File #: 12-0328    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 5.64 "Taxicab Operations"
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/26/2013 In control: * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
On agenda: 5/7/2013 Final action: 5/21/2013
Title: Subject: Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 5.64 "Taxicab Operations" From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Chapter 5.64 (Taxicabs) To A) Establish Criteria, As Required By State Law, To Investigate Unpermitted Taxicab Operations; B) Clarify Provisions Regarding Use Of Credit Cards; C) Removal Of Dispatch Service Requirement For Companies With Fewer Than Five Taxis; D) Add Option Of Electronic Waybills For Documenting Taxi Usage; E) Establish A Fleet Of Ramped Taxis For Transporting Passengers With Disabilities And A Ratio Of Such Taxis To Oakland's Regular Taxis; F) Establish Vehicle Age And Alternative Fuel Requirements; G) Authorize The City Administrator To Promulgate Standards Of Comportment For Drivers And To Provide For Permit Suspension, Revocation, And Non-Renewal On The Basis Of Violations; And H) Eliminate Expired Section Of OMC Chapter 5.64
Attachments: 1. View Report.pdf, 2. View Supplemental Report.pdf, 3. 13161 CMS.pdf
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Subject:      Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 5.64 "Taxicab Operations"
From:            Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation:   Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Chapter 5.64 (Taxicabs) To A) Establish Criteria, As Required By State Law, To Investigate Unpermitted Taxicab Operations; B) Clarify Provisions Regarding Use Of Credit Cards; C) Removal Of Dispatch Service Requirement For Companies With Fewer Than Five Taxis; D) Add Option Of Electronic Waybills For Documenting Taxi Usage; E) Establish A Fleet Of Ramped Taxis For Transporting Passengers With Disabilities And A Ratio Of Such Taxis To Oakland's Regular Taxis; F) Establish Vehicle Age And Alternative Fuel Requirements; G) Authorize The City Administrator To Promulgate Standards Of Comportment For Drivers And To Provide For Permit Suspension, Revocation, And Non-Renewal On The Basis Of Violations; And H) Eliminate Expired Section Of OMC Chapter 5.64