City Council

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 26; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 31; Planning Committee Report 51; Transportation Committee Report 23; and the report from the City Clerk entitled “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of October 27, 2021” be received and considered; and That Council receive and consider Planning Committee Report 52, pursuant to subsection 35 (5) of Procedure By-law 2021-24.

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee 26 ; Finance and Economic Development Committee Report 31; Planning Committee Reports 51 and 52; Transportation Committee Report 23; a nd the report from the City Clerk entitled “ Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of October 27, 2021 ” be received and adopted as amended.

BE IT RESOLVED that Council suspend the Rules of Procedure to permit the introduction of the following motion in order to consider this technical amendment and allow for the timely implementation of these regulations; WHEREAS on 13 October 2021, Council enacted By-law No. 2021-315 amending the Licensing By-law (By-law No. 2002-189, as amended) to create a comprehensive licensing regime for tow service operators, tow truck drivers, and vehicle storage facility operators, and these regulations will come into force on 1 January 2022; and WHEREAS the licensing regime includes conditions of issuance of a licence for tow service operators and tow truck drivers, including the provision of a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check (Level 3) to the Chief License Inspector; and WHEREAS upon further review and consideration, the Ottawa Police Service has advised that a Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Level 2) is a more appropriate police record check for these two classes of licensees and meets the requirements of the Provincial Police Record Checks Reform Act; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that clauses (iii) of Sections 3(1)(c) and 4(1)(c) of Schedule 35 of the Licensing By-law (By-law No. 2002-189, as amended) be amended to replace the requirement for Vulnerable Sector Checks (Level 3) with Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Checks (Level 2) for tow service operators and tow truck drivers, respectively.

That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed

That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of November 10, 2021.