Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Amendment to Schedule 24 of By-law No. 20-85 - Body Shops/Automobile Service Centres - Regulation of Hours of Operation.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having:

(1)deferred consideration of the following reports from the City Solicitor and Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services;

(2)referred the matter of regulation of hours of operation for body shops/automobile service centres to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services with a request that she canvass Members of Council to identify and review specific problems that Councillors may have to see if there are alternative solutions to address such problems, and report thereon to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee in two months' time; and

(3)directed that the City Solicitor and Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to report to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on the necessity of harmonizing the definition relating to "public garages" in By-law No. 20-85, and "automobile service stations" and related definitions, including gas bars, etc., in the various zoning by-laws, so that it is clear that all retail gasoline outlets are subject to the proposed by-law:

(i)(January 22, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services recommending that:

(1)the report of the City Solicitor, entitled "Body Shops/Automobile Service Centres - Regulation of Hours of Operation/Ventilation," be amended to increase the prohibited area in which body shops/auto service centres cannot locate to within 122metres of a residential zone; and

(2)East York By-law No. 112-92 be rescinded;

(ii)(November 25, 1998) from the City Solicitor recommending that:

(1)should the Committee wish to recommend that the hours of operation of public garages used as car washes, motor vehicle repair shops and automobile service stations located within a residential zone or within 100 metres of a residential zone be restricted to prohibit their operation except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday), the City Solicitor be authorized to prepare and introduce in Council an amendment in substantially the form attached to this report to amend Schedule 24 of Licensing By-law No. 20-85;

(2)the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to prepare a report to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee concerning the impact of these amendments on Chapter 199 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code and East York By-law No.112-92, which impose early closing hours on gasoline outlets also potentially affected by the amendments proposed in this report, to be considered at the next meeting of the Committee;

(3)prior to the introduction of any bills in Council, this matter be scheduled for public deputations before the Emergency and Protective Services Committee at its meeting with appropriate notice of the meeting to be advertised and given to affected licensees; and

(4)the General Manager of Toronto Licensing be directed to provide a 60-day "grace period" prior to enforcing any by-law which may be passed by Council against affected licensees;

(iii)(December 29, 1998) from Mr. Bill Davis, Director, Government Relations, The Ontario and Toronto Automobile Dealers' Association, requesting the opportunity to address the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on restricting the hours of operation of the auto repair service centres and body shops; and

(iv)(January 18, 1999) from Mr. John Norris, spokesperson, Collision Industry Action Group, on behalf of the Toronto Collision Repair Society, requesting the opportunity to appear before the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on restricting the hours of operation of the auto repair service centres and body shops.

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The following persons appeared before the Emergency and Protective Services Committee in connection with foregoing matter:

-Mr. Bill Davis, Director, Government Relations, The Ontario and Toronto Automobile Dealers' Association;

-Mr. John Norris, on behalf of the Toronto Collision Repair Society;

-Ms. Victoria Masnyk, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association, and submitted a brief in regard thereto;

-Mr. Paul Smith, Manager of Real Estate and Development, Shell Canada Products Limited;

-Mr. Bob Clapp, Vice-President, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute;

-Mr. Mike Wines, Independent Auto Repairer's Association, and submitted a brief in regard thereto;

-Ms. Ziona Cowen;

-Mr. Bob Liptrott, Real Estate Manager, Sunoco Inc.;

-Mr. Jack Irwin, Petro Canada;

-Mr. Arv Sestokas, Imperial Oil;

-Mr. Ron Braun, President, Ripley Area Residents Group, and submitted a brief in regard thereto; and

-Mr. Andy Reti, The Toronto Taxicab Owners and Operators Association, and submitted a brief in regard thereto.

(b)Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Services and Toronto Based Hospital - Mandatory Training for Paramedics.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following report; and having directed that a copy be forwarded to the Budget Committee for its information:

(January 18, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services advising that the Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Services Branch requires ambulance operators to provide annual mandatory training, certification maintenance and continuing medical education programs to all paramedic staff; noting that funds for these programs must be identified within the existing Toronto Ambulance budget, and any decreases in available funding may impact the ability to meet these requirements; and recommending that the report be received for information.

(c)Toronto Police Service - Human Resource Strategy for the Years 1999-2003.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication; and having directed that it be forwarded to the Budget Committee for consideration during the 1999 Operating Budget:

(January 6, 1999) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board, advising that the Toronto Police Services Board on December 15, 1998, had before it a report (November 30, 1998) from the Chief of Police respecting the Toronto Police Service's Human Resource Strategy, 1999-2003; outlining the actions of the Board in regard thereto; and recommending that the Emergency and Protective Services Committee receive the report for information and forward it to the next meeting of Council for information during consideration of the Toronto Police Service's 1999 Operating Budget.

(d)Proposed Combining of Toronto Police Service's Divisions 12 and 13.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Chairman of the Toronto Police Services Board with a request that he report thereon to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on all proposed Police Division amalgamations and proposed boundaries:

(December 10, 1998) from the Councillor Joe Mihevc, York-Eglinton, advising of his opposition to the proposed amalgamation of the Toronto Police Service's Divisions 12 and 13.

(e)Fire and Ambulance Response to Snow Emergency.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following reports:

(i)(January 26, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency responding to the request of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee to report on the impact and response of Toronto Ambulance to the snow storm on January 3 and 4, 1999; and recommending that the report be received for information; and

(2)(January 27, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services responding to the request of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee to report on the impact and response of Fire Services to the recent snowstorms and cold weather emergency; and recommending that the report be received for information.