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San Francisco Taxicab Commission
TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
January 10, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 400
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Consideration of the Minutes for the December 13, 2005 Taxicab Commission Meeting. [ACTION]
4. Consideration of the Consent Calendar. [ACTION]
5. Staff Report [INFORMATION]
6. Vehicle Standard Proposal [INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]
7. Review of Paratransit Legislation Introduced by Supervisor Peskin [INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]
8. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items not on the agenda).
9. Adjournment
Taxicab Commission Agenda - Regular Meeting
January 10, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Public Passenger Vehicle Driver permit to:
| Sadeq Algahaim Ventura Ballin Ahmed K. Bourezzou Hoang Chung Ademar I. A. Filho Ja Gyi Maung Zaw Htut David Kyu Artur Lyubelskiy Luiz Neto Bryan Poli Melaku Sebhatu Sohan Singh Delma Teles Mohammed Youssfi |
Mohammed N. Ali Igor Belov John Braswell Leonardo Cossio Araya Gebremedhin William Harjo Denise Hunt Sandeep Lal Enrique Magnoli Myoung Noah Youssef Rhazi Mohamed Sheikh Kevin E. Spencer Zaman Tohki Lahouari Zaim |
Vladimir Artuyunyants
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Suhil Babikir
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B. Recommendation of the Taxi Commission for consideration of Color Scheme Change to:
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Medallion Holder |
Cab # |
Change |
C. Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:
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Taxicab Permit Holder |
Cab# |
Color Scheme |
D. Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Ramp Taxicab Medallion Permit to:
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Ramped Taxicab |
Cab# 9056 |
Color Scheme Fog City |
E. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a time waiver or second time waiver to:
1. Thomas Poon (second request)
2. Danny Poon (second request)
3. Mortimer Joyce*
4. Mekonnen T. Areda
*Applicant name is up for consideration to be removed from the Taxicab/Ramp Medallion Waiting List-Item F.
F. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to remove applicant name(s) from the Taxicab/Ramp Medallion Waiting List:
Applicant Name List #
1. Mortimer Joyce 6-195 (Continued from 12/13/05 Meeting pending decision on Time WaiverRequest)
G. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to remove deceased applicant name(s) from the Taxicab/Ramp Medallion Waiting List:
| Applicant Name 1. Richard Graham 2. Dennis McCarthy 3. James A.K. Shu 4. Paul Wolfe |
List # 6-483 6-496 6-659 6-106 |
NOTICE
This is not an agenda item for this meeting, but serves as a public notice
A. 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 January 24, 2006 hearing: (copies of the applications are available for review at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458, each Business day from 9am to 4pm).
| 1. TAXICAB PERMIT HOLDER: 1. Eward Healy 2. Imran Rehman 3. Peter Witt 4. Samson Tam 5. Eric Cragin |
RAMPED TAXICAB N/A |
NEW COLOR 1. Best Cab |
2. COLOR SCHEME CHANGE:
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Medallion Holder |
Cab # |
Change |
B. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a time waiver or second time waiver to:
1. Michael Chow
2. Dan Pearce (Second request-Does not have a current Public Passenger Vehicle Driver Permit)
3. Kenneth Chan
4. Abdulhadi H. Yassin
5. Donald Templeton
6. Meseret Y. Mekonnen
C. Consideration of the Taxi Commission to remove applicant name(s) from the Taxicab/Ramp Medallion waiting list after failure to respond to ‘Final Notice’ per Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2):
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Applicant Name |
List # |
Applicant Name |
List # |
*Applicant(s) has submitted a time waiver request-the request is on the Consent Calendar for January 10, 2006.
Public Comment may be limited to two 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.
Individuals who are unable to attend the meeting but would like to comment on an agenda item may do so by calling (415) 554-9632 during the meeting. When the item you wish to comment on is heard, you must state at that time you wish to speak.
Upon request, American Sign Language interpreters and/or sound enhancement systems will be available. Please contact Sonya Banks 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 Sonya Banks 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 Sonya Banks 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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