Number130903VersionSUBSTITUTE 1ReferenceSponsorALD. WITKOWSKI, BAUMANTitleA substitute ordinance relating to the licensing, permitting and regulation of taxicab operations and public passenger vehicles.Sections81-125 cr81-126-5 cr81-126-6 cr85-26 cr100-3-18 am100-3-24 am100-3-24.5 cr100-50-3 rc100-50-4-a rc100-50-4-b-7 am100-50-11-i cr100-50-12-c rn100-50-12-c cr100-50-12-d rn100-50-12-e rn100-50-12-f rn100-50-12-g rn100-50-12-i cr100-50-12-j cr100-50-14-a rn100-50-14-a cr100-50-14-b rn100-50-14-c rn100-50-16-b-4 rn100-50-16-b-4 cr100-51-1 rc100-51-2-0 am100-51-2-e am100-51-4-d am100-51-5-b am100-51-6-b am100-51-7 am100-51-8-a am100-51-8-b am100-51-8-c-0 am100-51-8-c-2 am100-51-8-c-3 am100-51-8-d-1-0 am100-51.5-3-c cr100-51.5-3-d cr100-54-2-f-3 am100-54-2-f-4 cr100-54-2-h amSubch. 5, Ch. 100 crAnalysisThis 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...