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TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA

 

January 13, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

City Hall,1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place              

Room 400

 

 

1.                   Call to Order/Roll Call

2.                   Staff Report and Commissioner Announcements [INFORMATION] 

3.                   Consent Calendar [ACTION]

4.                   Annual Safety Hearing as required by Municipal Police Code § 1147.3 [INFORMATION]

5.                   Consideration of DRAFT SFMTA Motor Vehicle For Hire Regulations [INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION]

SPECIAL ORDER 8:00 – 8:30 PM

6.                   Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)

7.                   Taxi Commission v. Tu Lam, Permit # 896 for violating Taxicab Rules and Regulations 4.A.1, 4.A.2, 4.A.3,4.A.4, 5.A.1, 5.A.3, 5.A.4, 5.C.5,5.E.1c, 5.H.3, 5.H.4, 5.H.6, 5.H.9, 5.H.15, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.I.2, 5.I.3, 5.K.3, 5.C.2, MPC § 1081(f), MPC §1123, MPC § 1138, MPC § 1140a, MPC § 1147.7 and MPC § 1148.6b   [ACTION]

8.                   Taxi Commission v. Ikarouien, Permit #  Re-Hear Case for Violations of Rules 6.A.1, 6.D.1, 6.D.2, 6.D.3, MPC § 1141, California Penal Code §§ 211, 243(d), and 591.5 and Uphold Summary Suspension Pending Re-Hearing [ACTON]

9.                   Adjournment

CONSENT CALENDAR   

 

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Commission and will be acted   upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

A.                 Consideration of the Minutes from the December 9, 2008 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

B.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Applicant:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

Police Background Check:

1.  Khaldoun F. Sukkar

Royal Taxi

Ramp

Pending Clearance

2.  Charles Johnson

National

Alternative Fuel

Pending Clearance

C.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Color Scheme Change to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1. Thai Hong

1249

Royal to Yellow Cab

D.        Consideration of the Taxi Commission for Revocation the following Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits for Non-Payment of the Annual Permit Renewal Fee:

Permit Holder Name:

Medallion / Permit Number:

Color Scheme:

Amount Due:

1.  Ketema Ketema

805

Yellow Cab

PAID

2.  Mohammed Bathai

1157

Six 2 Six

PAID

3.  Vladimir Zhoglo

1334

Big Dob

PAID

4.  Yakov Klachovsky

1340

Town Taxi

PAID

5.  Louis Nmezie

1342

Best Cab

PAID

6.  Robert Duncanson

1352

Yellow Cab

PAID

7.  Radwan Rashid

1355

DeSoto Cab

$800.00

8.  Metro Cab / Richard Hybels

3021

Metro Cab

PAID

 

E.     Consideration of Hearing Officer’s Recommendation in Taxi Commission v. Dev Narewatt, List # 6-568 [ACTION]

  • Consideration to deny applicant P16 permit for failing to meet the full-time driving requirement for years 2006, 2007 and 2008 and, fabrication of many waybills.

NOTICE

This is not an agenda item for this meeting, but serves as a public notice.  The following individuals have filed and completed applications for Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits, Ramped Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits or Color Scheme Changes which will be reviewed and considered on the January 27, 2009 hearing.

A.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Applicant:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

Background Check:

1.  Ghaffar Khan

DeSoto Cab

Alternative Fuel

Pending Clearance

2.  Kam Y. Wong

SF Taxi Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

3.  Robert L. Brooks

DeSoto Cab

Alternative Fuel

Pending Clearance

4.  Abison Chirackal

Arrow Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

5.  Grayson S. Bourne

Luxor Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

6.  H. Jim Trinidad

Bay Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

7.  Steven Y. Lee

Big Dog City Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

8.  Kenneth W. Liang

DeSoto Cab

Alternative Fuel

Cleared

9.  Sanh P. Nguyen

Luxor Cab

Alternative Fuel

Not Cleared

10. James N. Sukovitzen

Luxor Cab

Alternative Fuel

Not Cleared

B.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police     Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond, meet the necessary driving requirements and submit an application:

Applicant Name

List#

Reason:

1.  Saher Sweis

7-058

No longer interested in a Ramp medallion permit

2.  Salvador Del Real

6-905

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

3.  Walid J. Eid

6-955

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

4.  Anthony E. Fernandez

6-975

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

5.  David M. Fernandez

7-024

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

6.  Majid H. Shaikh

6-912

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

7.  Saqib Zaheer

6-945

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

8.  Howard R. Meehan

6-950

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

9.  Joshua A. Miller

6-963

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

10.  Rami A. Sulaiman

6-999

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

11.  Willie De Luca

7-039

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

12.  Sohail Sweis

7-057

Time Waiver expired; MPC 1080(c)(2), Failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application

C.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to remove the following applicant name(s) from the Taxicab/Ramp Taxi waiting list in accordance with Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond, meet the driving requirement and submit an application:

Applicant Name

List #

Reason

1.  Gary K. Robb

6-631

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

2.  Steven E. Cloer

6-634

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

3.  Raphael Wolfson

6-635

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

4.  Michael J. Hutton

6-637

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

5.  Valeriy Galatenko

6-640

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

6.  Thomas M. Drewry

6-642

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

7.  Linda P. Wong

6-617

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

8.  James E. Holmes

6-647

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

9.  Ferdinand Relosimon

6-649

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

10.  Donato J. Relosimon

6-650

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

11.  Jovito J. Relosimon

6-651

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

12.  Jimmy Yiu

6-660

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

13.  Gerald Cassidy

6-661

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to respond, meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

14.  Rupinder K. Johal

6-639

MPC §1080(c)(2): Failure to meet the driving requirements and submit an applications.

D.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Color Scheme Change to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  George Lancia

846

Green Cab to Metro Cab

2.  Nollie Griffin

1325

Big Dog Taxi to Metro Cab

E.             Commission Request to Calendar

Requestor

Date of Request

Date of Hearing

Vice President Breslin

Update on Charter Reform Working Group

July 22, 2008

Commissioner Paek

Centralized Dispatch

March 25, 2008

Commissioner Oneto

Review & discussion of qualifications for a medallion.  Specifically the test administered to prospective medallion holders.

November 22, 2006

Discussion & possible action to establish standard administrative penalties for companies that verify false waybills.

December 12, 2006

Discussion on legality of long term leasing

March 25, 2008

Commissioner Benjamin

Certificate program

July 22, 2008

Staff

Adoption of new Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations

ongoing

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.

Members of the public who wish to listen to, and/or participate in this meeting but are unable to physically attend, may call the Taxi Commission Bridge Line at (415) 554-9632.  Call after 6:30 pm and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda. 

Upon request, American Sign Language interpreters and/or sound enhancement systems will be available.  Please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late requests will be honored if possible.

Upon request, minutes of meetings are available in alternative formats.  If you require the use of a reader during a meeting, please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late request will be honored if possible.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities may call the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

The closest accessible BART station is located in the Civic Center at Market and Eighth Streets.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are Nos. 42 and 90, for more information go to www.sfmta.com.  For information about MUNI accessible services, call 311.

Accessible parking is available at the following locations: two (2) designated blue curb spaces on the southwest corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue; and the Performing Arts Garage (entrance on Grove Street between Franklin and Gough Streets, immediately behind the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center).

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

A meeting is a public forum and broad reign must be given to a speaker’s right to self-expression.  A member of the public has the right to criticize the policy body’s programs, practices, policies and services, as well as its members and staff.  The presiding officer nonetheless may reasonably confine a speaker’s comments to the agenda item being addressed or, for general public comment, to the subject matter jurisdiction of the policy body.

A policy body has the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations relating to public comment.  Govt. Code Section 54954.3(b); Admin.Code Section 67.15(c). The Sunshine Ordinance requires all policy bodies to allow each member of the public to speak once on each calendar item for up to three minutes.  Admin. Code Section 67.15. The policy body may limit public comment on an agenda item to less than three minutes per speaker, based on such factors as the nature of the agenda item, the number of anticipated speakers for that item, and the number and anticipated duration of other agenda items.

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro, Interim Administrator by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task force, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org  

Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Adele Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.amlegal.com/sanfran/viewcode.htm

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San  Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site: www.sfgov.org/ethics.

WARNING

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound producing electronic devices.  (San Francisco Administrative Code, sec. 67A

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