Fiscal Note
No significant fiscal impact is anticipated. There may initially be a small loss of General Fund revenues due to the reduction in licensing fee rates, but these losses might be offset by an increase in the number of licenses issued.
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SUBSTITUTE Amending various portions of Section 11.06 of the Madison General Ordinances to make pedal-cab licensing more affordable for licensees and to streamline the licensing process.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: These amendments make it more financially feasible for pedal-cab operators to obtain licenses and streamline the licensing process. Currently there are pedal-cabs operating in the City, which do not quote a fare to a potential customer, but accept gratuities as payment. None of these pedal-cabs are licensed. They are typically run as one-person operations, and there are no known fleets of pedal cabs in the City. The City has an interest in ensuring that all public passenger vehicles are properly licensed, equipped, and insured. In order to accomplish this goal, these amendments lower the cost of licensing a pedal-cab company, and a pedal-cab vehicle. It also exempts pedal-cab operators from certain requirements, such as providing accessible service and completing the Disability and Sensitivity Training Program because pedal-cabs operate more as an occasional ride for entertainment, rather than a regular method of transportation. Pedal-cabs will be required to be insured and required to be licensed even if they operate as a “tip-only” service.
The substitute adds an additional column, for fees for subsequent 2-year renewal of licenses. The renewal retains the reduced fees for pedal-cabs.*******************************************************************************
The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Subsection (2) entitled “License Required” of Section 11.06 entitled “Licensing and Regulating Public Passenger Vehicles, For Hire” of the Madison General Ordin...
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