HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-2014 PH1 PresentationPublic Hearing #1
Taxi Permit
A Ride Awaits
Presented By Gamaliel Anguiano, Transit Manager
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Municipal Code 5.20
No person shall engage in the business of operating
any vehicle defined in Section 5.20.010 within the city
without first having obtained a certificate of public
convenience and necessity from the council and a
taxicab permit for the operation of each vehicle
authorized under such certificate of public convenience
and necessity from the director of public works. (Ord.
1524 § 2, 2009)
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Council has the power to:
1.Evaluate the need for additional Taxi service
2.Review, Accept or Deny new taxi services
3.Regulate the Number, Kind, Type of equipment and
Color Scheme
4.And set the Rates
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
A Ride Awaits – Quick Stats:
Owned/Operated by Dan Indendi based out of Paso
Robles
Service area: San Miguel, Templeton, Atascadero and
Santa Margarita
Established October 2013 transported 3,500
passengers (September numbers)
Overall favorable comments from hoteliers
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Status of current taxi service:
Total of 35 permits authorized with 31 actively in use
Staff has received no comments from the public For or Against more
taxi service.
Company Authorized Date In Use
234 Taxi LLC 10 7/21/2009 9
Surf Cab Co.5 1/19/2010 5
Yellow Cab Co.20 9/21/2010 17
A Ride Awaits 5 (Pending)2 + 3
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Proposed Fleet:
“White vehicles with teal green check board swirl side
graphic”
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Proposed Rates:
A Ride Awaits
(Proposed)
Pick-up Flag drop $4.00 $4.00 $3.00 $3.50
Pick up Cash Discount None None None None
Per Mile $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
*Wait time per/Hr $35.00 $35.00 $30.00 $30.00
Credit Card Use None None None None
Minimum Charge None None None None
Fee Structure 234 Taxi
LLC
Surf Cab
Co.
Yellow
Cab Co.
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Staff Recommendations:
Adopt a resolution declaring the need for the
operation of four taxi operators in the City of San Luis
Obispo;
Authorize the City Manager or her designee to
process the Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity; and
Approve five taxi permits to A Ride Awaits on a one-
year trial basis
Proposed Taxi – A Ride Awaits
Alternatives:
Deny the application for the proposed A Ride Awaits
taxi cab company to operate within the city limits of
San Luis Obispo.
Approve the application but limit the number of taxi
permits issued to A Ride Awaits from five (5) to a
different amount.
Approve the application but set a different fee
structure to a different amount.
Before any application is acted upon, the public works department shall cause an investigation to be made and shall report the findings, in writing, to the council on the following:
A.The demand of the public for additional taxicab service;
B.The adequacy of existing mass transportation and taxicab service;
C.The financial responsibility and experience of the applicant;
D.The number, kind and type of equipment and the color scheme to be used;
E.The effect which such additional taxicab service may have upon traffic congestion and parking;
F.Whether the additional taxicab service will result in a greater hazard to the public;
G.Such other relevant facts as the council may deem advisable or necessary. (Ord. 1524 § 3, 2009)