File #: Res 0874-2003    Version: * Name: Base Station License
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Transportation
On agenda: 5/14/2003
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review forty-one determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station and seven determinations to approve an application for a new license to operate a base station.
Sponsors: John C. Liu, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., Kendall Stewart, Albert Vann
Council Member Sponsors: 4
Res. No. 874 Title Resolution pursuant to Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review forty-one determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station and seven determinations to approve an application for a new license to operate a base station. Body By Council Members Liu, Recchia, Stewart and Vann 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 forty determinations to approve applications for renewal of a base station license that were submitted to the Council as Communications by the Mayor numbers through M-514 through M-530 and M550 through M573; and, Whereas, These determinations were made with respect to the applications by L.I.C. Car Service Corporation, Lindy's Cars Inc., Active Express Car and Limo Service Inc., Supreme Edenwald Car Service Inc., American Base No. 1 Inc., Silver Star Transportation Inc, King's Car Service, Puerto Rico Car & Limo Service Inc., RND Transportation Inc., TJ's Car Service Inc., Clifton Blvd. Car Service., Ditmas Car & Limo Inc., Israelite Messenger Car Service., Ivoire Car Service., A-King Highway Car Service., Cadman Express Car & Limo Service Inc., Cadman Express Car & Limo Service Inc, Denise Car Service Inc., Together Car Service., Andrea Car Service, Inc., Ocean Car Service. Inc., Brooklyn Radio Disp., Inc., Olympic Luxury Car Service., Quisquella Car Service. Inc., Bergen Luxury Car & Limousine, Inc., NY Limousine Transportation Corp., NY Mexicana Car & Limousine Car Service Corp., Hoyt Limousine & Service Corp., L & Y Car Limousine Service, Inc., Royal Car & Limousine Service, Skyway Transportation, Inc., New Daynight Car Service, Unicab Company, Inc., Easy-Way Corp., Masada Car & Limousine Service, Inc., Accord Car & Limousine Service, Inc., National Car Service, Barrios Car Service, Ameriworld Car & Limousine Service, Inc., Bay Pkwy Car Service., Inc., US Express Car & Limousine Service, Inc., Allen Car Service, Inc.; and Whereas, The Taxi and Limousine Commission made seven determinations to approve applications for a license to operate a new base station that was submitted to the Council as Communication from the Taxi and Limousine Commission numbers M-512 through M-513 and M545-M549; and Whereas, These determinations were made with respect to applications by Salley Car & Limo Service, C. Davidson Company Inc., Dreamland Car & Limousine Service, Suzan Car & Limousine Service, Qbell Car & Limousine Service, Happyland Car & Limousine Service, American United Multiplex Car Service Corporation; and Whereas, The first Stated Meeting subsequent to receipt of these submissions was held on April 9 and April 30, 2003; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council hereby invokes its authority pursuant Section 19-511.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York to review forty-one determinations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to approve applications for the renewal of a license to operate a base station and seven determinations to approve an application for a new license to operate a base station. APB LS# 2458 |1013|