Taxicab Advisory Committee
Mandate:
To provide a forum for the various interests of Brampton's taxicab industry to discuss with City Officials identified issues and proposed solutions affecting Brampton's taxicab industry.
The Taxicab Advisory Committee may consider matters within the following areas of interest or such other areas as Council may determine from time to time:
1. Tariff rates
2. Accessibility
3. Licensing
4. Customer relations
5. Waiting Lists/Priority Lists
6. Driver safety
7. Vehicle standards
8. Taxi stands
9. Owner/Operator working relationships
10. Industry representation on TACs
Composition:
Minimum of two Members of Council, plus Council Member on Accessibility Advisory Committee
Taxicab industry representatives:
- Two Plate Owners (as defined in Licensing By-law) and who are not Taxicab Brokers
- Two Drivers (as defined in Licensing By-law) and who are not Plate Owners
- Two taxicab industry representatives who are Brokers (as defined in Licensing By-law) to be appointed by City Council on recommendation by the licensed Taxicab Brokers
Two citizen appointees who do not work in the taxicab industry
One member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC), who is to be appointed by City Council on recommendation of the AAC, and an alternate who may act on behalf of the appointed member in his/her absence
Current Committee Membership:
Council Members
Regional Councillor Elaine Moore, Chair – Wards 1 and 5
Regional Councillor Sandra Hames, Vice-Chair – Wards 7 and 8
(Council appointed member – A.A.C.)
Regional Councillor John Sprovieri – Wards 9 and 10
Taxicab Industry Members
Makhan Dhother (Brokers)
Joe Farrugia (Brokers)
Wanda Collia (Drivers)
Lynn Slade (Drivers)
Harbans Dhariwal (Plate Owners)
Amarjit Grewal (Plate Owners)
Citizen Members
Ravinder Chahal
William Horton
Accessibility Advisory Committee
Harvinder Bajwa
Alternate Members
Vacant (A.A.C.)
Zafar Tariq (Plate Owners)
Louis Gotzamanis (Drivers)
Jaswant Uppal (Brokers)
Term of Office:
Concurrent with the term of Council, ending November 30, 2014, or until successors are appointed
Established By:
Recommendation CW258-2009 (TR037-2009), approved by Council Resolution C260-2009 (October 21, 2009)
Meetings:
Quarterly, or more frequently as may be determined by the Committee or at the call of the Chair, on the second Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at City Hall
Reports to:
Committee of Council
Supported by:
City Clerk's Office
Honorarium:
Volunteer
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Contact Information
Sonya Pacheco, Legislative Co-ordinator
Telephone: 905-874-2178
Email:cityclerksoffice@brampton.ca
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