2017/04/19 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET I I PROJECT TITLE: AN ORDINANCE Regulating Briefing COUNCIL BILL# Lt For-Hire Vehicles and Proposed Action Originating Department Legal Repealing Ordinance 2297-98 Consent Contact Person Katie Rathbun (chapter 5.68 EMC), as 04/19/2017 Action Phone Number (425)257-7007 amended. First Reading FOR AGENDA OF Second Reading 04/19/2017 Third Reading 04/19/2017 Public Hearing Budget Advisory Initialed by: Department Head CAA a.0 Council President Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval Legal Police Clerk's Office Amount Budgeted -0- Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): Budget Remaining -0- Additional Required -0- DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: On February 8 this proposed for-hire ordinance was tabled and referred to the Public Safety Committee. Council requested the Committee consider several amendments to the ordinance. Below is a brief summary of the amendments: • Expansion of definition of"taximeter"to charges to be measured digitally • Authorization of TNCs to accept street hails • A scaled for-hire license fee to provide a smaller fee for companies with up to 10 affiliated drivers • Correction of the date of the mid-year from July 31 to June 30(the date after which the license fee is reduced by half for that year) • Authorization of companies to provide notice of its zero tolerance policy in affiliated vehicles if the company does not have a website • Change to insurance requirements so that TNCs must have the same level of insurance as taxis while the TNC driver is logged into the TNC digital network,but before they have accepted a ride. • Correction of a typo and non-substantive clarification in section 12.C. • Addition of a new section providing for review of the ordinance at least once every five years. With the exception of authorizing TNCs to accept street hails,the Public Safety Committee requested staff incorporate the amendments into the proposed ordinance and return to Council for a third and final reading and public hearing. This proposed ordinance includes the amendments recommended by the Public Safety Committee plus some minor edits reflected in Council's discussions. RECOMMENDATION(Exact action requested of Cp cil):Adopt an Ordinance Regulating For-Hire Vehicles and Renealinn Ordinance 2297-98 (chanter 5..: EMC), as amended.