Title
Passenger Vehicle for Hire Ordinance
Action
Action:
Approve the Community Safety Committee's recommendation to adopt a Passenger Vehicle for Hire ordinance, with an effective date of July 1, 2017.
Body
Committee Chair:
Julie Eiselt, Community Safety Committee
Staff Resource(s):
Thomas Powers III, City Attorney's Office
Daniel Buckley, Police
Explanation
* On January 9, 2017, the City Council received a Dinner Briefing presentation on the proposed draft for a revised Passenger Vehicle for Hire ordinance (PVH Ordinance).
* The goals of the PVH Ordinance are:
* Provide parity between the PVH Industry and Transportation Network Companies (Uber & Lyft);
* Simplify organization and language, establishing clearer expectations and responsibilities; and
* Eliminate redundancy.
* The proposed draft for a revised PVH Ordinance includes the following major changes:
* Modifying criminal background check standards and procedures;
* Requiring PVH companies to provide driver training program and to perform drug testing upon drivers;
* Standardizes citation amount at $100 for permittees and additional $500 for illegal third parties;
* Establishing a new standard of review for PVH appeals;
* Authorizing vehicle infotainment systems, roof-mounted digital advertising, and vehicle panel advertising;
* Authorizing a PVH driver to assess a one-time fee in an identical amount if the PVH driver is assessed a fee for Airport pickup/drop off.
* Shrinking the PVH Board from eleven members to five members;
* Authorizing PVH Chair to rule on citations under a specific dollar amount;
* Instituting a new audit and enforcement focus by the PVH office;
* Consolidating ten divisions into six new divisions; and
* Eliminating 19 pages due to redundancy or duplication.
Previous Actions
* On July 25, 2011, the City Council adopted revisions to Chapter 22 of the City Code, the PVH Ordinance.
* On October 6, 2015, the PVH Board sent a letter requesting the City Council review the PV...
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