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TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA

 

May 27, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.

City Hall,1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place               

Room 400

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call
  2. Closed Session – Public Employee Nomination: Executive Director Of Taxicab Commission (ACTION)
    1. Public comment.
    2. Closed session as described above, pursuant to Section 67.10(b) of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance (S.F. Admin. Code §67.10(b)) and Section 54957(b) of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Govt. Code §54957(b)).
    3. Vote on whether to disclose closed session discussion.  (ACTION)
    4. Report on any action taken as required by Section 67.12(b)(4) of the Sunshine Ordinance (S.F. Admin. Code §67.12(b)(4)) and Section 54957.1(a)(5) of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Govt. Code §54957.1(a)(5)).
  3. Staff Report and Commissioner Announcements [INFORMATION]
  4. Consent Calendar [ACTION]
  5. SPECIAL ORDER 8:30 – 9:00 PM: Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
  6. Consideration of Hearing Officer’s Recommendations in Taxi Commission v. Thomas Poole: [ACTION]

·         Consideration of Hearing Officer’s decision to suspend Permit # 061042 for three years for reckless driving

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

·         Douglas Wong: Consideration of Hearing Officer’s decision regarding continuation of summary suspension of P-44 Permit # 050561 and P-16 Permit # 180, issued pursuant to San Francisco Municipal Police Code Section §1090(c) for alleged violations of Penal Code §§ 12020(a)(4) (carrying concealed dirk or dagger); 12025(a) (carrying a concealed firearm), and 12031(a)(1) (carrying a loaded firearm by carrying it in a public place or public street).

  1. Consideration of Amendments to Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations Rule 5.C.34 [ACTION]
  2. Consideration of Amendments to Taxi Commission Wrap Procedure [ACTION]
  3. Consideration of Possible Rule for Reconsideration of Commission Decisions on Permits Granted Pursuant to Municipal Police Code § 1079, in accordance with Section 2 of Ordinance No. 58-08, signed into law on April 10, 2008 [DISCUSSION]
  4. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda; also limited to public that did not speak during Special Order) 
  5. 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 May 13, 2008 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

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

  • Abdealla Abdalla
  • Dawit Asmelash
  • Kin Kuen Chan
  • Salah MO Alqadri
  • Abdellatif Ahalla
  • Dominic Crawford
  • Kofoworla Adelke
  • Sam Achinivu
  • Abdul Arsalai
  • Dos Sanots Neidimar
  • Leonid Dimant
  • Shin Chiu
  • Alessandra Dasilva
  • Faisal Abdelrahim
  • Luiz Almeida
  • Shirley Dasilva
  • Alireza Chalaknia
  • Geneva Kathleen Clyburn
  • Mario De Santana
  • Stanley Chen
  • Aziz Alowdi
  • Hameed Ahmed Aljobari
  • Mohamed Alghazali
  • Sukhwant Deol
  • Begzod Akbarov
  • Jack Ching
  • Mohamed Samirmohamed Ahmed
  • Thomas Malachi Dunworth
  • Berkant Ramadan Ahmed
  • Jonah Saul Deutschman
  • Mohammad Afshari
  • Tuvshintogs Damdinzhav
  • Bryant Choi
  • Khaled Albani
  • Robert Anderson
  • Carlie De Oliverira
  • Kimberly Do
  • Rudineybrito Cardosojunior

C.         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.  Mohammad Ilyas

1086

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

Not Cleared Yet

2.  Antone Nguyen

396

Delta Cab

Regular

Not Cleared Yet

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1. Frank Fahy

947

Bay to Fog City

2. Mildred Rancatore

1,2,3,4,5

Metro to Yellow Cab

3. Sandra Palazzi

63, 64, 65

Metro to Yellow Cab

4. Antoinette Dell’Aqua

51

Metro to Yellow Cab

5. Feridoon Golshan

926

Yellow to Royal

6.  Xiem Khuu

128

Regents to Fog City

E.             1. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to approve a Taxi Wrap Color Scheme for the following Color Scheme:

Color Scheme:

Yellow Cab Co-op

Medallion #s:

815, 825, 854, 991, 1023, 1119, 1149, 1181, 1208, 1254

Duration of Campaign:

June 2, 2008 – July 27, 2008

Advertiser:

Monterey Bay Aquarium

                2. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to approve a Taxi Wrap Color Scheme for the following Color Scheme:

Color Scheme:

Luxor Cab Company

Medallion #s:

100, 145, 146, 157, 232, 464, 662, 729, 790, 1051, 794, 840, 888, 927, 934, 952, 954, 969, 1014, 1050

Duration of Campaign:

June 2, 2008 – June 29, 2008

Advertiser:

Conoco Philips

F.             Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2):

Applicant Name

List #

Reason

1.  William F. Gahan

7-005

Not Interested in a Ramp Medallion

2.  Constantino Peralta

6-911

Not Interested in a Ramp Medallion

3.  Adel M. Awadallo

6-942

Not Interested in a Ramp Medallion

4.  Abdel Sdaigui

6-787

See Memorandum

 

G.            Consideration of Taxi Commission to Allow Medallion Holder to Park Taxi at Alternate Site:

Applicant Name:

Medallion #:

Alternate Site:

Color Scheme:

1.  Wes Hollis

1022

350 Turk Street SF, CA 94102

Executive Taxi

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 June 10, 2008 hearing.

 

A.            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.  Khanh X. Tran

6-543

Failure to meet the driving requirement per MPC 1121(b): Did not drive from 2005 – 2008; also gave false information to TXC regarding waybills in violation of MPC § 1110 and Rule 6.A.4

2.  Catherine K. Cheng

6-548

Failure to respond and submit necessary application and forms per MPC 1080(c)(2)

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Albert Behravesh

709

Yellow Cab to DeSoto

2.  Michael Wilson

1112

Metro to Royal Taxi

3.  Rick Johansen

325

DeSoto to Yellow Cab

4.  Raymond Rojo

382

DeSoto to Yellow Cab

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Philip Welch

690

Regents to Yellow Cab

2.  Philip Welch

690

Regents to Green Cab

D.            Consideration to change dispatch companies:

Color Scheme

Change:

1.  Delta Cab

Town Taxi to B&W Dispatch

E.             Consideration for Revocation of Medallion Holder Permits for Non-Compliance with MPC Section 1095: 

Medallion

Name

Company

Medallion Type

Status

1

740

Leonard Ribeiro

American

Post K

Filed

2

249

Eloy G. Alanya

Arrow

Post K

Filed

3

300

Allen Gelder

Arrow

Post K

Filed

4

317

Jack Maniaci

Arrow

Post K

Filed

5

1012

Ralph Jacobson

Arrow

Post K

Filed

6

9038

Maria Yuhas

Arrow

Post K

Filed

7

121

Richard Nguyen

Bay

Post K

Filed

8

134

Hailu Anteneh

Bay

Post K

Filed

9

664

Twin Peak Trans. Co.

Bay

Pre-K

Filed

10

665

Twin Peak Trans. Co.

Bay

Pre-K

Filed

11

874

Van Vo

Bay

Post K

Filed

12

913

Judeh Judeh

Bay

Post K

Filed

13

1147

Diane Cohen

Bay

Post K

Filed

14

1174

Hoang Le

Bay

Post K

Filed

15

1213

FrankWong

Bay

Post K

Not Filed

16

1130

Martin Mar

Big Dog

Post K

Filed

17

802

Frances Wilson

B&W Checker

Post K

Filed

18

9018

Demian Volynsky

B&W Checker

Post K

Filed

19

1009

Kin C. Ching

Delta

Post K

Filed

20

353

Scott Warren

DeSoto

Pre-K

Filed

21

438

Tung Soohoo (Yee, Wm)

DeSoto

Pre-K

Deceased

22

917

Ted Tan

DeSoto

Post K

Filed

23

1115

Aliasghar Mirzakashani

DeSoto

Post K

Filed

24

9100

Mohammed Z. Khan

DeSoto

Post K

Filed

25

102

Lawrence W. Williams

Luxor

Pre-K

Filed

26

118

Marian Greenbach/ Michelle Greenbach

Luxor

Pre-K

Filed

27

120

DavidHolvoet

Luxor

Pre-K

Not Filed

28

143

Lawrence W. Williams

Luxor

Pre-K

Filed

29

179

Mastafa Syed

Luxor

Post K

Filed

30

219

Noel Palter

Luxor

Post K

Filed

31

572

Edward Healy

Luxor

Post K

Filed

32

612

JuriMalkin

Luxor

Pre-K

Not Filed

33

850

YossedekDesta

Luxor

Post K

Not Filed

34

905

Steve W. Huff

Luxor

Post K

Filed

35

977

Simon C. Leo

Luxor

Post K

Filed

36

1109

Jason Hall

Luxor

Post K

Filed

37

1193

Robert Lind

Luxor

Post K

Filed

38

1242

Andrew Lindemann

Luxor

Post K

Filed

39

1308

Robert MacKenzie

Luxor

Post K

Filed

40

9086

David Kreutner

Luxor 

Post K

Filed

41

22

Maxine Molinsky

National

Pre-K

Filed

42

135

Marcos Mora

Regents

Post K

Filed

43

383

James Mitchell

Royal

Post K

Filed

44

899

Jamil Sweidan

Royal

Post K

Filed

45

45

Samia Nemetalla

Town

Post K

Filed

46

114

Fred Brandt

Yellow

Post K

Filed

47

482

Steve Szerensci

Yellow

Post K

Filed

48

795

Rene Dorestant

Yellow

Post K

Filed

49

1176

Rached Sidia

Yellow

Post K

Filed

50

1291

Manjit Singh

Yellow

Post K

Filed

51

9028

Mekonen Zere

Yellow

Post K

Filed

F.             Consideration for Revocation of Color Scheme for Non-Compliance with MPC Section 1095:

Color Scheme:

Status:

1.  ABC Taxicab

Filed

2.  Arrow Cab

Filed

3.  Central Cab

No Worker’s Compensation

4.  Lucky Cab

No Worker’s Compensation

5.  Metro Cab

Filed

6.  Six2Six Taxi

Filed

G.             Commission Request to Calendar

Requestor

Date of Request

Date of Hearing

Vice President Breslin 

 

Update on Peter Witt/summary suspensions

February 26, 2008

5/27/8

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

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

Adoption of new Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Rules & Regulations

ongoing

Update on neighborhood taxi stands

7/8/8

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

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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