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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-11-Meeting Agendawww.augustaga.gov Public Service Committee Meeting Committee Room- 9/11/2006- 12:30 PM PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Discuss issuance of an RFP for the management of the Augusta Transit Authority. (Requested by Commissioner Bowles) Attachments 2. Motion to approve Georgia Department of Transportation Contract for Stage 3 of the Terminal Area Improvements Project. Attachments 3. Increase Fixed Base Operations fuel revenue and expense budget to more accurately reflect current fuel pricing. Attachments 4. Motion to approve Smith Fence Change Order No. 2. Attachments 5. Approve an amendment to the Taxi Cab ordinance that will provide for an increase in the ‘Driver’s Permit’ application fee from five dollars to twenty-five dollars. Attachments 6. Approve an Ordinance to amend Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7 Vehicles or Hire - Taxicabs so as define taxicab seating capacity, to define vehicle identification requirements, to define taxicab identity light requirement, to define wait time for passengers, and to define telephone directory listing requirement. Attachments Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM Augusta Transit RFP Department:Clerk of Commission Caption:Discuss issuance of an RFP for the management of the Augusta Transit Authority. (Requested by Commissioner Bowles) Background: Analysis: Financial Impact: Alternatives: Recommendation: Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM Georgia DOT Contract Department:Augusta Regional Airport Caption:Motion to approve Georgia Department of Transportation Contract for Stage 3 of the Terminal Area Improvements Project. Background:The Georgia DOT has participated in the funding of the new terminal project at 2.5% since it began. These monies will be used to help fund Phase 3 of the project. Analysis: Financial Impact:$330,678.00 Alternatives:Deny request to accept the contract. Recommendation:Accept the GADOT Contract. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM Increase FBO Fuel Revenues/Expenses Department:Augusta Regional Airport Caption:Increase Fixed Base Operations fuel revenue and expense budget to more accurately reflect current fuel pricing. Background:During the 2006 Budget process the cost of fuel was significantly lower than it is now, therefore the 2006 budget both understates fuel revenue as well as fuel expense. Analysis:This budget amendment is being requested so the airport can continue to both purchase and sell fuel without being blocked by the Augusta Richmond County's financial system internal controls. The airport has surpassed the projecte dfuel revenue for 2006 and will soon exhaust the budget for fuel expense. Additionally, the amendment will provide a more accurate picture of current operations. Financial Impact:None - both the fuel sales and cost of fuel sold (revenue and expense) is increased thereby the effect is zero impact. Alternatives:Deny the request. Recommendation:Approve the request. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field 2006 Budget Amendment Request 24-Aug-06 551081106/3492112 AV JET FUEL 2,027,410 551081106/3492112 AV JET FUEL 2,969,300 551081106/3492204 INTO-PLANE FEES (2,969,300) 551081106/5315120 AV JET FUEL CGS (2,027,410) 0.00TOTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM Smith Fence Change Order No. 2 Department:Augusta Regional Airport Caption:Motion to approve Smith Fence Change Order No. 2. Background:This is a federally funded project for safety improvements to the airport perimeter fencing. Analysis:This change order completes the project and shows a credit of $4,983.35 for two (2) gates and a final quantity adjustment of $7,948.25 Financial Impact:$2,964.90 increase in the total project. Alternatives:Deny request to accept Smith Fence Change Order No. 2 - Perimeter Fencing Improvments. Recommendation:Accept change order. Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Finance. Administrator. Clerk of Commission Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM Taxicab Driver's Permit Department:License & Inspection Department Caption:Approve an amendment to the Taxi Cab ordinance that will provide for an increase in the ‘Driver’s Permit’ application fee from five dollars to twenty-five dollars. Background:Current the Driver’s Permit fee is fiver dollars. The proposed fee of twenty-five dollars will cover the cost of a two-year permit. Analysis:The fee increase is due to the cost to the Sheriff’s Department for providing the service. Financial Impact:Each driver will be required to pay the twenty-five dollars for a driver’s permit. Alternatives:Do not change the current fee of five dollars Recommendation:Approval Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: n/a REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Administrator. Administrator. Clerk of Commission ORDINANCE N0. ________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6- 7-16 TO INCREASE THE DRIVER’S PERMIT FEE; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-16 is hereby amended to increase the Driver’s Permit fee from five ($5.00) to twenty-five ($25.00), by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-16. DRIVER'S PERMIT. (a) Required. No person shall drive a taxicab for hire upon the streets of Augusta-Richmond County, and no person who owns or controls a taxicab shall permit it to be so driven, and no taxicab licensed by the Commission shall be so driven at any time for hire, unless the driver of such taxicab shall have first obtained and shall have then in force a taxicab driver's permit issued under the provisions of this article. (b) Application-Form; verification; contents; photograph and physician's certificate required; application fee; minimum age of drivers. An application for a taxicab driver's permit shall be filed with the sheriff's department on forms provided by the Commission. Such application shall be verified under oath and shall contain the following: (1) The names and addresses of two residents of Augusta-Richmond County who have known the applicant for a period of one year and who will vouch for the sobriety, honesty and general good character of the applicant. (2) The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers. (3) The educational background of the applicant. (4) A concise history of his employment. (5) A picture of himself with his name, address, age (which shall be not less than twenty- one years), weight, height, sex, color of hair and eyes. Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate from a reputable physician of Augusta-Richmond County certifying that, in his opinion, the applicant is not afflicted with any disease or infirmity which might make him an unsafe or unsatisfactory driver. At the time the application is filed the applicant shall pay to the Commission the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The Commission may require additional periodic examinations in its discretion. Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption in accordance with applicable laws. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. Section 6. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any part of this Ordinance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Duly adopted this ________ day of ___________, 2006. Augusta, Georgia By:_____________________________________ Mayor ATTEST:_____________________ Clerk First Reading: _____________________ Second Reading: ___________________ Public Service Committee Meeting 9/11/2006 12:30 PM TAXICAB ORDINACE AMENDMENTS Department:License & Inspection Caption:Approve an Ordinance to amend Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7 Vehicles or Hire - Taxicabs so as define taxicab seating capacity, to define vehicle identification requirements, to define taxicab identity light requirement, to define wait time for passengers, and to define telephone directory listing requirement. Background:At the regular meeting of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission on August 5, 2003, item 43 on the agenda was to receive the following recommendations from the taxicab subcommittee: (1) ten-minute time limit as a guide for taxicab waiting time; (2) acceptance of magnetic lights and vinyl lettering as opposed to lettering being painted on vehicles; and (3) increasing the passenger capacity to eleven passengers including the driver. The Commission approved the motion to receive the recommendations of the subcommittee….At the regular meeting of the Augusta- Richmond County Commission on August 19, 2003, item 36 on the agenda was to: ‘consider the matter of taxicab dispatching and telephone listing – with no recommendation from the Public Safety Committee’. The Commission approved the motion to require taxicab companies to have a listing in the ‘BELLSOUTH – The Real Yellow Pages’…… An ordinance amendment was not prepared at the time to adopt the noted changes. The attached ordinance is for the purpose of adopting the amendments. Analysis:Adopt the ordinance amendments. Since the Commission action in 2003 the noted changes have been implemented. Financial Impact:N/A Alternatives:N/A Recommendation:Approval Funds are Available in the Following Accounts: N/A REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Administrator. Clerk of Commission ORDINANCE N0. ________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6- 7-7(e) TO DEFINE TAXICAB SEATING CAPACITY; TO AMEND AUGUSTA- RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6-7-23 SO AS TO DEFINE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6-7-25 SO AS TO DEFINE TAXICAB IDENTITY LIGHT REQUIREMENT; TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6- 7-33 SO AS TO DEFINE THE WAIT TIME FOR ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS; TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SECTION 6-7-39 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY LISTING REQUIREMENT; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-7(e) is hereby amended to define taxicab seating capacity, by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-7. DEFINITIONS. (e): TAXICAB. A motor vehicle regularly engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, having a seating capacity of less than eleven (11) passengers and not operated on a fixed route. Section 2. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-23 is hereby amended to define vehicle identification requirements, by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-23. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES REQUIRED. No business tax certificate holder under this article shall operate any taxicab without there having been painted, or attached vinyl lettering, on both sides and the rear thereof the words Taxi, Taxicab or Automobile for Hire, the name of the business tax certificate holder and the number assigned by the business tax certificate holder to such taxicab. Such words and numbers shall be not less than six (6) inches high nor more than eight (8) inches in height. In addition, there may be placed thereon an identifying design approved by the sheriff. No vehicle covered by the terms of this article shall be licensed whose color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia to be used thereon shall, in the opinion of the license and inspection department, conflict with or imitate any color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia used on one (1) or more vehicles already operating under this article, in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive or defraud the public. If after a business tax certificate has been issued for a taxicab hereunder, the color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia thereof is changed so as to be, in the opinion of the license and inspection department, in conflict with or to imitate any color scheme, identifying design, monogram or insignia used by any other person, owner or operator in such a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive the public, the business tax certificate covering the taxicab bearing the misleading markings shall be suspended or revoked. Section 3. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-25 is hereby amended to define taxicab identification light, by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-25. IDENTITY LIGHT REQUIRED. Every taxicab shall be equipped with an identity light attached to the top of such taxicab. The light may be bolted on or magnetically attached. Such identity light shall be constructed in one (1) unit consisting of an illuminated place or cylinder upon which is printed the company's name, taxi, for hire or the present identification lights of the taxicab. The overall dimensions of such identity light shall not exceed six (6) inches in height by twenty (20) inches in length. The lights of the identity light shall be connected to a contact switch attached to the taximeter, and such contact switch shall operate automatically to illuminate such identity light when the taximeter is not in operation indicating that the taxicab contains no passengers and to extinguish such light when the taximeter is in operation. It shall be unlawful to knowingly drive or operate any taxicab with such identity light illuminated while carrying passengers for compensation; and it shall be unlawful to drive, operate or be in charge of the taxicab unless such identity light is illuminated when such taxicab is for hire. Section 4. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-33 is hereby amended to define taxicab identification light, by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-33. ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS. No taxicab driver who has been engaged by a passenger shall permit any other person to occupy or ride in such taxicab unless the person first employing the taxicab shall consent to the acceptance of additional passengers. From the time the first passenger engages the taxicab, the driver has ten (10) minutes to load passengers and pull away. No charge shall be made for an additional passenger to the same point of destination, but when the additional passenger rides beyond the first point of destination, such passenger shall pay for the additional distance traveled. Section 5. Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 6-7-39 is hereby amended to define telephone directory listing requirement, by deleting in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: § 6-7-39. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY LISTING REQUIRED. All persons engaged in taxicab businesses in Augusta-Richmond County operating under the provisions of this article shall have a telephone listed in the “BELLSOUTH – The Real Yellow Pages” telephone directory for Augusta- Richmond County in the name of their taxi company or business. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption in accordance with applicable laws. Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are repealed. Section 8. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any part of this Ordinance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Duly adopted this ________ day of ___________, 2006. Augusta, Georgia By:_____________________________________ Mayor ATTEST:_____________________ Clerk First Reading: _____________________ Second Reading: ___________________ 43. Receive recommendations from the taxi cab sub-committee. 1. Ten-minute time as a guide for taxicab waiting time. 2. Acceptance of magnetic lights and vinyl lettering as opposed to lettering being pained on vehicles. 3. Increasing the passenger capacity to eleven passengers including the driver. 48. Approve the acquisition of One (1) E350 Work Detail Van for $24,351.46 for the Public Works Department – Vacant Lot/Eviction Crew from Bobby Jones Ford of Augusta, Georgia. (lowest bid offers on Bid 02-155). 49. Approve refund to Susan A. Bone of 2000 and 2001 taxes paid in error in the amount of $567.73 on Map 98-3, Parcel 175. 51. Consider abatement of taxes for years 1993 through 1999 on property now in the Land Bank. Property is known as Map 59-3, Parcel 400. 52. Approve refunds on taxes on 26 accounts paid in error for various reasons; see attached for years and amounts. 54. Consider a request from the North Jenkins County Volunteer Fire Department regarding the donation of a fire pumper to their department. 55. Approve the acquisition of three (3) Pumper Fire Trucks for the Augusta Fire Department from Harless Fire Equipment Company of Bessemer, Alabama for the amount of $310,500.00 each (lowest bid offer on Bid 02-048). 63. Approve adding 3411 & 3417 Peach Orchard Road to the Solid Waste Contract. (Requested by Commissioner Andy Cheek) Mr. Mayor: We have a motion to approve the consent agenda, minus items 16, 45 and 53. All in favor of that motion, please vote in the affirmative. Mr. Colclough: Mr. Mayor, Madame Clerk, let it be known that I vote No on Sunday sales. The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Bridges: And the same here, Madame Clerk. The Clerk: Yes, sir. Mr. Colclough and Mr. Bridges vote No on Sunday sales portion. Motion carries 10-0. [Items 3, 5, 6] Motion carries 10-0. [Items 1-2, 4, 7-15, 17-40D, 43, 45, 58, 59, 51, 52, 54, 55, 63] 11 Mr. Mayor: Madame Clerk, we have some of these items that are coming off of the agenda today, they’ve been deferred to other committee meetings. Do you want to go ahead and point those out [inaudible] people that are here for those items? The Clerk: Yes, sir. 42. Discussion of Fire Station #15. (Requested by Commissioner Boyles) ferred to our next meeting, August 11, Public The Clerk: Item 42 was de Safety, at 1:30. 46. Update from Dr. Terrence Cook regarding Project Access. The Clerk: Item 46 was deferred to our next meeting on August 11 at 2 o’clock. 50. Approve request from the Board of Tax Assessors to proceed with obtaining an outside auditing firm to review all accounts with a value of $50,000 and above. The Clerk: Item 50 was deferred to our August 11 meeting, Finance meeting, at 2 o’clock. Item 56 will be brought before the full Commission today. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Kuhlke, is your item on here? 60. Discussion of Day Care facility owned by Mr. Robert L. Watkins. (Requested by Commissioner Kuhlke) The Clerk: Deleting. Mr. Mayor: Deleting item number 60? The Clerk: Deleting item 60. Mr. Hankerson: What did you just say on 43? The Clerk: 43? Mr. Hankerson: Didn’t you say 43? The Clerk: No, sir. I said 42 for the next meeting. Mr. Hankerson: Oh, okay. The Clerk: 43 is in our consent agenda. I will enumerate those recommendations. 43. Receive recommendations from the taxi cab sub-committee. 12 43. Receive recommendations from the taxi cab sub-committee. 12 1. Ten-minute time as a guide for taxicab waiting time. 2. Acceptance of magnetic lights and vinyl lettering as opposed to lettering being pained on vehicles. 3. Increasing the passenger capacity to eleven passengers including the driver. Mr. Bridges: Mr. Mayor, what was that second one? The Clerk: The second was the acceptance of magnetic lights and vinyl lettering as opposed to lettering being painted on vehicles. Mr. Hankerson: What was the timing? The Clerk: Ten minutes. Mr. Hankerson: Waiting time? That was recommended? The Clerk: Yes, sir, the recommendation. The ten minute time. Mr. Hankerson: Ten or 20? The Clerk: Ten. Mr. Hankerson: Okay. PUBLIC SAFETY: 36. Consider the matter of taxicab dispatching and telephone listing. (No recommendation from Public Safety Committee August 11, 2003) Mr. Mayor: The Chairman of the committee is here. Go ahead. Mr. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. We, we had debated and talked about, we had a subcommittee come back and made some changes in our taxicab ordinance. We are waiting to get something from the Airport Committee as to how we can [inaudible] all the taxicab service. I contend that the taxicab with one or two taxis should not be required to have to have a dispatch or a telephone listing in the telephone book. If they 89 can have services that they can provide their customers with, without a telephone, that’s I so move that we approve, Mr. Mayor, giving them the an expense they can save, and option to have or have not a dispatch or a telephone. Mr. Colclough: Second. Mr. Mayor: We have a motion and second. This would have to come back as an ordinance amendment, Mr. Wall, is that correct? Mr. Wall: Yes. Mr. Mayor: Comments, questions? Mr. Cheek. Mr. Cheek: Mr. Mayor, just a couple of comments. In polling several people waiting for taxis, they are very displeased with the service we have available in Augusta in general. Anything we can do to improve that service I am for. I am concerned, though, that here again with the big guys, we don’t want to overly burden the little guys where they can’t compete. But there again, if the, this same ordinance, I’m assure, I want to be assured that it will be the same for the big guys, they don’t have to have a phone number in the book, they don’t have to have dispatch, they can [inaudible] those costs, as well. I think there should be certain minimum requirements on this. In any event, I’m just concerned that we [inaudible] this thing closely. I’m supportive of making the system better, but at some point they’ve either got to be listed in directory assistance or at least be listed in some book somewhere. How else are people going to call them? How else are we going to know they’re in business? I mean they can throw a sign or light on. Mr. Williams: Mr. Mayor, I agree with -- Mr. Mayor: Just a minute, Mr. Williams. Some down here want to speak. Mr. Williams: All right. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Boyles. Mr. Boyles: I was just going -- I think we ought to give a citizens award to Mr. Lay because he hasn’t missed a meeting. He’s been here longer than we have, Mr. Williams, and we ought to give some sort of citizens award to Mr. Lay. He’s been persistent in trying to get this done. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Beard, did you have your hand up? Mr. Beard: Just for clarification, I guess. I just don’t understand what we’re doing here right now. Are we saying that all those taxicabs, licensed taxicab people, they don’t have to be in the book? Is this what we’re saying? 90 Mr. Wall: That’s what we’re saying. Don’t have to have dispatch, don’t have to have telephone listing. Mr. Beard: Come on. That’s a little farfetched there. Mr. Williams: No, no -- Mr. Beard: I have the floor at this point. (Laughter) Mr. Beard: You know, I would like to help out the small business people but if this is going to open up a floodgate, I think we need to consider that. That’s all. I turned it back over to whoever want to, but that’s -- I don’t know, because I know if I was running one and I didn’t have [inaudible]. Mr. Williams: And Mr. Beard, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Even the large companies. I’m not trying to put a burden on a large company and let the smaller company go out from under that. I’m saying that if you can run the business, a large company will want to have a dispatch service and they got the option, they got their license, but a man or woman with two taxis or one taxi should not have to have a dispatcher and a phone listing. If he can operate his business successfully without a phone, then he’s a genius, he knows how to do it. I mean, and I don’t think we ought to get in the business of demanding. If he wants to get one and he has one taxi and he can do it that way, that’s fine, too. But everybody has got the right. Commissioner Cheek brought up a good point. We shouldn’t put a burden on the large companies and let the smaller ones get by. If anybody wants to do that, they got an option to do it or not. I mean if I decide to go into business and I can do without a phone, that’s a savings for me. So I don’t want to demand because the larger company who have to have a phone, he’s got 20 taxis, 25 taxis, he’s got to be able to notify them, he’s got to be able to call them. But a man with one taxi, maybe two, he shouldn’t have to have a dispatch service. I mean if that going to be an injustice to have them compete with a larger company. I mean a lot of these people just trying to make a living, and some people in business. I mean we really got to look at this, this seriously now. We been talking about this for some months. Commissioner Cheek talked about being in the phone book. But we are still going on a town mentality in a city. All the major cities like taxis. I ain’t seen anybody yet that goes [inaudible] call a taxi to come pick them up. They, if you at a hotel, the bellman will flag somebody for you. [inaudible] but since we still got a town, we have not come to the city status yet, we still thinking like a town. We need to open this city up and be a city. And if a taxi can run his business without that, he’s done come to the city level. But those that still got dispatchers, they still in towns, let them operate that way. I mean that’s simple. That shouldn’t be so complicated for you to understand. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Williams. Thank you. I disagree, Mr. Williams. To me this is not a business issue at all. This is a public safety issue. Now you’ve got people in vehicles who are literally riding the streets of this city inviting people to come off the 91 street and get in their vehicle. To me there needs to be a legitimacy to the business that puts the telephone number in a phone book. I’m not as concerned about the dispatching as I am having a number listed in a phone book. To me, there is potential for someone to become seriously hurt by somebody who is impersonating a cab or a cab driver. As Mr. Hankerson said, what if he left something in the cab by mistake, how is he going to call the cab company and retrieve his item? This is a public safety issue, and I think that in this we need to protect the public and requiring a cab company to put a phone number in a phone book, a listing with telephone information where someone can retrieve, some way to get in touch with that cab company to me is not asking too much at all. Mr. Williams: Mr. Mayor, I can agree with you. As Chairman of Public Safety I am truly interested in safety of not only this county, but the people traveling in this county. But when you say listed in a phone book, which is the phone, the real phone book now? You talking about in a phone book, and I have not problem doing it in a book. But if you going to list in a phone book, who is going to say which is the real book to be listed in? Do we designate the Real Yellow Pages or the red book or the blue book or the local phone book that somebody else may print? So as long as you’re listed in the book, would that be sufficient for this government? As long as they’re listed in the book, I can agree with that. Mr. Mayor: I would submit to you, Mr. Williams, that you could specify that it must be listed in a phone book. Let the business decide which book it wants to list it in. You could say a book in general circulation. Mr. Williams: I make a substitute motion -- Mr. Mayor: You could say -- one more thing, you can say that the number has got to be listed with telephone information. You call 4-1-1 and get the number. Mr. Williams: Well, I’m going to make a substitute motion that we don’t demand that they have a dispatch service but we do -- Mr. Wall: You made the first motion, you would need to amend. Mr. Williams: Okay. Thank you, Jim. You doing your attorney duties today. (Laughter) Mr. Williams: I would amend, that’s right, I would amend my initial motion to establish or to make a motion that we allow them to not have a dispatch unless they want one, not making it mandatory, but to also have it mandatory that they be listed in a phone book. I mean I can’t designate which phone book but in a phone book would be my motion. Mr. Mayor: Is there any objection to the amendment that’s been offered? We’ll let the motion stand as amended. Mr. Shepard. 92 Mr. Shepard: Mr. Mayor, I’d ask the maker of the motion and the consent of the body that we dispose of this in one time, because it’s been up here and I think if we’re going to do that, with that kind of compromise, let’s go ahead and waive the second reading and let’s move on to other business. Mr. Williams: I can, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Cheek. Mr. Cheek: Mr. Mayor, I just think we ought to designate as a minimum yellow book, Yellow Pages, Bell South, directory assistance, some consistent medium for these people to register with, because if not, if we just say the phone book, they can go get somebody’s little book from some little neighborhood or something that’s called a phone book. We need to have consistent policy with a consistent contact number and that could be Bell South Yellow Pages. I think that’s fine. It’s a standard for the area and [inaudible] picks up the book. Mr. Mayor: Mr. Lay, you wanted to speak? Mr. Lay: The nature of our business is flag-downs anyway. I mean you go to New York City, like he said, people get cabs by flag-downs. Travel all over the city, you’re right. But [inaudible] pick up flag-downs. And we do get calls. We have a cell phone. We dispatch on our cell phones. Mr. Mayor: Who dispatches you? Mr. Lay: We get the call. Mr. Mayor: I mean how do they know to call you? How do you get the number out? Mr. Lay: Pass out cards. You know, have advertising on the side of our cars. Mr. Mayor: I was in New York last week and they had radios and meters and dispatch in cabs that I flagged down. Mr. Lay: We have phone numbers on the side of our cars and they just flag us down. Until we can grow big enough to get in the yellow pages, we really can’t afford to [inaudible] yellow pages. We can afford the cell phones. Mr. Mayor: They give you a free ad in the yellow -- put the number in the yellow pages. Mr. Lay: [inaudible] 93 Mr. Wall: I agree with you. I think it needs to be one or more designated phone books, I think Southern Bell Yellow Pages. I mean all the other telephone companies, [inaudible] everybody has to furnish their telephone numbers to Southern Bell. That is the recognized telephone book, and if they want a cell phone, they can get a listing in the Yellow Pages of Southern Bell telephone, and that is in my opinion the industry standard. Mr. Mayor: Do you want to amend the motion, Mr. Cheek? Mr. Cheek: I’d like to amend the motion to that. I think that a standard is necessary. If somebody can’t afford an ad in the Yellow Pages, they’re too marginal to be in operation. I mean that’s $8 or $10 a year. Mr. Lay: We don’t need it. Mr. Cheek: The city needs it. We’ve come a long way to accommodating -- Mr. Lay: [inaudible] Mr. Mayor: Mr. Lay, direct your comments to the Chair. Mr. Cheek: We’ve come a long way to amending and changing the taxi ordinance, but this is one that -- and I’ve been supportive of those things to date, but this is one there has to be a minimum standard of accountability, and the Yellow Pages in the phone book that everybody uses and several places I’ve called people to contact them and never get them. Mr. Mayor: Is there any objection to Mr. Cheek’s objection to the motion that would designate the Southern Bell Yellow Pages? Mr. Williams: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor, I’m objecting. Mr. Mayor: All right. Then he has the right to amend it through a vote. We can vote on the amendment. Mr. Williams: I’ve got a comment. I need some clarification, too, because when you talking about telephones and you talking about long distance service, there’s got to be 4,000 different telephone services and long distance services that we use in your home. Not even in your car, but in your home. I’ve got three cell phones and two of them are different. They ain’t the same. So all I’m saying is why should we want to regulate whether or not they be in the yellow pages or the red book or the green book? If they can operate their business -- [inaudible] Mr. Mayor, talking about the safety side of it, about where people leave something in their car. These people have been operating for years the same way. Small business people are trying to get better, trying to grow, to get to the point of advertising. There are some people that pay $140 a month for advertisement in the phone book. Not for just one line, now, but for advertisement in the 94 phone book. Some of them can’t pay that. Will never pay that. And that’s not a one time fee. That’s a every month fee. Depends on -- Mr. Mayor: They don’t have to buy an ad. Mr. Williams: I understand. But a lot of people buy those ads and buy those ads. I just don’t understand why we going designate a certain book and we never had a certain book before. A red book, a blue book, now the Yellow Pages. I disagree. Mr. Mayor: All right. There has been a motion made to amend the motion, so we’ll vote on the amendment to the motion. All in favor of amending the motion -- Mr. Bridges: What’s the motion that we’re voting on? Mr. Mayor: The amendment. The amendment would specify the Bell South Yellow Pages. All in favor of that amendment, please raise your hand. (Vote on the amendment to the motion) Mr. Williams votes No. Mr. Mays not voting. Mr. Hankerson out. Motion carries 7-1. Mr. Mayor: Is there any discussion on the motion? Is there any discussion on the motion? We’ll go ahead and go for a vote on that now. Mr. Williams: [inaudible] second reading, Mr. Mayor? Like Commissioner Shepard -- Mr. Mayor: Okay. Mr. Shepard: If you’d like it. Only if you’d like it. Mr. Mayor: All in favor of the motion as amended, please raise your hand so the Clerk can see it. Mr. Wall: [inaudible] Mr. Mays: [inaudible] Mr. Wall: [inaudible] Mr. Mayor: Bell South Yellow Pages. Mr. Mays: [inaudible] Mr. Wall: [inaudible] either one. [inaudible] automatically going to be listed in Bell South, the regular phone book. [inaudible] Mr. Mayor: We’re voting on the motion. All in favor of the motion, please raise your hand. (Vote on original motion with amendment) Mr. Mays votes Present. Mr. Hankerson out. Motion carries 8-1. Mr. Shepard: Call for the order of the day. Mr. Mayor: The next item is item number 39. Mr. Lay: What does that mean? What does that mean? I’m in Bell South. Mr. Mayor: You can talk to Mr. Sherman. Where is Mr. Sherman from the Inspection Department? He can explain that to you. Go see Mr. Sherman. Item number 39. The Clerk: