City of Milwaukee - File #: 030792

• File #: 030792
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 9/23/2003
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/20/2008
• Title: A substitute ordinance prohibiting taxicab companies and cooperatives from adopting certain names.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES, TAXICABS, TRANSPORTATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/17/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/30/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/20/2008	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	13:0
5/8/2008	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:0
9/28/2005	1	CITY CLERK	REFERRED TO
3/17/2005	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/18/2005	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Speakers: Mike Cross - Cross Law Firm Kavada Singh Bajwa - lives in Germantown - owner of 4 Yellow Cabs Justice Khalsa - lives in Glendale Ahmad Al Kaleefa - lives in Brown Deer Devonar Singh - lives in Oak Creek Devroj Dhenda - Barb Miles - Manager of Yellow Cab Co-op Suvetner Singh - lives in Saint Francis Muhammad Arif - lives in Milwaukee Mohander Singh - lives in Milwaukee Malik Ahmad - lives in Greenfield Mahander Singh - lives in Greenfield Chaman Singh - lives in Oak Creek Anthony Brelough - lives in Wauwatosa Red Christianson - General Manager for Yellow Cab of Milwaukee, Inc.	Pass	5:0
12/28/2004	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/25/2003	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: ---This ordinance prohibits taxicab companies and cooperatives from adopting names "substantially similar" to those of any of the entities granted body colors by the code. It also includes findings which clarify the legislative intent of the city's already-adopted color system for taxicabs.	Pass	15:1
11/11/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Fail	1:3
11/11/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	5:0
11/6/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/6/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/22/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/9/2003		LICENSES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/30/2003	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	3:0
9/26/2003	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/26/2003	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2003	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2003	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/25/2003	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/25/2003	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/23/2003	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
030792

Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
A substitute ordinance prohibiting taxicab companies and cooperatives from adopting certain names.

Sections
100-2-6 am
100-51-7-a-7 cr

Analysis
This ordinance prohibits taxicab companies and cooperatives from adopting names "substantially similar" to those of any of the entities granted body colors by the code. It also includes findings which clarify the legislative intent of the city's already-adopted color system for taxicabs.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 100-2-6 of the code is amended to read:
100-2. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to:
6. Eliminate conflict and confusion among users between different types of services >>, particularly, although not exclusively, through the establishment and enforcement of an equitable taxicab color system intended to insure that the various taxicab companies may be readily identified by the largest possible number of people<<.

Part 2. Section 100-51-7-a-7 of the code is created to read:
100-51. Vehicle Inspection.
7. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
a-7. Because a substantial number of the individuals who use taxicab services are developmentally disabled or lack an ability to speak, read or understand English; and given the policy of the common council as set forth in s. 100-2-6 which expresses the common council's desire to reduce confusion among patrons of the different taxicab companies, the common council finds that the taxicab color system set forth in this paragraph is an effective means of serving its residents who are also taxicab patrons. Consequently, no person, corporation, entity or firm doing business as a taxicab company or taxicab cooperative shall be allowed to operate under any name substantially similar to the name of any of the entities granted body colors in this paragraph.

LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM


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