TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA 

August 26, 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. Consideration of Amendment to Rule 5.G.4, Vehicle Age [ACTION]
4. Consideration of Proposed Rule 5.H.18, Requiring Designated Managers for Color Schemes [ACTION]
5. Consent Calendar [ACTION]

SPECIAL ORDER 7:30 – 8:00 PM

6. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
7. Taxi Commission v. American Cab Co.: Disciplinary Hearing for Medallion # 82 for Violations of 4.A.1, 4.A.3, 4.A.4, 4.C.1, and MPC § 1124 [ACTION]
8. Hearing for Clarification of Ownership and Management Status of Delta Cab Company [DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]
9. Consideration of Resolution Urging San Francisco Taxicab Companies Not To Require the Collection of Deposits and Prepayments From Drivers [POSSIBLE ACTION]
10. Consideration of Resolution Urging the Governor to Sign SB1519 [ACTION]
11. 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 August 9, 2008 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

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

¹ See attached memo

                ² Applicant does not meet the full-time driving requirement – See memorandum.

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:

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

            * Applicant has made inconsistent statements regarding this issue

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

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 at the September 9, 2008 hearing.

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

B.        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) and Municipal Police Code Section 1081(c) for failure to meet the driving experience required by Section 1148.1 for a ramped taxi permit:

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

D.            Commission Request to Calendar

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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