Adoption of a Resolution Establishing New Taxicab Rates Within the City and Rescinding Resolution No. 2007 R010. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 09/22/2008 AGENDA ITEM: Adoption of a Resolution Establishing New Taxicab Rates Within the City and Rescinding Resolution No. 2007 R010. Item Number: A 6 Contact Person/Dept.: Nagam Rao Finance Dept./Treasury Fiscal Impact: Yes No X Phone Number: (310) 253 5889 General Fund: Yes No X Action Item: X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Beverly Hills Cab Company; Culver City Taxicab Company; Independent Taxi Owners Association; United Independent Taxicab Company; Master E Mail Notification List (09/17/08) Department Approval: Jeff Muir (09/12/08) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (09/17/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (09/17/08) City Manager s Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (09/17/08) Attachments: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution establishing new taxicab rates within the City and rescinding Resolution No. 2007 R010. BACKGROUND: The City Council pursuant to the authority contained in Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 11.10.305 establishes the maximum rates or fares that taxicabs operating within the City may charge. While the maximum rates in the City of Culver City remained unchanged between 1986 and 2006 the City of Los Angeles adopted two increases the first in 2001 and the second in 2005. This created a disparity between the rates taxi drivers could charge in Los Angeles versus in Culver City. As a result the number of taxicabs actually operating in the City declined from 124 in 1999 to 32 in 2006. This decline can be attributed partly to the slowdown in tourism but to a greater extent to the difference in rates charged in the cities located in the Westside sub region. Staff therefore recommended and obtained City Council s approval for two rate increases the first in February 2006 and the ...
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