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TAXI INDUSTRY CONSULTATION PROCESS
1. That a Taxi Industry Working Group with the mandate of facilitating consultation and communications between the taxi industry and the City, be established.
2. That the Taxi Industry Working Group be composed of the following:
· three (3) members representing the taxi companies sector, as selected by the industry
· three (3) members representing the taxi cab owners sector, as selected by the industry
· three (3) members representing the taxi cab drivers sector, as selected by the industry
· two (2) Municipal Law Enforcement representatives
· Councillor, A. Nuttall and Councillor, P. Silveira, two (2) members of Council.
3. That each taxi industry sector, namely Taxi Companies, Taxicab Owners and Taxicab Drivers, be requested to select its representatives from among individuals in the licensing classification holding a valid City of Barrie Business Licence, in a manner satisfactory to such sector members, and to communicate the names of such representatives to the City.
4. That such taxi industry representatives be required to maintain their City of Barrie Business Licence in good standing at all times while serving as a representative on the working group.
5. That any individual failing to maintain his/her business licence in good standing shall immediately forfeit his/her position as a representative on the working group.
6. That such individual and the working group be immediately notified and the industry sector be required to select a replacement for such representative for the balance of the term.
7. That the term of the industry representatives on the Taxi Industry Working Group be established firstly for the period ending December 31, 2014 and in each instance thereafter, for a term of five years to correspond with the review period previously approved by Council for the Transportation By-law particularly as it relates to the Taxi Industry.
8. That the Taxi Industry Working Group be chaired by an industry member, selected from among the industry representatives by the industry representatives, at the first meeting of the working group.
9. That meetings be held twice yearly.
10. That as a first order of business after the selection of the Chair, the objectives of the Taxi Industry Working Group for the period ending December 31, 2014, be established.
11. That the Taxi Industry Working Group be requested to consider the following as a potential objective for the period ending December 31, 2014:
"To engage in regular communications with the taxi industry as a whole, and at a minimum conduct an industry wide survey, as part of the by-law review process to gather comments and concerns regarding the current regulatory provisions of the by-law, required or proposed changes, and challenges within the industry."
12. That staff in the Municipal Law and Prosecution Services Branch of the Legal Services Department provide the Finance and Corporate Services Committee with either a memorandum or report after each Taxi Industry Working Group meeting outlining the discussions and/or recommendations of the working group. (LGL015-12) (File: P18-Taxi)