17TH REPORT OF THE
Community
and Protective Services Committee
meeting held on September
16, 2013, commencing at 2:00 PM, in Committee Room #5, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: Councillor B. Armstrong (Acting
Chair), Mayor J.F. Fontana, and Councillors J.L. Baechler, J.P. Bryant and H.L.
Usher and B. Westlake-Power (Secretary).
ABSENT: Councillor D. Brown
ALSO PRESENT: O. Katolyk, G.
Kotsifas, R. Sharpe and J. Smout.
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That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Managing Director, Development and Compliance Services
and Chief Building Official, the attached proposed by-law BE INTRODUCED at
the Municipal Council meeting on September 17, 2013 to amend By-law No. L.-129-51,
being “A by-law to provide for the licensing, regulating and governing of
vehicles for hire, including cab, accessible cab, limousine and group
transportation vehicle drivers, owners and brokers”.
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Voting
Record:
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Motion to Approve a further amendment to
the proposed by-law to amend the Taxi and Limousine By-law to include a
revision to Schedule D, section 2.4 (maximum vehicle age) to increase a
maximum age of 8 years and 9 years for a low-emission/hybrid vehicles and
accessible vehicles.
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Motion Failed
YEAS: J.F. Fontana, H.L. Usher (2)
NAYS: J.P. Bryant, J.L. Baechler, B. Armstrong
(3)
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Motion to Approve a further amendment to the
proposed by-law to delete subsection 3.1(z) in Schedule “A” and replace it
with a new subsection 3.1(z) as follows: “3.1(z) Operate a Cab or Accessible
Cab when the Driver has been on duty for more than 12 hours within a 24 hour
period without first taking 12 hours off duty.”
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Motion
Failed
YEAS:
J.P. Bryant, J.L. Baechler (2)
NAYS:
J.F. Fontana, H.L. Usher, B. Armstrong (3)
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Motion
to approve recommendation
Motion
Passed
YEAS:
J.F. Fontana, J.P. Bryant, J.L. Baechler, H.L. Usher, B. Armstrong (5)
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The meeting adjourned at 2:52 PM.