GENERAL COMMITTEE

That By-Law No. 2002-308, “A By-Law for Licensing, Regulating, and Governing Owners and Drivers of Taxicabs and Taxicab Brokers” (as amended) be amended to: restrict the issuance of any new plates to Premier plates; provide for automatic issuance of Premier Plates based on a maximum ratio of plates to population of 1:1500 require Premier plate holders to drive the taxicab at least 50% of total hours of operation of the taxicab revise the reference in Section 6.1(1) to an “application for taxi owner’s plate” to “an application for a position on the Priority List”, to be substantiated with a statutory declaration and trip sheets and/or GST registration or other documents requested by the Licensing Officer provide for a statutory declaration and trip sheets and/or GST registration or other documents requested by the Licensing Officer to remain on the Priority List add a requirement that the application be amended within seven days of any change in the information on the application for the Priority List provide that when a person on the Priority List declines to make application for a Premier plate when one is available, his/her name is placed at the bottom of the List delete Sections 4 and 5 that require the Licensing Officer to recommend removal of names from the List revise Section 4.9(2) to provide for requests for the transfer of regular plates in less than three years to be