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TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA 
April 22, 2008 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. Consideration of Recommended Amendments to Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations 4.A.7, 4.B.1, 4.B.3, AND 5.G.2.a. [ACTION]

SPECIAL ORDER 7:30 – 8:00 PM

  1. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
  2. Taxi Commission’s Taxi Wrap Fund [INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION]
  3. Consideration of Hearing Officer’s Recommendations in Taxi Commission v. Eric Brill: [ACTION]

·         Consideration of Hearing Officer’s decision regarding continuation of summary suspension of P-44 Permit #  63024.

 

  1. Consideration of Hearing Officer’s Recommendations in Taxi Commission v. Enazzer: [ACTION]

·         Consideration of Hearing Officer’s decision to revoke P-16 Permit # 431 for Violation of the Prop. K Full Time Driving Requirement, MPC § 1081(b) for 2001, 2005, and 2006; and violation of MPC § 1138, accurate and legible waybills.

 

  1. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda; also limited to public that did not speak during Special Order)
  2. 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 for the April 8, 2008 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

 

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

            * None at this time.

 

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Teresa Callau

1001

Bay Cab to Luxor Cab

2.  Philip Henry Welch IV

690

Regents to Green Cab

 

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

Taxicab Permit Applicant:

Medallion #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

Criminal Background Check:

1.  Demian Volynsky*

9018

Black & White

Ramp

Cleared

            * Continued from 4/8/2008 Meeting

 

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 13, 2008 hearing.

 

A.            Consideration to change dispatch companies:

Color Scheme

Change:

1.  Green Cab

Regents Dispatch to Citywide Dispatch

 

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:

Criminal Background Check:

1.  Frederich Rerat

6-540

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

Not Cleared

2.  Taj D. Shah

6-545

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

Not Cleared

3.  Albert R. Sugabo

6-542

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

Not Cleared

 

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 and submit an application:

Applicant Name(s)

List #

Reason

1.  Young K. Yi

6-544

Does not meet the driving requirement per MPC 1121(b); Only drove 2 years full-time: 2007 and 2008

D.         Consideration of Recommended Amendments to Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations Rules 5.A.3 and 7.A.6 and Rule 5.A.10.

 

E.             Commission Request to Calendar

Requestor

Date of Request

Date of Hearing

President Gillespie

 

 

Vice President Breslin

 

 

Information on Taxi Wrap fund

February 12, 2008

4/22/8

Update on Peter Witt/summary suspensions

February 26, 2008

 

Commissioner Paek

 

 

Request to calendar to work with the Art Commission on approving exterior and interior advertisement designs on taxicabs and what images are appropriate inside and outside of taxis

September 26, 2006

 

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

5/13/8

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

December 12, 2006

 

6/10/8

Discussion on legality of long term leasing

March 25, 2008

 

Commissioner Benjamin

 

 

Discussion on flag drop or meter increase

March 25, 2008

 

Staff

 

 

Taxicab Safety Camera Program

 

5/13/8

Final Adoption of new Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations

 

5/27/8 and 6/10/8

Update on neighborhood taxi stands

 

5/27/8

 

Public Comment may be limited to less than three 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

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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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