Details Meeting Name: Committee on For-Hire Vehicles (inactive) Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/8/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (21) 21 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0144-2018 * Stephen T. Levin   Proposed Int. No. 144-B Conducting a study of the impact vehicles for hire have on NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to study and decide whether to adopt vehicle utilization standards or regulations on the number of for-hire vehicle licenses. During this one-year study, no new for-hire vehicle licenses would be issued, with an exception for wheelchair accessible vehicles. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0144-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Conducting a study of the impact vehicles for hire have on NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to study and decide whether to adopt vehicle utilization standards or regulations on the number of for-hire vehicle licenses. During this one-year study, no new for-hire vehicle licenses would be issued, with an exception for wheelchair accessible vehicles. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0144-2018 * Stephen T. Levin     Conducting a study of the impact vehicles for hire have on NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to study and decide whether to adopt vehicle utilization standards or regulations on the number of for-hire vehicle licenses. During this one-year study, no new for-hire vehicle licenses would be issued, with an exception for wheelchair accessible vehicles. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0144-2018 B Stephen T. Levin     Conducting a study of the impact vehicles for hire have on NYC. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission to study and decide whether to adopt vehicle utilization standards or regulations on the number of for-hire vehicle licenses. During this one-year study, no new for-hire vehicle licenses would be issued, with an exception for wheelchair accessible vehicles. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0634-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.   Proposed Int. No. 634-B Waiver of licensing fees for accessible taxi-cabs and for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would waive the licensee fee for taxis and for-hire vehicles if the vehicles being licensed are wheelchair accessible. The current taxi license fee is $550 and the current for-hire vehicle license fee is $275. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0634-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Waiver of licensing fees for accessible taxi-cabs and for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would waive the licensee fee for taxis and for-hire vehicles if the vehicles being licensed are wheelchair accessible. The current taxi license fee is $550 and the current for-hire vehicle license fee is $275. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0634-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Waiver of licensing fees for accessible taxi-cabs and for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would waive the licensee fee for taxis and for-hire vehicles if the vehicles being licensed are wheelchair accessible. The current taxi license fee is $550 and the current for-hire vehicle license fee is $275. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0634-2018 B Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Waiver of licensing fees for accessible taxi-cabs and for-hire vehicles. Introduction This bill would waive the licensee fee for taxis and for-hire vehicles if the vehicles being licensed are wheelchair accessible. The current taxi license fee is $550 and the current for-hire vehicle license fee is $275. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0838-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.   Proposed Int. No. 838-C Licensing and regulation of high-volume for-hire transportation services. Introduction This legislation would create a new license for providing high-volume for-hire service in the City, which would only impact for-hire services that dispatch 10,000 or more trips per day. The new license would require applicants to: (i) submit a business plan, (ii) comply with any requirement of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to assess the impact of the service on the environment, (iii) provide a description of all deductions (such as commissions and lease fees) it proposes to charge for-hire vehicle owners or drivers as well as estimates of gross hourly earnings of drivers, and (iv) provide detailed trip and revenue data. This legislation would also set a $10,000 per day penalty for operating a high-volume for-hire service without a valid TLC license to do so. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0838-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Licensing and regulation of high-volume for-hire transportation services. Introduction This legislation would create a new license for providing high-volume for-hire service in the City, which would only impact for-hire services that dispatch 10,000 or more trips per day. The new license would require applicants to: (i) submit a business plan, (ii) comply with any requirement of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to assess the impact of the service on the environment, (iii) provide a description of all deductions (such as commissions and lease fees) it proposes to charge for-hire vehicle owners or drivers as well as estimates of gross hourly earnings of drivers, and (iv) provide detailed trip and revenue data. This legislation would also set a $10,000 per day penalty for operating a high-volume for-hire service without a valid TLC license to do so. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0838-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Licensing and regulation of high-volume for-hire transportation services. Introduction This legislation would create a new license for providing high-volume for-hire service in the City, which would only impact for-hire services that dispatch 10,000 or more trips per day. The new license would require applicants to: (i) submit a business plan, (ii) comply with any requirement of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to assess the impact of the service on the environment, (iii) provide a description of all deductions (such as commissions and lease fees) it proposes to charge for-hire vehicle owners or drivers as well as estimates of gross hourly earnings of drivers, and (iv) provide detailed trip and revenue data. This legislation would also set a $10,000 per day penalty for operating a high-volume for-hire service without a valid TLC license to do so. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0838-2018 C Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Licensing and regulation of high-volume for-hire transportation services. Introduction This legislation would create a new license for providing high-volume for-hire service in the City, which would only impact for-hire services that dispatch 10,000 or more trips per day. The new license would require applicants to: (i) submit a business plan, (ii) comply with any requirement of the Taxi and Limousine Commission to assess the impact of the service on the environment, (iii) provide a description of all deductions (such as commissions and lease fees) it proposes to charge for-hire vehicle owners or drivers as well as estimates of gross hourly earnings of drivers, and (iv) provide detailed trip and revenue data. This legislation would also set a $10,000 per day penalty for operating a high-volume for-hire service without a valid TLC license to do so. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0890-2018 * Brad S. Lander   Proposed Int. No. 890-B Establishing minimum payments to for-hire vehicle drivers and authorizing the establishment of minimum rates of fare. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to set minimum payments for for-hire vehicle drivers for trips dispatched by high volume for-hire services. TLC would also be required to study payments for other for-hire vehicle trips and would be authorized to set payments for those trips as well as set minimum rates of fare. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0890-2018 * Brad S. Lander     Establishing minimum payments to for-hire vehicle drivers and authorizing the establishment of minimum rates of fare. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to set minimum payments for for-hire vehicle drivers for trips dispatched by high volume for-hire services. TLC would also be required to study payments for other for-hire vehicle trips and would be authorized to set payments for those trips as well as set minimum rates of fare. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0890-2018 * Brad S. Lander     Establishing minimum payments to for-hire vehicle drivers and authorizing the establishment of minimum rates of fare. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to set minimum payments for for-hire vehicle drivers for trips dispatched by high volume for-hire services. TLC would also be required to study payments for other for-hire vehicle trips and would be authorized to set payments for those trips as well as set minimum rates of fare. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0890-2018 B Brad S. Lander     Establishing minimum payments to for-hire vehicle drivers and authorizing the establishment of minimum rates of fare. Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to set minimum payments for for-hire vehicle drivers for trips dispatched by high volume for-hire services. TLC would also be required to study payments for other for-hire vehicle trips and would be authorized to set payments for those trips as well as set minimum rates of fare. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0958-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.   Proposed Int. No. 958-A Reducing penalties for unauthorized street hails by licensed for-hire vehicle drivers. Introduction This bill would remove the enhanced financial penalties for unauthorized street hails in the hail exclusionary zone. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0958-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Reducing penalties for unauthorized street hails by licensed for-hire vehicle drivers. Introduction This bill would remove the enhanced financial penalties for unauthorized street hails in the hail exclusionary zone. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0958-2018 * Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Reducing penalties for unauthorized street hails by licensed for-hire vehicle drivers. Introduction This bill would remove the enhanced financial penalties for unauthorized street hails in the hail exclusionary zone. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0958-2018 A Ruben Diaz, Sr.     Reducing penalties for unauthorized street hails by licensed for-hire vehicle drivers. Introduction This bill would remove the enhanced financial penalties for unauthorized street hails in the hail exclusionary zone. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available