members. The applicant was agreeable to the application being heard by two Members.

The Licensing Officer provided the following information for the Sub-Committee:

·  A history of the premises was provided at Paragraph 3.0 of the submitted report which noted that an application for a sexual entertainment venue had been determined at a licensing sub-committee hearing held on the 14^th March 2017. Members at that meeting had approved the application and subsequent applications to renew the licence made annually had been granted as requested. A copy of the current licence was attached to the report at Appendix A.

·  A copy of the application for renewal was attached at Appendix B.

·  Members were asked to note the additional documents supplied by the applicant which were appended to the report at Appendix C and included:

o  Dancers Welfare Policy

o  Dancers Code of Conduct

o  Customers Code of Conduct

o  Pricing Policy

o  Trade Union details

·  At Appendix D Members were provided with images of the external appearance of the premises.

·  No representations had been received from West Yorkshire Police.

·  It was noted that Entertainment Licensing had made a representation not as an objection, but rather a suggestion for revised conditions to replace the existing conditions on the licence, which had been identified as out of date, redundant and in some cases, unworkable. The letter from Entertainment Licensing was attached to the report at Appendix E. Members had been advised that a review of the conditions had been undertaken in consultation with the existing Sexual Entertainment Venues.

·  A map identifying properties of sensitive use in the surrounding area had been attached to the report at Appendix F.

Mr Mellow provided the following information for the Sub-Committee:

·  Whiskey Down is what used to be the Townhouse and is located behind the Corn Exchange. He advised Member that the signage is only lit up and used at nighttime.

·  £1m had been spent developing the site. He wanted to change the appearance and view of a gentleman’s club, which in his view had become jaded over the years.

·  Whiskey Down provides a number of alcoholic beverages including a range of rare and exquisite whiskey’s, rum’s, brandies and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.