City of Milwaukee - File #: 130903

• File #: 130903
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/15/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/26/2013
• Effective date: 2/1/2014
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the licensing, permitting and regulation of taxicab operations and public passenger vehicles.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES, TAXICABS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/16/2013	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
12/5/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/26/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy moved to amend to remove the cap on taxicab permits.	Fail	1:14
11/26/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
11/19/2013	1	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added
11/19/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Bauman request to be added as co-sponsor to this file. There were no objections. Individuals appearing Public testimony Riyad Saobar 721 W Grange Ave #202 Milwaukee WI 53221 Abdel Elewa 2426 W Mangold Ave Milwaukee WI 53221 Saad Malik 1331 W Edgerton Ave Southeastern Wisconsin Taxi Association County Supervisor Russell Stamper II 5th District County Supervisor 16th District John F Weishan Harry Petersen 5020 S 13th Street Milwaukee WI 53221 J.D. Thorne 2739 N 72nd St., Milwaukee Dan Coyne American Taxi 1086 Bernard Dr Buffalo Grove IL 60089 Anthony Sanders, Institute for Justice 527 Marquette AVe.,Suite 1600 Minneapolis MN 55402 Harpreet Singh VP Souteastern Wisconsin Association 3824 S 16th Milwaukee WI 53221 Michael Richlin 100 W Pierce St Milwaukee WI 53204 Ali Mohamed 19700 W Imperial Ct., New Berlin WI 53146 Peter Tsounis 2828 E college Ave Cudahy WI 53110 Ismail Harvin President Southeast Wisconsin Taxi Association 2525 N Holton Ave Red Christiansen W.A.T.O. 646 S 2nd St Milwaukee WI 53204 Timothy Wong 2524 N Holton Ave Milwaukee WI 53212 Southeastern Taxi Association Driver Robert Wilkening 2365 N 59th St Milwaukee WI 53210 Dispatch Service Harminder Singh 2714 W Howard Ave Milwaukee WI 53221 Bennie Lewis 4548 N 85th St Milwaukee WI 53225 Tajelsir Mahmoud 5293 S 13th St Milwaukee WI 53221 Kuony Machar 10210 W Jonan St Milwaukee WI 53224 Clinton Orugbani 5434 W Cherry St Milwaukee WI 53208 Michael Harris 3807 W Hampton AVe Milwaukee WI 53201 Mamadee Konneh 5904 N sherman Bvld #3 Milwaukee WI 53209 Salah Eltayb 2508 W Leroy Ave Milwaukee WI 53221 Joh Doherty PTRB & Study Subcommittee member 424 W Cherry St Milwaukee WI 53212 Olayinka George 6527 N 55th St Milwaukee WI 53223 Sukden Kmalssa 10759 Ca Oak Creek WI 53154 Christopher Abboud 6408 N 91s t St Milwaukee WI 53224 Alex Friedman 4155 W Rivers Edge cir#20 Brown Deer WI 53209 Surinder Tiwar PO Box 82049 Milwaukee WI 53205 Haytham 1721 W Aspen St Milwaukee WI 53221 Ayman Badwan Oak Creek WI 53154 Murad Badwan 7515 S Manitowoc Ave Oak Creek WI 53154 Mohinder Singh 8087 S Winona Dr Oak Creek WI 53154 Ald. Puente all handouts received become part of permanent record. There was no objections.	Pass	5:0
11/15/2013	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
11/12/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/11/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/7/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/7/2013	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/15/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130903
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI, BAUMAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the licensing, permitting and regulation of taxicab operations and public passenger vehicles.
Sections
81-125 cr
81-126-5 cr
81-126-6 cr
85-26 cr
100-3-18 am
100-3-24 am
100-3-24.5 cr
100-50-3 rc
100-50-4-a rc
100-50-4-b-7 am
100-50-11-i cr
100-50-12-c rn
100-50-12-c cr
100-50-12-d rn
100-50-12-e rn
100-50-12-f rn
100-50-12-g rn
100-50-12-i cr
100-50-12-j cr
100-50-14-a rn
100-50-14-a cr
100-50-14-b rn
100-50-14-c rn
100-50-16-b-4 rn
100-50-16-b-4 cr
100-51-1 rc
100-51-2-0 am
100-51-2-e am
100-51-4-d am
100-51-5-b am
100-51-6-b am
100-51-7 am
100-51-8-a am
100-51-8-b am
100-51-8-c-0 am
100-51-8-c-2 am
100-51-8-c-3 am
100-51-8-d-1-0 am
100-51.5-3-c cr
100-51.5-3-d cr
100-54-2-f-3 am
100-54-2-f-4 cr
100-54-2-h am
Subch. 5, Ch. 100 cr
Analysis
This ordinance repeals the limitation on issuance of new public passenger vehicle permits for taxicabs and authorizes the issuance of not more than 100 new permits prior to November 1, 2014. The licensing committee is directed to annually review the total number of permitted taxicabs.

The ordinance authorizes the city clerk to establish a process for accepting and processing completed applications using a lottery or other system as necessary to ensure orderly processing of taxicab permit applications. A $100 fee is established for filing a notice of intent to apply for a permit. If a lottery is established, the fee will be applied to the cost of the lottery. Not more than 2 lottery entries will be permitted during a single lottery. The city clerk may provide for a waiting list. In the absence of a lottery, the $100 may be applied in whole or part to the permit application fee as determined by the city clerk.

The ordinance also provides that new permits may only be issued for vehicles that either meet requirements for handicapped-elderly vehicles or pro...