Res. No.708

Resolution pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review one hundred thirteen determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station.

By Council Members Liu, Comrie, Fidler, Martinez and Weprin

                     Whereas, Subdivision (g) of section 19-511 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York provides that upon receiving an application for the issuance of a license for a new base station or for the renewal of a license for a base station, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) shall, within five business days, submit a copy of such application to the Council and to the district office of the Council Member and the Community Board for the area in which the base station is or would be located; and

                     Whereas, Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code provides that any determination by TLC to approve an application for a license to operate a new base station or to renew a license to operate a base station shall be subject to review by the Council; and

                     Whereas, Within ninety days of the first Stated Meeting following receipt of such determination and its accompanying materials, the Council may approve or disapprove such determination by local law, after having adopted a resolution to review that determination; and

                     Whereas, Should the Council not timely adopt a resolution to review the TLC's determination or, having done so, not timely pass a local law with respect to such determination, the approval by TLC of an application to operate a new base station or for renewal of a license to operate a base station shall remain in effect; and

                     Whereas, The Taxi and Limousine Commission made determinations to approve a total of one hundred thirteen applications for renewal of a base station license that were submitted to the Council as Communications by the Mayor numbers M-238 through M-321 and numbers M-328 through M-356; and

Whereas, These determinations were made with respect to the applications of Quisquella Car Services Inc.; Hospital Shuttle Service Inc.; American Dream Car Service Inc.; 18^th Avenue Too Inc.; Tremont Dispatching Corp; ACA Car and Limo. Service Co. Inc.; US Express Car & Limousine Inc.; Yes Express Inc.; Fast Operating Corp.; New York Ride, Inc.; Seaman Radio Dispatchers Inc.; RC Audubon Service Inc.; Har-Sinay Car and Limo Service Inc; Atlantic Luxury Limousine LTD.; Teito America Inc; Central Rockaway Car Service Corp; V.I.T. Car Service Inc; New Elegante Car Service Inc.; Ivette Car Service.; Natanya Car Service; Reyno Car Service Inc.; New College Car Service Inc.; Brooklyn Radio Dispatchers Inc; JSE Management Corp.; Golden Dragon Limousine Service Inc.; Tremont Dispatching Corp.; Americana Transportation LLC; New Bennett Radio Dispatcher Inc.; Emunah Car Service Inc.; Lindy’s Cars Inc.; EMES of Boropark Car Service Inc.; New York 7 Car Limo Inc.; Vin Jac Corp; Brownstone Radio Group Inc.; High Bridge Car Service; Together Car Service; Ocean Car Service Inc.; Golden-Town Car & Limousine Service Inc; Linden Car Services Inc.; Amsterdam Radio Dispatcher Inc.; Segura Mobile Service Inc.; 60^th Street Car Service, Inc.; Watson Car Service Inc.; Riverside Radio Dispatcher Inc.; Ecua Line Corp.; E & I Corp.; City Line Car Service Inc.; Good Morning Car Service; Continental Car and Limo Service; Monopoly Inc.; Eastern L.P.B. Incorporated; Alex II; Uptown Transit Corp; Harbor View Trans of S.I. Inc; Stillwell Ave Inc; National Car Service; 440 Car Service Inc; L & Y Car and Limo. Service, Inc; Express PVT Car & Limo Service Inc; Winthrop Holding Corp.; T-D Maintenance Corp; 128 Blue Bird Transport Inc.; New York Cars Corp.; N.Y. Mexicana Car & Limo Svc. Corp; Aquarium Car & Limo Inc.; Princess Limousine Inc; Equadoor Corp; Absolute Car & Limo Service Inc; Continental Private Car & Limousine Service; Ex-L Car & Limo Service Inc; Jaffa Car and Limo Inc; Big D Royal Car Service; Pacific Express Car Service, Inc; Park Terrace Car Service Inc; Gotham Car Service, Inc; 1431 Car Service Inc; 7^th Avenue Car Service; T & S Hillside Inc.; Diplo Radio Dispatcher, Inc; W.K. Car & Limo Service Inc; United Limo Car and Messenger Svc Corp; Washington Radio Dispatcher, Inc; BQN Car Service Corp; Black Pearl; Fiat Express Corp; Cibao Express Car & Limousine Inc; Tovar Transportation Inc; Cibao Radio Dispatcher Inc; Preferred Car Service Inc; Mexicana High Class Inc; Masada II C/L Service Inc; Round Town Private Car Service Inc; Family Car Service; 810 Car Service Corp; Cadman Exp Car & Limo Svc Inc.; Delta Car Service; Dyker Car Service, LLC; OCHS McGuiness Car Service Inc; Alex Exp-press Car & Limousine Inc; Hillside 24 Hours Radio Dispatch Inc; King’s Car Svce; New Easy Way Radio Disp. Inc; Flushing Express Car Service; Samia Car Service; B & R Car Service Inc; Bamadu Car Service; Liberty Car Service Inc; Andrea Car Service Inc; Bay Pkwy. Car Service Inc; Simcha Global Inc; Magnificent 7’s Enterprises Inc; J T Trans Co Inc; and New Pronto Transp. Inc; and

                     Whereas, The first Stated Meeting subsequent to receipt of these submission was held on October 13, 2004 with relation to Communications by the Mayor numbers M-238 through M-321 and on October 27, 2004 with relation to Communications by the Mayor numbers M-328 through M-356; and now, therefore, be it

                     Resolved, That the Council hereby invokes its authority pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review one hundred thirteen determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station.