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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1.
Amendments to the City’s Licensing By-law (No. 2002-189, as amended),
as described in this report, to:
(a)
establish regulations for the licensing of tow service operators, tow
truck drivers, and vehicle storage facility operators by the addition of a
new Schedule No. 35, as well as minor amendments relating to definitions and
administrative provisions, in the general form as set out in Document 1;
(b)
add regulations related to storage of towed vehicles in Schedule 3 for
public garages, in the general form as set out in Document 2; and
(c)
add towing-related provisions to revise regulations in Schedule 30 for
private parking enforcement agencies in the general form as set out in
Document 3; 2. Delegated authority for the Chief License Inspector to adjust
the recommended prescribed towing services rates yearly based on the
Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for Ottawa-Gatineau, as described in
Section 14 of the proposed Document 1; and
2.
Delegated authority
for the Chief License Inspector to adjust the recommended prescribed towing
services rates yearly based on the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for
Ottawa-Gatineau, as described in Section 14 of the proposed Document 1; and
3.
The addition of 2.5 full-time equivalents in By-law and Regulatory
Services to administer and enforce the recommended licensing regime, to be
funded on a cost-recovery basis from licensing fees, as further described in
this report.
4. direct Traffic Services to undertake
a review of the City’s Traffic and Parking By-law and the City’s Parking
Strategy to determine whether any specific traffic, parking and stopping rules
for tow trucks may be feasible or necessary and to report to the
Transportation Committee with any recommendations on same in Q2 of 2023.
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