File #: Res 1626-2000    Version: * Name: Base Station License, Callup
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on Transportation
On agenda: 11/15/2000
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review eleven determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station and one determination to approve an application for a new license to operate a base station.
Sponsors: Noach Dear
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Attachments: 1. Committee Report
Resolution No. 1626 Title Resolution pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review eleven determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station and one determination to approve an application for a new license to operate a base station. Body By Council Member Dear 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 eleven determinations to approve applications for renewal of a base station license that were submitted to the Council as Communications by the Mayor numbers M-943 through M-953; and, Whereas, These determinations were made with respect to the applications by Surf Car Systems, Inc.; Alpha Transportation Inc. also known as Alpha Transportation & Limousine, Inc.; New Jerusalem Car & Limo Service II; Sun Jet Transportation Car Service, Inc. also know as Sun Jet Transportation Car & Limo Inc.; Transportation Unlimited Car Service, Inc. also known as Transportation Unlimited Car Service Inc.; Crown Limousine & Car Service Inc.; Webster Car Service, Inc.; Kingsbay Car Service Inc. also known as Kingsbay Car Service, Inc.; Myrtle Avenue Car Service; Discover Car & Limo Inc. and 11th St. Car Service Inc. also known as 11th Street Car Service, Inc. respectively; and, Whereas, The Taxi and Limousine Commission made one determination to approve an application for a license to operate a new base station that was submitted to the Council as Communication from the Taxi and Limousine Commission number M-942 for MOF Transportation Service of 1773 Bushwick Avenue in the borough of Brooklyn; and Whereas, The first Stated Meeting subsequent to receipt of these submissions was held on October 12, 2000; 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 nine determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station. LS#3365 11/6/00 NMR:lc ?? |1013|