CITY OF BOISE. Modification to Section C. and D. Taxicab Parking Area

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1 CITY OF BOISE To: Mayor and Council FROM: Mike O Dell, Airport Deputy Director ORDINANCE or RESOLUTION NUMBER: O DATE: 5/13/08 SUBJECT: Operation Modification to Section C. and D. Taxicab Parking Area ACTION REQUIRED: Modify ordinance to increase the number of taxicabs allowed in the airport loading area from 9 to 11 and add a provision that enables the airport management to provide will call spaces. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Council adopt the proposed changes to the ordinance as proposed to increase the number of taxicabs allowed in the airport loading area from 9 to 11 and add a provision that enables the airport management to provide will call spaces. FISCAL IMPACT/BUDGET IMPLICATIONS: None. BACKGROUND: The current language in the ordinance restricts the number of taxicabs in the airport ground transportation lane to a maximum of 9. This is a carryover from when we were in the old terminal facility as the taxi lane only had 9 spaces. The current lane has adequate space for 11 taxis in the designated area plus we have added 2 will-call spaces to accommodate travelers who have made advance reservations with a cab company. The modifications requested will make the number of spaces physically available and the City ordinance which governs airport taxi operations so they are consistent. ATTACHMENTS: None

2 ORDINANCE NO. BY THE COUNCIL: BISTERFELDT, CLEGG, EBERLE, JORDAN, SHEALY AND TIBBS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 19, SECTION 10, BOISE CITY CODE TO: ADD TWO SPACES TO THE EXISTING TAXICAB PARKING AREA OPERATION AT THE BOISE AIRPORT (DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION); PROVIDE THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR WITH FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGNATE OR REMOVE PASSENGER LOADING AREAS, BY DESIGNATION OR BY AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDE THAT TAXI WILL-CALL SPACES MAY BE PROVIDED AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR; APPROVING A SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOISE CITY, IDAHO: Section 1. That Title 12, Chapter 19, Section 10, Boise City Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:. Section TAXICAB OPERATION A. Quality of Service: Taxicab companies shall at a minimum operate their taxicabs, while on the Boise Air Terminal, in a manner consistent with Boise City Code Title 5, Chapter 24. The Airport Director shall have the right to call to the attention of a company or a driver any violation of the rules and regulations required to be observed under Section B. Right to Accept Passengers: No taxicab shall accept passengers at the Boise Air Terminal unless it shall: 1. Proceed to the taxicab loading area. 2. Pay the fee for use of the taxicab loading area established under Section Be in the proper position in the taxicab loading area according to the rotation of taxicabs based upon the order of arrival, except that passengers may be accepted other than in the proper rotation if by passenger direction or choice. C. Taxicab Parking Area Operation: A maximum of nine (9) eleven (11) taxicabs will be permitted in the taxicab loading area. When the taxicab loading area is full, any taxicab arriving at the Boise Air Terminal must wait in the taxicab

3 loading holding area until a vacancy is created in the taxicab loading area. The order of taxicabs in the holding area will be in the order of arrival. D. There shall be no loading except in the taxicab loading zone, other areas designated for loading in the Airport Rules and Regulations, or areas specified by the Airport Director or his or her designee. Taxi will-call spaces (for pre-arranged trips), may be provided at the sole discretion of the Airport Director or his/her designee. Taxi will-call spaces, if provided, shall be excluded from the 11 spaces designated in C. above. E. It shall be unlawful for a taxicab driver or company to charge a passenger a fare that is excessive or otherwise in violation of Section of the Boise City Code, as modified by Section Section 2. That the summary of this Ordinance, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is approved as to both form and content. Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication June, PASSED by the Council of the City of Boise, Idaho, this APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Boise, Idaho this day of June, day of ATTEST: APPROVED: CITY CLERK MAYOR

4 EXHIBIT A STATEMENT OF BOISE CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. The undersigned, Matthew Wilde, in his capacity as Assistant City Attorney of Boise City, Idaho, hereby certifies that he is a legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Summary of Ordinance No. of Boise City, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code A(3). DATED this day of June, Matthew Wilde Assistant Boise City Attorney SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. OF THE CITY OF BOISE CITY, IDAHO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Boise City, Idaho, adopted at its regular meeting of, June, 2008, that Ordinance No. entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER 19, SECTION 10, BOISE CITY CODE TO: ADD TWO SPACES TO THE EXISTING TAXICAB PARKING AREA OPERATION AT THE BOISE AIRPORT (DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION); PROVIDE THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR WITH FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGNATE OR REMOVE PASSENGER LOADING AREAS, BY DESIGNATION OR BY AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDE THAT TAXI WILL-CALL SPACES MAY BE PROVIDED AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR; APPROVING A SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance amends Boise City Code provisions relating to the operation of taxicabs at the Boise Airport. Specifically, it provides for two additional queued waiting spaces for taxicabs inside the Airport s taxicab gate, in the taxicab parking area. The ordinance also amends the ordinance to provide that the Airport s Rules and Regulations

5 may add or remove taxicab loading zone areas, and the Airport Director, or the Director s designee, may add or remove additional taxicab loading areas. Finally, the ordinance amendment provides that taxi will-call spaces at the Airport (for pre-arranged trips), may be provided, in the discretion of the Airport Director or the Director s designee, and that those will-call spaces, if provided, are not included in the 11 spaces in the taxicab parking area. The effective date of the Ordinance is the date of its passage, approval and publication. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available at the Boise Airport, 3201 Airport Way, in Boise, Idaho Examination may be requested in writing or in person during regular business hours of the Boise Airport, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. pursuant to Section A(4), Idaho Code. DATED this day of June, ATTEST: City of Boise City, Idaho By: Wendy Burrows-Johnson DEPUTY CITY CLERK By: David Bieter MAYOR