City of Toronto Act,
2006 Public Notice
Extending
the Vehicle Age Limit for Accessible Taxicabs
Toronto City
Council will be considering recommendations to adopt amendments to City of Toronto
Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire.
It
is proposed that the amendments be adopted at the City Council meeting to be
held on July 19-20, 2022, or at a subsequent meeting. If adopted by City
Council, the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546,
Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire will:
1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, to permit a vehicle used as an accessible taxicab to be up to ten model years old and stipulating that this provision is in effect until December 31, 2025 and shall be repealed on January 1, 2026.
The
proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled "Extending the
Vehicle Age Limit for Accessible Taxicabs ". To view or obtain a copy of
the report, visit the City's website at: General Government and
Licensing Committee - Meeting 32 - July 4, 2022 (toronto.ca)
At
its meeting to be held via video conference on Monday, July 4, 2022 at 9:30
a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the General Government and Licensing Committee
of Toronto City Council will hear from any person or by his or her counsel,
agent, or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.
The
proposed amendment is subject to the decisions of the General Government and
Licensing Committee and City Council. Consequently, the proposed amendment may
be modified. Additional or other amendments to the above-noted By-law,
including amendments not contemplated or considered in the proposal by Municipal
Licensing and Standards staff, may occur as a result of the decisions of the
Committee and City Council.
To
submit comments or make a presentation to the General Government and Licensing
Committee
on July 4, 2022, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00
p.m.
on Thursday, June 30, 2022:
General Government and
Licensing Committee
Toronto City Hall, 100
Queen Street West
10th Floor,
West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-392-4666; Fax: 416-392-1879
Email: gglc@toronto.ca
To
ask questions regarding the content of the report, please contact:
Fiona Chapman, Director, Business Licensing and Regulatory Services
Municipal Licensing and Standards
East York Civic Centre,
850 Coxwell Avenue
3rd Floor,
West Tower, Toronto, ON, 54C 5R1
Telephone: 416-392-3070
Email: Fiona.Chapman@toronto.ca
Any comments received
after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.
While
the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council
may change these proposals and adopt additional or other amendments that differ
from the recommendations set out in the report. The proposed amendments are
subject to the decision of the Committee and the decision of City Council.
If this matter is
postponed at the Committee meeting or City Council meeting or considered at a
subsequent Committee or City Council meeting, no additional notice will be
provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or City Council
agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these
cases.
The General Government
and Licensing Committee will make its final recommendations on July 4, 2022
which will be forwarded to City Council for its meeting July 19-20, 2022.
Notice to people writing or
making presentations to the General Government and Licensing Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code
authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your
communication or presentation to City Council or its Committees.
The City collects this
information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).
If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other
communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact
that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and
will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication
and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone
number, or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly
request the City to remove it.
Many Committee, Board, and
Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to
view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video
broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.
If you want to learn more about
why and how the City collects your information, write to the
City Clerk’s Office, Toronto City
Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-4666.
Dated
at the City of Toronto this June 24, 2022.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk