That the following actions be
taken with respect to the Vehicles for Hire By-law:
a) delegation requests, including those from C. Schafer,
Uber Policy Manager, R. Caranci, Caranci Consulting and B. Rice, VP Business
Development, Voyageur Transportation with respect to this matter, BE DEFERRED
to the public participation meeting;
b) on the recommendation of the Managing Director,
Development and Compliance Services and Chief Building Official, the
following actions be taken:
i) the report dated July 16, 2016 from the Managing
Director, Development and Compliance Services and Chief Building Official BE
RECEIVED; it being noted that the above-noted report was prepared with
consideration to previously reported options and reported results of various
public consultations;
ii) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare a
draft by-law for consideration at a public participation meeting before the
Community and Protective Services Committee, in October of this year, to
amend the Vehicle for Hire By-law, as follows:
A) to recognize Transportation Network Companies as a
form of a licensed vehicle for hire brokerage noting that passengers and
drivers can only be linked via smartphone apps;
B) to consolidate the various categories of driver
licenses into one type including drivers who operate private vehicles for
hire noting that private vehicles for hire drivers will be limited to
provide a conveyance transportation service only through prearranged orders
via smartphone apps;
C) to consolidate the various categories of vehicle owner
licences into one type including owners of private vehicles for hire;
D) to require that all drivers submit a criminal records
check either individually or via a broker for the initial application; during
the licence renewal period, drivers may be given the option to sign an
affidavit that their previously submitted criminal records check has not
changed;
E) to require that all drivers submit a driver record
abstract either individually or via a broker for the initial application;
during the licence renewal period, drivers will be given the option to sign
an affidavit that their previously submitted abstract has not changed;
F)
to
eliminate the English and training exam and offer an online training quiz at
no cost to applicants;
G)
to eliminate the requirement for a medical certificate at the
application stage, noting that the Licence Manager may require a medical
certificate if concerns are raised by the public;
H)
to require that all vehicles for hire have standard age regulations of 5
years maximum for first time application and a maximum in service age of
eight years;
I)
to require annual Ministry of Transportation vehicle safety checks
for all vehicles for hire with semi-annual safety checks for older models;
J)
to require that all vehicles for hire maintain working interior and
forward facing cameras;
K)
to require common private vehicle for hire identification in a format
that can be removed for private use of vehicle;
L)
to remove the cap on accessible vehicles for hire and that
consideration be given to reduced fees for this form of transportation
service;
M)
to
allow brokers
to dispatch vehicles by a number of methods including smartphone apps,
various forms of dispatch and street hail;
N)
to allow brokers to undertake forward facing camera downloads for insurance
related purposes;
O)
to
allow for greater flexibility of licence issuance options including quarterly
licences;
P)
to allow for drivers to offer reduced fares at their discretion
however at no times will fares be increased above the maximum approved
tariffs; brokers be permitted to negotiate fare agreements with employers,
institutions associations etc. as long as the maximum approved tariffs are
not exceeded;
it being noted that no change
to the requirement for full time commercial insurance coverage for all
vehicles for hire is proposed at this time. (2016-P09)
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