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TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA

 

June 10, 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. Taxi Commission v. American Taxi: [ACTION]
    • Defendant’s Appeal of Administrative Fine of $250 for Failure to Cooperate for Failing to Return a Temporary Medallion to the Taxi Commission Office and for Making False Statements with Regard to the Medallion

SPECIAL ORDER 7:30 – 8:00 PM

  1. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
  2. Consideration of 2008 Color Scheme Standards: Proposed Rules 4.A.13 and 5.A.10, Amendments to MPC § 1125; and Proposed 2008 Color Scheme Standards [ACTION]
  3. Consideration of Clean Air Taxi Program: Proposed Amendments to Rules 4.A.6, and Sections 5.D and 5.G, Proposed Deletion of Rules 4.A.8, 5.B.1, 5.B.3, and 5.B.8 of the Rules and Regulations (see Explanatory Documents for Proposed Amendments) [DISCUSSION]
  4. Consent Calendar [ACTION]
  5. Taxi Commission v. Driss “Kiki” Elassali: [ACTION]

·         Consideration of Revocation of Permit # 52819 for violations of MPC § 1110, MPC § 1187.1, and Rules 6.A.1, 6.A.4, 6.A.8, 6.A.9, and 6.A.11; MPC §§ 1078(a), 1120, 1091, 1092, 1094, and 1095.

  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 May 27, 2008 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

 

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

Yuebin Ma

Ba Maung

Ozark Le

Jason Hart

Shree R Khadka

Quich Hoang Ly

Mohamed M Mohamed

Lydia Hagos

Manpreet Kang

Salah Murshed

Sayed Hashimi

Faouzi Hammami

William Kremen

Haytham Hassan

Jemal Hassen

Jeff Nowlin

Khai Huynh

Dhruba Giri

Erik Lamas

Michael Hodgson

Chima G Ngumezi

Lisa Leandro

Hussam UA Huegi

Olegario Joseantunes Neves

Eugene Louis Hoffman

James T Given

Arshad Ershad

Steve Liem

Arthur V Gardner

Kyiky W Lee

Reza Ghorbani

Asmerom Negasi

David Loc

Khanh Tan Ngo

Fadi Karam

Teshome T Kasa

Gamal Elsayed

Hoa T Hua

Wael Hannoon

Burhan Saif Fasail

Kerem Emil

Chris C Hom

Alexander Edward Fedorov

Thomas Farrar

Lin Htay

 Joesph C. Fulton

Sukhwant R Malhi

Paulo M martinez

Bashir Mohammad

 

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.  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).

D.            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.  Rick Johansen

325

DeSoto to Yellow Cab

3.  Raymond Rojo

382

DeSoto to Yellow Cab

4.  Philip Welch

690

Regents to Green Cab

5.  David Basada*

833

KSJ to Bay Cab

                * Requires the Commission to waive noticing requirement              

 

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Philip Welch

690

Regents to Yellow Cab

 

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 July 8, 2008 hearing.

 

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

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Charles Kleiman

772

DeSoto to B&W Checker

2.  Michael Wilson

1112

Metro to Luxor Cab

3.  Theodore Gray

150

DeSoto to Luxor Cab

4.  Antonio Vasquez

53

Yellow to Fog City

5.  Edwin Santigao

1225

DeSoto to Yellow

6.  Leonard Howe

183

DeSoto to Yellow

 

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.  Anatoly Shirin

6-976

Alliance

Ramp

Not Cleared

2.  Vincent Mierjeski

6-550

DeSoto

Regular

Not Cleared

3.  Igor Traub

6-555

Luxor

Regular

Not Cleared

4.  Michael Farruggia

6-561

Arrow

Regular

Not Cleared

5.  Danil Levi

6-554

SF Taxi

Alt. Fuel

Not Cleared

 

C.            Consideration for Revocation of Medallion Holder Permits for Non-Compliance with MPC Section 1095. Forms are       Either Missing Information or Needing Further Documentation. Contacting the Taxi Commission Office May Remedy the Problem :

 

Medallion

Name

Company

Medallion Type

Status

1.

280

SKG Corp (Steven A. Gold)

Arrow

Corporate

Incomplete

2.

458

CW Transportation

Bay

Corporate

Incomplete

3.

459

CW Transportation

Bay

Corporate

Incomplete

4.

848

Mark Stella

Bay

Post K

Incomplete

5.

1195

Robert Maker

Bay

Post K

Incomplete

6.

591

Christopher Forgerson

Luxor

Post K

Incomplete

7.

884

Joel Hollander

National

Post K

Incomplete

8.

433

Leung Transportation Co., Inc./Ken Leung

Regents

Corporate

Incomplete

9.

298

Bayshore Cab Incorporated

Royal

Corporate

Incomplete

10

1068

Martha Barakah

Royal

Post K

Incomplete

11

10

Herman Wikkeling

Town

Pre-K

Incomplete

12

87

All Season Transportation Service

Town

Corporate

Incomplete

13

193

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

14

194

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

15

204

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

16

205

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

17

209

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

18

210

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

19

213

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

20

214

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

21

215

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

22

216

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

23

220

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

24

222

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

25

223

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

26

224

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

27

225

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

28

226

Veterans Cab Co Inc

Veterans

Corporate

Incomplete

29

9

Huey Inc. / Wayne Huey

Yellow

Corporate

Incomplete

30

68

Eugennio Blanco

Yellow

Post K

Incomplete

31

86

Huey Inc. / Wayne Huey

Yellow

Corporate

Incomplete

32

345

Laurie Graham

Yellow

Post K

Incomplete

33

490

Johnnie Walker

Yellow

Pre-K

Incomplete

34

507

Salomon Assael

Yellow

Pre-K

Incomplete

3

577

Max Kessler

Yellow

Pre-K

Incomplete

 

D.            Commission Request to Calendar

Requestor

Date of Request

Date of Hearing

Vice President Breslin 

 

 

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

 

 

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

2008 Color Scheme and Prop K Audits Report

 

7/8/8

 

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

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 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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