Confirmation of Minutes

On motion by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing and Standards Committee held on May 7, 2009 were confirmed.

The Licensing and Standards Committee:

1.         referred the report (May 21, 2009) on Review of Mobile Catering (Coffee Truck) Licensing to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards with requests to review and report further on the possibility of reciprocal licensing arrangements with other Greater Toronto area municipalities and on the replacement of coffee truck drivers; and

2.         requested the Director, Court Services, to review issues raised with respect to Tribunal operations, specifically timelines for matters appearing before the Tribunal, the length of time for final decisions to be made and the number of hearings held.

To report on a review of the regulatory provisions found in the City of Toronto, Municipal Code, Chapter 545, Licensing regarding the licensing of the mobile catering industry, as they pertain to licensed coffee trucks in the City of Toronto.

The Licensing and Standards Committee:

1.         referred the letter (July 10, 2008) from Councillor Howard Moscoe to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards for consideration and report back to the Committee no later than October 8, 2009;

2.         replaced Recommendation 6 in the letter (July 10, 2008) from Councillor Moscoe with the following paragraph:

"6.        For the purpose of this protocol, the freeze on vending locations in the downtown area does not apply to displaced vendors presently vending within this zone, so long as it does not increase the total number of vending locations within the downtown area."; and

3.         requested the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to include in his forthcoming report a review of the process for the City rescinding and not renewing street vending permits on an annual basis.

Requesting a report from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards on the feasibility of establishing a threshold system.

The Licensing and Standards Committee referred the letter (May 13, 2009) from Councillor Howard Moscoe to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards for consideration and report back to the Committee at its meeting on October 8, 2009.

Requesting that the matter be referred to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards for a report to a future meeting of the Licensing and Standards Committee.

The Licensing and Standards Committee:

1.         referred the letter (June 9, 2009) from Councillor Howard Moscoe to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards for a report back to the Committee on October 8, 2009 with a request to include a comparison with all Ontario municipalities; and

2.         requested the Medical Officer of Health to provide comments to this meeting.