The Licensing and Standards Committee:

a.         thanked Deborah Harron-Thomson, Director of Communications for the Greater Toronto Area, Canada Post, for her presentation on Canada Post's Anti-graffiti Solution for Street Furniture, commended Canada Post for their efforts in this initiative; and

b.         received the presentation for information.

Deborah Harron-Thomson, Director of Communications for the Greater Toronto Area, Canada Post and John Wellsbury, Manager, Delivery Planning, Canada Post, gave a PowerPoint presentation to the Committee.

Councillor Frances Nunziata addressed the Licensing and Standards Committee.

Presentation by Canada Post on their graffiti pilot project on mail boxes.

(No written material)

The Licensing and Standards Committee deferred consideration of this item until the next meeting of the Committee on January 14, 2010 for discussion and in the interim, requested the Chair to:

a.         meet with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and Clerk to determine vending matters that fall within the mandate of the Licensing and Standards Committee; and

b.         consult with Councillors in Wards 20, 27 and 28.

The purposes of this report are three-fold:  to consider a fairness protocol for the removal of street vendors when the City requires them to vacate their permitted vending location; to determine the feasibility of establishing a threshold system similar to the taxi industry; and in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review the process for the City rescinding and not renewing street vending permits on an annual basis.

Additionally, staff was asked to report back on modifications to the moratorium in Wards 20, 27, and 28 so as to allow for the receipt of applications for the re-issuance of vending permits that are returned or not renewed by existing vendors in the area bounded by the moratorium, to maintain the number of existing vending locations in those Wards.

The City Solicitor, Technical Services, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), Transportation Services – Street Events Unit, as well as the Street Food Vendors’ Association was consulted in the preparation of this report.

The Licensing and Standards Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 629, Property Standards, as per Appendix “A” attached to the report (October 19, 2009) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

2.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare the necessary bill to give effect to the recommendations in this report.

The Licensing and Standards Committee requested the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report directly to City Council on:

a.         a review by Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of:

i.          Section H(1) of the proposed amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 629, Property Standards, to address the issue of there being "no null zones";

ii.         Section H(3)(b) of the proposed amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 629, Property Standards, to address the issue of the definition of "minimum average level";

b.         the requirement for a minimum lighting level of 10 lux for safety purposes; and

c.         suggested amendments raised in communications LS25.3.1 to LS25.3.4 and deputations heard at the meeting.

The purpose of this report is to recommend an amendment to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 629, Property Standards, § 629-36 to permit owners of existing multiple residential apartment buildings to install and use motion controlled switches for the operation of corridor and garage lighting and thereby realize energy savings.

This would reconcile the requirements of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 629, § 629-36 with the requirements of the current Ontario Building Code, Section 12.2.2.1.

The Licensing and Standards Committee referred this item to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards with a request to report back to Licensing and Standards Committee further and to consult with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

Councillor Frances Nunziata addressed the Licensing and Standards Committee.

Referral motion by the Etobicoke York Community Council on this matter.

To request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report on requiring service providers in Spas or Massage Therapy Clinics to be accredited from the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.