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AMENDED

TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

 

May 8, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

City Hall,1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Room 400

 

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call
  2. Controller’s Report on PC&N Findings [INFORMATION]
  3. Consideration of the Consent Calendar. [ACTION]
  4. Audit Procedures and 1095 Filing [INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]
  5. Call for Members and Discussing Scope for Charter Reform Working Group [DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]
  6. Staff Report and Commissioner Announcements [INFORMATION]
  7. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda).
  8. Adjournment

 

 


Taxicab Commission Agenda - Regular Meeting
May 08, 2007, 6:30 p.m. 
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400

 

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 for the April 24, 2007 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

 

B.                    Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Public Passenger Vehicle Driver permit to: 

Ahmed Noman Alamari

Kav Tim Phou

Raymond Wai Ming Ng

Aleksandr Oleg Kisilenko

Kevin Lee Sollars

Salvatore Anthony Alioto

Awet Abraham Teklemariam

Kwame Washington

Stephen Michael Louisa

Chai Fatt Hooi

Layth Riad Al Hakim

Tesfai Berhe Asfaw

Dani Dorman

MD Saeed Hoque

Toan Phuoc Trinh

Gouda Bushra AliGouda

Muhammad I. Mughal

Troy G. Nicholson Sr.

James Dean Novato

Myint Than

Wilfred Huang

Kam Shing Luk

Nafis Muhammad Shaikh

William Yee Kyu

 

C.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to Reinstate Applicant Name and Medallion Waiting List Number to the             PC&N Medallion Waiting List:

Applicant Name(s):

List #:

William O’Brien

6-440

D1.          Determining whether bumper design is considered a taxi wrap.

D2.          Consideration to alter color scheme or approve a taxi wrap decal logo for:

Color Scheme:

Grasshopper

Medallion #s:

 9916, 9062

Duration of Campaign:

May 1, 2007 –June 1, 2007

Advertiser:

Owner : “To Impeach is Patriotic” – Phrase

 

E.             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 and/or submit an application:

 

Applicant Name(s)

List #

1. Willie M. Johnson

 6-306

 

F.             Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for failure to

              respond after noticed attempt or for declining a Ramp Medallion per Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2):

Applicant Name(s):

List #:

1.  Daniel Huang

6-578

 

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Wael Zaru

9011

Yellow to Desoto

2.  Philip Henry Welch IV.

690

Yellow to Regents

3.  Bradley Allen Newsham

914

Metro to Green Cab


Taxicab Commission Agenda - Regular Meeting
May 8, 2007, 6:30 p.m.   
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400

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 May 22, 2007 hearing.

               

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Robert J. Westermeyer

680

Union to Fog City

2.  Aboulghassem Khan Malmirchegini

9052

Union to Town Taxi

3.  James A. Maddox

733

Metro to DeSoto Cab Co

4.  Ras Desta

891

American to Yellow Cab Co-Op

5.  Bader Saleh Erikat

1286

Union to Fog City

6.  Amin Jamally

1235

Royal to Delta Cab

7. Michael Chang

982

Bay Cab to Delta Cab

 

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

 Taxicab Permit Applicant:

List #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

1.  Alexander Perchanik

 6-448

Black & White Checker

Regular

C.                   Consideration to Change Taxi Dispatch Service:

Color Scheme:

Change:

1.  Gold Star Taxi

Regents to CityWide Dispatch

D1.          Consideration of the Taxi Commission to approve a Taxi Wrap Color Scheme for the following Color Scheme(s):

Color Scheme:

Luxor Cab Co

Medallion #s:

100, 107, 145, 232, 236, 297, 333, 435, 447, 464, 572, 715, 811, 823, 873, 876, 898, 934, 962, 969, 1018, 1025, 1041, 1046, 1051, 1066, 1109, 1142, 1148, 1214, 1217, 1223, 1251, 1263, 1269

Duration of Campaign:

1 Month

Advertiser:

Clear Channel Taxi Media

Campaign:

DHL

D2.

Color Scheme:

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Medallion #s:

559, 669, 753, 815, 935, 1007, 1061, 1117, 1198, 1282, 165, 168, 246, 248, 315, 355, 411, 485, 516, 564, 618, 673, 731, 797, 825, 857, 922, 951, 1019, 1056, 1119, 1152, 1208, 1245, 1304, 66, 196, 228, 363, 470

Duration of Campaign:

1 Month

Advertiser:

Clear Channel Taxi Media

Campaign:

DHL

D3.

Color Scheme:

Luxor Cab Co

Medallion #s:

916, 966, 2210, 2228

Duration of Campaign:

2 Months

Advertiser:

London Taxis of North America

Campaign:

DHL

D4.

Color Scheme:

Royal Taxi

Medallion #s:

1171, 792, 9063, 526, 1183, 1205, 793, 1097, 1102, 1165

Duration of Campaign:

2 Months

Advertiser:

London Taxis of North America

Campaign:

DHL

 

 

 

 

Taxicab Commission Agenda - Regular Meeting
May 8, 2007, 6:30 p.m.  
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400

E.             Commission Request to Calendar

President Gillespie

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

 

 

 

Vice President Breslin

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Request to calendar a service hearing regarding courtesy of drivers, cleanliness of cab, and quality of service.

 

Would like for the bike coalition to speak to cyclist and taxi cab safety.

April 25 & July 11, 2006

 

December 2006

April 10, 2007

Application process for taxi stands with DPT.

April 25, 2006

 

Request to calendar enforcement of illegal limousines

September 26, 2006

 

Commissioner Oka

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Would like a working group to be created to review ramp medallion applicants.

Review of Taxi School curriculum regarding sensitivity of disabled community.

 

 

Commissioner Paek

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Request to calendar to work with the Art Commission on approving exterior and interior advertisement designs on taxicabs.

September 26, 2006

 

Commissioner Heinicke

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Dispatch discussions

 February 13, 2007

May 22, 2007

Commissioner Oneto

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

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

November 22, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

December 12, 2006

 

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

 

Further investigation of Union Cab - Eugene Shu

 

Hearing on the standards Police use to deny an A-card to a driver based on a criminal background

 

Public Comment may be limited to two minutes for a specific item number depending on the number of speakers.  Copies of the Commission’s “Procedures for Protesting the Prospective Issuance of a Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Permit (Medallion)” are available upon request at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458, each Business day from 9am to 4pm (Documents distributed are in parenthesis) Copies of obtainable documents may be viewed or obtained at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458.


 

 

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 information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

 

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

 

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 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site: 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.1)

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