Item - 2016.LL2.1

The Liquor Licensing Issues Task Force recommends that the report (October 6, 2016) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards be forwarded to the Licensing and Standards Committee and City Council for information.

The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards Division gave a presentation to the Liquor Licensing Issues Task Force.

This report responds to requests made by the Liquor Licensing Issues Task Force for staff to report on the following:

-Efforts by Legal Services to attach conditions to new liquor licences at the Licence Appeal Tribunal; and

-The use of the Toronto Licensing Tribunal to secure additional conditions on licences with repeated violations of City by-laws and what thresholds could be used to appeal a licence to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal.

This report responds to these requests within a larger context which recognizes that while enforcement and regulation are key tools to effectively managing alcohol-related community nuisance, other tools and inter-related issues also need to be taken into consideration. Some examples of these issues include the presence of street lighting, availability of (public) toilets, levels of street animation, education and awareness materials, and access to late night transportation. As a result of the ongoing work of the working groups examining this issue, staff have identified that a broader strategy to manage these inter-related issues, and the governance of the city at night, is necessary.

Legal Services was consulted in the preparation of this report.