Item - 2019.MM3.3

City Council on February 26, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to review the feasibility of establishing service standards for elevator repairs in multi-residential apartment buildings that can be enforced and monitored through RentSafeTO and tracked against the property owner's capital improvement schedule and plan.

2. City Council request the Province of Ontario to review the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the specific powers delegated to the Technical Standards and Safety Authority in order to enact the following changes:

a. establish service standards for elevator repairs in buildings;
 

b. bring the necessary resources to bear so that either the Technical Standards and Safety Authority is able to fulfil its delegated mandate or other forms of oversight and enforcement are implemented to achieve safer and more reliable elevator service standards in all high-rise residential buildings and commercial buildings housing clinics, therapy centres, or other services for clients with accessibility needs; and
 

c. review the number of licensed technicians in Ontario and evaluate it against current and projected demand levels.