Item - 2018.LS24.8
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 24, 2018 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Licensing and Standards Committee on April 10, 2018 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on April 24, 2018.
LS24.8 - Amendments to Chapter 740, Street Vending - Portrait Artists
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2018, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to report back to the Licensing and Standards Committee at its meeting on May 4, 2018 with amendments to Chapter 740, Street Vending, so that those who want to sell portraits created at a work station:
a. are permitted to apply for new permits;
b. pay an annual fee of $39 to be consistent with busker permits;
c. are exempted from any requirement to provide insurance; and
d. are permitted to vend in any area that would meet the criteria as set out in Chapter 740, Section 7.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-113951.pdf
LS24.8 - Amendments to Chapter 740, Street Vending - Portrait Artists
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Licensing and Standards Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to report back to the Licensing and Standards Committee at its meeting on May 4, 2018 with amendments to Chapter 740, Street Vending, so that those who want to sell portraits created at a work station:
a. are permitted to apply for new permits;
b. pay an annual fee of $39 to be consistent with busker permits;
c. are exempted from any requirement to provide insurance; and
d. are permitted to vend in any area that would meet the criteria as set out in Chapter 740, Section 7.
Origin
Summary
Please accept this missive to add a new item of business to the Licensing and Standards Committee meeting of April 10, 2018.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-113951.pdf
Motions
That Recommendation 1 in the letter (April 10, 2018) from Councillor Cesar Palacio, Ward 17, Davenport, be amended to read as follows:
"1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to report back to the Licensing and Standards Committee at its meeting on May 4, 2018 with amendments to Chapter 740, Street Vending, so that those who want to sell portraits created at a work station:
a. are permitted to apply for new permits;
b. pay an annual fee of $39 to be consistent with busker permits;
c. are exempted from any requirement to provide insurance; and
d. are permitted to vend in any area that would meet the criteria as set out in Chapter 740, Section 7."