Item - 2024.MM20.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 24, 2024 without amendments.
MM20.1 - Putting the Brakes on Auto Theft: Immediate Action Needed to Keep our Neighbourhoods Safe - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 24 and 25, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Government of Canada to:
a. update current and mandate new technological standards and security features for all vehicle manufacturers; and
b. expedite outgoing screenings at all ports.
2. City Council request the Provincial Minister of Transportation to:
a. eliminate the ability for any citizen to register a vehicle on another person’s behalf without power of attorney; and
b. ban the public from relying on a New Vehicle Information Statement to register a vehicle, limiting this registration mechanisms to only licensed dealers.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM20.1 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.