February 5, 2019 Special Transportation Standing Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS

3. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

4. REPORTS 

4.1 Vehicle for Hire Licensing Program Review
i) Presentation dated February 5, 2019 

Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to:
1. Prepare amendments to By-law T-1000 and Administrative Order 39, as identified in Attachment A of the staff report dated January 25, 2019, for Council’s consideration;
2. Prepare a supplementary report relative to regulating Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber or Lyft; and
3. Request the Mayor write a letter to the Province to request the required amendments to the HRM Charter to enable the Municipality to provide business grants for vehicle purchase or conversion and to provide a subsidy, per trip fee, to all accessible taxi license holders.

5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 

6. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 28, 2019, Halifax City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

7. ADJOURNMENT

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