Fiscal Note
No net impact on General Fund revenues. Although the length of licensing terms may change, the overall licensing fees will not, so no impact on General Fund revenues is anticipated.
Title
Amending portions of Section 11.06 to modify fees and procedures for licensing of public passenger services, to provide an exception to the 24 hour service requirement in the event of certain unsafe weather conditions, to permit a premium fare for large parties, and to allow a passenger to be charged a "no-load" fee as well as a fee for soiling or damaging a vehicle.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This amendment makes changes to some licensing procedures for operators of public passenger businesses - offering metered and zoned taxicab, horse drawn carriage, and pedal-cab service for hire. Under the current ordinance, the license must be renewed each year and requires a review procedure by staff, TPC and the Council. This amendment would create an initial two year license, and two-year renewals so that procedure occurs every two years. A new company applying for an initial license could choose a one year duration, with a one-year renewal option. (See attached table.) Thereafter, all companies should be on the same two-year schedule. A new requirement is created for the Traffic Engineer to report statistics on each company to the TPC during the non-renewal year, for informational purposes.
This amendment does not change the criteria for approving an initial or renewal public passenger business license, but the procedure for both is clarified in subs. (4)(b) and (4)(d). Both the initial and renewal license fees are increased to reflect the two year duration, while the one-year options remain at the current price. (See attached table.) Under the current ordinance licenses are renewed each June 30th. If adopted, the intent is for these changes to take effect in time for the June 30th renewals.
This amendment also allows public passenger vehicle co...
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