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Submitted by: Assembly Member Evans Prepared by: Department of Law For reading: December 6, 2016 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AO No. 2016-124(S) AN ORDINANCE OF THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY AMENDING 1 ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 11 TO IMPROVE TAXICAB 2 SERVICES BY FOSTERING MORE COMPETITION AND RELATED MATTERS 3 INVOLVING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FRAMEWORK FOR 4 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 5 6 7 WHEREAS, substantial geographic areas of the Municipality of Anchorage have 8 been historically underserved by the existing regulated taxi industry; and 9 10 WHEREAS, the Municipality of Anchorage has had a long-acknowledged shortage 11 of regulated taxis available at certain high-demand periods, in particular during 12 “bar break”; and 13 14 WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Anchorage Assembly to foster reasonable and 15 competitive transportation options for the citizens of Anchorage, and allowing the 16 market to determine the volume of taxicabs operating, rather than having the 17 government mandate the number of permits issued by regulation, and 18 19 WHEREAS, based upon the experience of other jurisdictions, competition by 20 phased changes to ultimately removing the cap on the number of taxicab permits 21 issued within the Municipality is a prudent and reasonable approach to achieve the 22 objectives of this ordinance and reduce any impact on current permit owners; and 23 24 WHEREAS, this ordinance provides for phased increases in the number of taxicab 25 permits allowed to operate within the Municipality, and to allow annual review of 26 the impacts on service quality and transportation needs; now, therefore 27 28 THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY ORDAINS: 29 30 Section 1. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.10.140 is hereby amended to 31 read as follows: 32 33 11.10.140 Renewal of license or permit. 34 35 A. A permit or dispatch service license issued pursuant to chapters 36 11.10 through 11.40 of this title, other than a vehicle for hire permit 37 issued for a designated period of six months or less by the applicant, 38 shall be valid until December 31 immediately following the date of its 39 original issuance, unless a different expiration date is set by the 40 commission at the time of issuance . Thereafter such a permit or 41 dispatch service license shall be renewable for a term of one year, 42

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Submitted by: Assembly Member Evans Prepared by: Department of Law For reading: December 6, 2016

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AO No. 2016-124(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY AMENDING 1 ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 11 TO IMPROVE TAXICAB 2 SERVICES BY FOSTERING MORE COMPETITION AND RELATED MATTERS 3 INVOLVING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FRAMEWORK FOR 4 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 5 6

7 WHEREAS, substantial geographic areas of the Municipality of Anchorage have 8 been historically underserved by the existing regulated taxi industry; and 9 10 WHEREAS, the Municipality of Anchorage has had a long-acknowledged shortage 11 of regulated taxis available at certain high-demand periods, in particular during 12 “bar break”; and 13 14 WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Anchorage Assembly to foster reasonable and 15 competitive transportation options for the citizens of Anchorage, and allowing the 16 market to determine the volume of taxicabs operating, rather than having the 17 government mandate the number of permits issued by regulation, and 18 19 WHEREAS, based upon the experience of other jurisdictions, competition by 20 phased changes to ultimately removing the cap on the number of taxicab permits 21 issued within the Municipality is a prudent and reasonable approach to achieve the 22 objectives of this ordinance and reduce any impact on current permit owners; and 23 24 WHEREAS, this ordinance provides for phased increases in the number of taxicab 25 permits allowed to operate within the Municipality, and to allow annual review of 26 the impacts on service quality and transportation needs; now, therefore 27 28 THE ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY ORDAINS: 29 30 Section 1. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.10.140 is hereby amended to 31 read as follows: 32

33 11.10.140 Renewal of license or permit. 34 35 A. A permit or dispatch service license issued pursuant to chapters 36

11.10 through 11.40 of this title, other than a vehicle for hire permit 37 issued for a designated period of six months or less by the applicant, 38 shall be valid until December 31 immediately following the date of its 39 original issuance, unless a different expiration date is set by the 40 commission at the time of issuance. Thereafter such a permit or 41 dispatch service license shall be renewable for a term of one year, 42

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commencing on January 1. A chauffeur's license issued pursuant to 1 chapter 11.30 shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance. 2 A temporary vehicle for hire permit issued for a designated period of 3 six months or less shall expire at the end of that period. A permit, 4 dispatch service, or chauffeur's license shall expire automatically 5 unless an application for its renewal is received by the transportation 6 inspector before its expiration date. 7

8 B. An application to renew a taxicab, limousine or vehicle for hire 9

permit, or to renew a chauffeur's license or a dispatch license shall 10 be made to the transportation inspector in the same manner as an 11 original application and shall be treated in the same manner as an 12 original application except that for license renewal, a chauffeur need 13 not comply with subsection 11.30.020B.3. 14

15 C. If a permittee, chauffeur or dispatch service is no longer qualified to 16

hold his or her taxicab, limousine, or vehicle for hire permit or license 17 at the time of renewal, the transportation inspector shall not renew 18 the permit or license, and it shall lapse and become ineffective. If an 19 applicant to renew a taxicab permit is no longer qualified, that permit 20 shall become available for re-issuance in the same manner as a new 21 permit in accordance with section 11.20.030. The re-issued permit 22 shall be in addition to any new permits scheduled for issuance. 23

24 D. Any person who has forfeited a license or taxicab, limousine or 25

vehicle for hire permit pursuant to section 11.10.110 may not apply 26 for a new license or taxicab, limousine or vehicle for hire permit for a 27 period of one year. 28

29 E. An application to renew a taxicab, limousine or vehicle for hire permit 30

shall be accompanied by evidence the applicant maintains or 31 participates in maintenance of an approved chauffeur training 32 program pursuant to section 11.20.130. 33

34 (AO No. 78-177; AO No. 80-19(S); AO No. 81-149; AO No. 87-8; AO No. 35 87-126(S); AO No. 88-21; AO No. 93-220, § 11, 8-21-94; AO No. 94-36 214(S), § 2, 12-13-94; AO No. 95-219(S), § 1, 12-31-95; AO No. 98-51(S), 37 § 1, 5-4-99; AO No. 2013-109(S-1), § 1, 12-3-13) 38

39 Section 2. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.010 is hereby amended to 40 read as follows (the remainder of the section is not affected and therefore not set 41 out): 42 43

11.20.010 Taxicabs—Permit required. 44 * * * * * * * * * 45 D. No person may provide taxicab service pursuant to a taxicab permit 46

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except in accordance with this title. [NO PERSON MAY PROVIDE TAXICAB 1 SERVICE PURSUANT TO A LIMITED TAXICAB PERMIT EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE 2 WITH THIS TITLE AND ALL CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION 3 FOR THAT LIMITED TAXICAB PERMIT UNDER SECTION 11.20.035.] 4

* * * * * * * * * 5 (AO No. 78-177; AO No. 84-18; AO No. 85-87; AO No. 87-126(S); AO No. 6 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99) 7

8 Section 3. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.016 is hereby amended to 9 read as follows: 10 11

11.20.016 Taxicab permit types. 12 13 A. The following taxicab permit types exist: 14 15

1[A]. Transferable general taxicab permits originally issued prior to 16 February 22, 1994; 17

[B. LIMITED TAXICAB PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO AMC 11.20.035; 18 AND] 19

2. [C.] Non-transferable taxicab permits issued pursuant to AMC 20 11.20.037; and 21

3. Wheelchair-accessible taxicab permits issued pursuant to 22 section 11.20.037F. 23

4. Accessible fleet permits issued pursuant to section 24 11.20.036. 25

26 B. Prior to September 1, 2020, the owner of a transferable taxicab 27

permit described in subsection A.1. may apply with the transportation 28 inspector for a certificate of ownership. The certificate of ownership 29 shall exempt the holder from the requirements of 11.20.037 to be an 30 operator and drive the permittee’s taxicab for a minimum number of 31 hours per year. A certificate of ownership is non-transferable. The 32 intent of a certificate of ownership is to allow a current holder of a 33 transferable permit to continue to own and operate the permitted 34 taxicab regardless of qualifications to be an owner/operator and 35 prevent the revocation of the permit on that basis. 36

37 (AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99) 38

39 Section 4. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.020 is hereby amended to 40 read as follows: 41

42 11.20.020 Taxicabs—Application for permit. 43 44 A. An application for a taxicab permit shall be made to the 45

transportation inspector. The transportation inspector shall refuse to 46

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accept any application unless it pertains to a [LIMITED OR] non-1 transferable or wheelchair-accessible taxicab permit. 2

3 B. An application for all types of taxicab permits shall be submitted on a 4

form approved by the transportation inspector and shall be 5 accompanied by: 6 1. The permit fee established pursuant to [SPECIFIED IN] 7

section 11.10.160; 8 2. Proof of insurance for the vehicle as required by this title; 9 3. A complete list of the name, address and telephone number of 10

every person who shall have a financial, proprietary, or 11 security interest in the permit; 12

4. Proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age; 13 5. A signed statement that the permit applicant acknowledges 14

and accepts the permit requirement to: 15 a. Maintain or participate in the maintenance of a 16

chauffeur training and test program as specified and 17 approved by this title and applicable regulations. 18 i. Chauffeur training and testing shall be based 19

upon an approved curriculum as described in 20 section 11.30.020 C. and shall be offered in a 21 manner and frequency as annually approved by 22 the transportation inspector. 23

ii. The transportation inspector shall regularly 24 make available a Municipal site and appropriate 25 Municipal resources and personnel, at no cost to 26 permittees, to facilitate accomplishment of a 27 successful training and testing program. All 28 other chauffeur training and testing costs, other 29 than an assembly-approved training and testing 30 fee assigned to chauffeur applicants, shall be 31 borne by the permittees. 32

b. Comply with the drug and alcohol testing program 33 described in section 11.10.085. 34

c. Maintain, and to make available to the transportation 35 inspector, records of service and complaints, as 36 described in chapters 11.10—11.40. 37

d. Equip and maintain every vehicle in safe and good 38 working order, as described in section 11.20.080. 39

40 C. Issuance and annual renewal of non-transferable permits. Applicants 41

for new or renewal of non-transferable general taxicab or 42 wheelchair-accessible [LIMITED] taxicab permits must meet these 43 requirements: 44 1. Applicants who have had their chauffeur's license revoked in 45

the preceding two (2) years shall not be eligible. 46

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2. For the five (5) year period immediately preceding the 1 application, a permit applicant shall have no felony or 2 misdemeanor conviction entered by a court of competent 3 jurisdiction for: 4 a. Assignation, prostitution, solicitation for the purpose of 5

prostitution, offering to secure another for the purpose 6 of prostitution, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of 7 prostitution or accepting money from a prostitute; or 8

b. Sale, transportation, possession or use of any 9 controlled substance as defined by AS 11.71 or a 10 similar law of another jurisdiction. 11

3. Applicants that have had no felony or misdemeanor conviction 12 involving the use or occupancy of a regulated vehicle under 13 chapters 11.10—11.40. 14

15 4. For purposes of this subsection C., a currently active 16

chauffeur is a chauffeur currently licensed by the 17 transportation commission in good standing with the 18 commission and in compliance with section 11.10.110 A., 19 section 11.10.170, and who has a current and valid driver’s 20 license from the state of Alaska [ANNUALLY CHAUFFEURS A 21 VEHICLE OPERATING UNDER A TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 22 PERMIT NO FEWER THAN 500 HOURS PER YEAR]. 23

24 D. If the commission decides to issue an additional permit or permits in 25

accordance with section 11.20.030[, 11.20.035,] or 11.20.037, a 26 taxicab permit may be issued by the Commission if [OF] the applicant 27 complies with subsections B. through D. of this section, and is 28 certified as required by section 11.10.170. 29

30 (AO No. 57-75; AO No. 78-177; AO No. 80-19(S); AO No. 81-149; AO No. 31 84-18; AO No. 85-87; AO No. 87-8; AO No. 87-126(S); AO No. 93-220, §§ 32 13, 14, 8-21-94; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 2013-109(S-1), § 2, 33 12-3-13) 34

35 Section 5. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.030 is hereby amended to 36 read as follows: 37 38

11.20.030 Taxicabs—Issuance of permit. 39 40 A. Taxicab permits shall be issued annually in accordance with this 41

section. Prior to September 1 each year, the Transportation 42 Commission shall hold a taxicab market-conciliation hearing to: 43

44 1. Receive testimony and evidence regarding the quality of 45

taxicab service, safety of riders, drivers and the public, and 46

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other concerns with taxicab service in the municipality; 1 2 2. Beginning with the taxicab market-conciliation in [the 3

year] 2021, determine whether [evidence at] the public 4 hearing relevant to subsection A.1. above demonstrates [on] 5 objective and specific evidence that additional general taxicab 6 permits will be substantially detrimental to public safety and 7 quality of taxicab service in the municipality as a whole. 8 Evidence that additional competitive pressure occasioned by 9 the issuance of additional permits would be detrimental to 10 existing permit holders will not, in and of itself, constitute 11 sufficient evidence to support restricting the issuance of 12 permits; 13

14 3. Determine how many permits for wheelchair accessible 15

taxicabs should be issued effective the following year, if any, 16 and including whether any expired or revoked wheelchair-17 accessible taxicab permits should be re-issued; and 18

19 4. Until the taxicab market-conciliation hearing in [the year] 20

2021, establish a date to hold a drawing pursuant to 21 subsection D. for new or re-issued taxicab permits authorizing 22 service the following year. 23

24 [THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF OUTSTANDING TAXICAB PERMITS 25 SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. ANY 26 PERSON OR ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION MAY INITIATE COMMISSION 27 INQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ISSUANCE OF 28 ADDITIONAL PERMITS. ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING PUBLIC 29 CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY SHALL BE HELD TO DETERMINE IF THE 30 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WARRANTS ISSUANCE OF ONE OR 31 MORE ADDITIONAL LIMITED AND NON-TRANSFERABLE PERMITS. THE 32 COMMISSION SHALL HOLD AN INQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND 33 NECESSITY AT LEAST ONCE IN A 24-MONTH PERIOD.] 34

35 B. At the taxicab market-conciliation hearing conducted pursuant to 36

subsection A of this section, the Commission may consider, among 37 other things, evidence of: 38 1. The public demand for additional taxi service [, WHETHER 39

LIMITED OR NON-TRANSFERABLE]; 40 2. The unfulfilled requests for service, including for wheelchair- 41

accessible taxicab service; 42 3. The reasonableness of waiting time for service; 43 4. The economic impact of additional permits on the quality of 44

service provided by [VIABILITY OF] the existing taxicab industry; 45 and 46

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5. The impact of competition for passengers among all taxicab 1 permits on public safety and quality of taxicab service [THE 2 TYPE OF PERMIT WHICH WOULD MEET THE DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL 3 SERVICE]. 4

5 C. Beginning with the taxicab market-conciliation hearing in 2021 for 6

permits for service the following year, the Commission shall order 7 the issuance of new or re-issued general and wheelchair-accessible 8 taxicab permits to qualified applicants, unless [IF] the commission 9 finds by clear and convincing evidence presented at the public 10 hearing that the public safety and quality of service standards will be 11 substantially harmed or significantly negatively impacted 12 [CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WOULD BE BEST SERVED] by the issuance 13 of more [ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL LIMITED OR NON-TRANSFERABLE] 14 taxicab permits of any type.[, t]The commission shall issue a written 15 decision describing its findings and conclusions and adopted by the 16 commission. Only in the year 2021 and thereafter shall the 17 Commission have authority to order that no new taxicab permits shall 18 issue for the following year based on its determinations under 19 subsection A. Until the taxicab market-conciliation hearing in 2021 20 for permits for service the following year, the Commission shall 21 issue permits according to the following schedule and process : 22

23 1. The Commission shall make available by lottery fifteen (15) 24

new taxicab permits and five (5) new wheelchair-accessible 25 taxicab permits for 2017. Each permit shall cost nineteen 26 hundred and eighty dollars ($1,980). The lottery drawing 27 selection for permits shall occur as soon as practicable after 28 [insert effective date of this ordinance], [at least thirty (30) 29 days prior to December 31, 2016] and shall be open to the 30 public. The Commission shall establish a date by which all 31 applications for permits to be included in the lottery must be 32 submitted. Applicants selected via the lottery drawing for 33 permits shall make full payment for such permit within five (5) 34 business days of the lottery drawing. 35

36 2. The Commission shall make available by lottery fifteen (15) 37

new taxicab permits and five (5) new wheelchair-accessible 38 taxicab permits for 2018. Each permit shall cost nineteen 39 hundred and eighty dollars ($1,980). The lottery drawing 40 selection for permits shall occur at least thirty (30) days prior 41 to December 31, 2017 and shall be open to the public. The 42 Commission shall establish a date by which all applications for 43 permits to be included in the lottery drawing must be 44 submitted. Applicants selected via the lottery drawing for 45 permits shall make full payment for such permit within five (5) 46

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business days of the lottery drawing. 1 2 3. The Commission shall make available by lottery drawing 3

twenty (20) new taxicab permits and two (2) new wheelchair-4 accessible taxicab permits for 2019. Each permit shall cost 5 nineteen hundred and eighty dollars ($1,980). The lottery-6 drawing selection for permits shall occur at least thirty (30) 7 days prior to December 31, 2018 and shall be open to the 8 public. The Commission shall establish a date by which all 9 applications for permits to be included in the lottery drawing 10 must be submitted. Applicants selected via the lottery 11 drawing for permits shall make full payment for such permit 12 within five (5) business days of the lottery drawing. 13

14 4. The Commission shall make available by lottery drawing 15

twenty (20) new taxicab permits and two (2) new wheelchair-16 accessible taxicab permits for 2020. Each permit shall cost 17 nineteen hundred and eighty dollars ($1,980). The lottery 18 drawing selection for permits shall occur at least thirty (30) 19 days prior to December 31, 2019 and shall be open to the 20 public. The Commission shall establish a date by which all 21 applications for permits to be included in the lottery drawing 22 must be submitted. Applicants selected via the lottery 23 drawing for permits shall make full payment for such permit 24 within five (5) business days of the lottery drawing. 25

26 5. The Commission shall make available by lottery drawing thirty 27

(30) new taxicab permits and two (2) new wheelchair-28 accessible taxicab permits for 2021. Each permit shall cost 29 nineteen hundred and eighty dollars ($1,980). The lottery 30 drawing selection for permits shall occur at least thirty (30) 31 days prior to December 31, 2020 and shall be open to the 32 public. The Commission shall establish a date by which all 33 applications for permits to be included in the lottery drawing 34 must be submitted. Applicants selected via the lottery 35 drawing for permits shall make full payment for such permit 36 within five (5) business days of the lottery drawing. 37

38 [SUCH TAXICAB PERMIT OR PERMITS SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE MANNER 39 PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION D. OF THIS SECTION. IF THE COMMISSION 40 DETERMINES THAT CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIFIC TYPE OF LIMITED PERMIT 41 IS APPROPRIATE, AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING THEREON SHALL BE HELD 42 FOLLOWING PUBLIC NOTICE SETTING FORTH THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF LIMITED 43 PERMIT UNDER CONSIDERATION.] 44

45 D. This subsection applies only to [the] taxicab permit-issuance 46

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[schedule] in subsections C.1-C.5. No later than 60 [120] days 1 before the established lottery drawing date [AFTER THE COMMISSION 2 ADOPTS WRITTEN FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS THAT ANY NEW TAXICAB 3 PERMITS SHOULD BE ISSUED], the transportation inspector shall cause 4 the process [COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING] for the issuance of 5 permit(s) to be initiated as follows: 6 1. A notice of the lottery drawing date and contact for application 7

information shall be publically noticed. [AN INVITATION TO BID] 8 [FOR THE PERMIT SHALL BE PUBLISHED.] [THE PERMIT SHALL BE 9 ISSUED TO THE HIGHEST QUALIFIED BIDDER.] 10

2. To be responsive, an application [A BID] must include [EQUAL 11 OR EXCEED] the taxi permit application non-refundable 12 processing fee of $100 [ISSUANCE FEE STATED IN SECTION 13 11.10.160]. 14

3. As used in this section, the term “responsive application” 15 ["QUALIFIED BIDDER"] means the applicant is a person who 16 meets the requirements of section 11.20.020, meets the 17 requirements for the type of permit to be issued, and if 18 successfully awarded a permit via the lottery drawing tenders 19 the taxicab permit fee in full [SUCCESSFUL FULL BID PRICE IN 20 CASH] within five (5) business days following the lottery. 21

4. If the person fails to tender the permit fee, the transportation 22 inspector will not issue the permit and may, in the 23 transportation inspector’s discretion, either notice and conduct 24 an additional lottery drawing for such unissued permits or add 25 any unissued permits to the total number of permits permitted 26 for the following year’s lottery drawing. If there is an 27 insufficient number of applicants for the number of permits to 28 be issued under subsection C., the transportation inspector 29 shall add the number of unissued permits to the following 30 year’s lot, notwithstanding the limitation on number of permits 31 to issue the following year under subsection C. [HIGHEST 32 BIDDER IS NOT A QUALIFIED BIDDER, THE PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED 33 TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER WHO IS ALSO A QUALIFIED BIDDER. IF 34 NONE OF THE BIDDERS ARE ALSO QUALIFIED BIDDERS, THE 35 TRANSPORTATION INSPECTOR SHALL AGAIN OFFER THE PERMIT BY 36 COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION 37 WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE DETERMINATION THAT NO BIDDERS ARE 38 QUALIFIED.] 39

40 E. Beginning January 1, 2022, the transportation inspector shall issue a 41

general or wheelchair-accessible taxicab permit to any qualified 42 applicant for such permit at any time, unless the Commission has 43 ordered that such permits shall not be issued that calendar year. 44 The permit fee shall be in an amount established by the Commission 45 to reflect the administrative cost for administering, processing, 46

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overseeing and maintain the taxicab system established under this 1 Title. The establishment of the permit fee as determined by the 2 commission and any subsequent changes to the fee must be 3 approved by resolution of the Assembly [NO PERSON MAY APPLY FOR A 4 HEARING PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION WITHIN ONE 5 HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS AFTER ONE OR MORE NEW PERMITS 6 AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN 7 ACTUALLY ISSUED. THE COMMISSION MAY CONSOLIDATE MULTIPLE 8 HEARING REQUESTS IF IT DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE TO DO SO.] 9

10 (AO No. 57-75; AO No. 78-177; AO No. 81-149; AO No. 84-18; AO No. 85-11 87; AO No. 93-220, § 16, 2-22-94; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 12 2013-109(S-1), § 2, 12-3-13) 13

14 Section 6. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.035 is hereby repealed. 15 The text of the section is set forth below with legislative editing indicated: 16 17

11.20.035 Taxicabs—Limited permits. (Repealed) 18 19 [A. THE ANCHORAGE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MAY ISSUE LIMITED 20

TAXICAB PERMITS PURSUANT TO WHICH A TAXICAB MAY BE OPERATED FOR 21 SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS AND/OR ONLY WITHIN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC 22 AREA UPON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE COMMISSION MAY 23 DETERMINE BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. IN 24 EVALUATING THE FACTORS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 25 UNDER SECTION 11.20.030.B THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER THE 26 FOLLOWING ITEMS WHICH RELATE TO THE NEED FOR LIMITED PERMITS: 27 DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN MUNICIPAL-WIDE RESIDENT POPULATION SINCE 28 THE LAST ISSUANCE OF NEW PERMITS; CHANGES IN RESIDENT 29 POPULATIONS, TRAFFIC PATTERNS OR PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN 30 SPECIFIC REGIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY; THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND 31 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT OF VISITORS AND CHANGES IN THAT IMPACT 32 SINCE THE LAST ISSUANCE OF NEW PERMITS; AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST 33 AND CONVENIENCE THAT MAY BE SERVED BY ISSUANCE OF LIMITED 34 PERMITS PROVIDING VARIED LEVELS OR KINDS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 35 SERVICE. 36

B. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE 37 PRESENTED AT THE HEARING THAT THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND 38 NECESSITY WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY THE ISSUANCE OF ONE OR MORE 39 LIMITED TAXICAB PERMITS, SUCH LIMITED TAXICAB PERMITS SHALL BE 40 ISSUED UNDER PROCEDURES SET OUT IN SECTION 11.20.030 TO ANY 41 APPLICANT WHO MEETS THE COMMISSION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED FOR THE 42 LIMITED USE PERMIT, THE CRITERIA PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.20.050, 43 AND THE RELATED CRITERIA PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 11.20.070 THROUGH 44 11.30.140. LIMITED USE PERMITTEES MAY JOIN EXISTING DISPATCH 45 SERVICES AT A RATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DISPATCH SERVICE. 46

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ALTERNATIVELY, LIMITED PERMITTEES MAY ESTABLISH THEIR OWN 1 DISPATCH SERVICES AT AN ANNUAL DISPATCH LICENSE FEE OF TWO 2 HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) PER VEHICLE FOR ONE (1) THROUGH 3 NINE (9) VEHICLES. ALL DISPATCHING MANDATES OF SECTION 11.20.060, 4 INCLUDING THE LOGGING AND SUBMITTAL OF COMPLAINT AND CITATION 5 INFORMATION, APPLY TO LIMITED DISPATCHING SERVICES. 6

C. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11.20.040, A PERMIT 7 ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE 8 THROUGH SALE, LEASE, RENTAL OR ANY OTHER MANNER OF CONVEYANCE. 9 BEFORE ISSUING A LIMITED TAXICAB PERMIT, THE COMMISSION SHALL SET 10 A DATE FOR TERMINATION OF THE PERMIT. 11

D. ISSUANCE AND ANNUAL RENEWAL OF LIMITED TAXICAB PERMITS SHALL BE 12 RESTRICTED TO LICENSED CHAUFFEURS WHO ARE BOTH OWNERS AND 13 OPERATORS OF THE TAXICAB OPERATING UNDER THE LIMITED PERMIT. FOR 14 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A LIMITED PERMIT OWNER OPERATOR IS AN 15 INDIVIDUAL PERSON PERMITTEE (1) WHOSE PERMITTED VEHICLE IS 16 REGISTERED TO AND INSURED BY THE PERMITTEE, AND (2) WHO ANNUALLY 17 OPERATES THE PERMITTED VEHICLE AS CHAUFFEUR, DISPATCHER OR 18 DIRECT MANAGER OF THE PERMITTED SERVICE NO FEWER THAN 500 19 HOURS PER YEAR OR 25 PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL PERIOD FOR WHICH THE 20 PERMIT IS GRANTED, WHICHEVER IS LESS. FAILURE TO MEET THESE 21 CRITERIA SHALL RESULT IN REVOCATION AND DENIAL OF PERMIT RENEWAL 22 FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 11.10.110. 23

F. PERMITTEES WITH LIMITED PERMITS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL REVOCATION, 24 SUSPENSION, AND PENALTY CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTERS 11.20 25 AND 11.30.] 26

27 (AO No. 84-18; AO No. 93-220, § 17, 2-22-94; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-28 99) 29

30 Section 7. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.037 is hereby amended to 31 read as follows: 32

33 11.20.037 Non-transferable permits. 34 35 A. The commission may issue non-transferable taxicab permits 36

pursuant to which a taxicab may be operated throughout the 37 municipality by an owner-operator. 38

39 B. Reserved. [IN ITS EVALUATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 40

UNDER SECTION 11.20.030, NON-TRANSFERABLE PERMITS SHALL BE 41 PREFERRED OVER LIMITED PERMITS IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT, 42 BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, (1) OWNER-OPERATOR PERMITS 43 WILL BETTER SERVE THE STANDARDS FOR SERVICE SET FORTH IN THIS 44 TITLE; AND (2) A LIMITED TAXICAB PERMIT WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO 45 SATISFY THE NEED FOR SERVICE.] 46

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1 C. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 11.20.040, a permit issued 2

pursuant to this section shall not be transferable through sale, lease, 3 rental, or any other manner of conveyance. 4

5 D. Issuance and annual renewal of non-transferable taxicab permits 6

shall be restricted to licensed chauffeurs who are both owners and 7 operators of the taxicab operating under the [LIMITED] permit. For 8 purposes of this section a non-transferable permit owner operator is 9 an individual person (1) whose permitted vehicle is registered to and 10 insured by the permittee, and (2) who annually operates the 11 permitted vehicle as chauffeur of the permitted taxicab not less than 12 [FEWER THAN 1,000 HOURS PER YEAR OR] 50 percent of the time the 13 taxicab is operated during the annual period for which the permit is 14 granted, whichever is less. Failure to meet these [THIS] criteria shall 15 result in revocation and denial of permit renewal following the 16 procedures in section 11.10.110. 17

18 E. Permittees with non-transferable permits are subject to all 19

revocation, suspension, and penalty conditions described in chapters 20 11.10 through 11.40. 21

22 F. [AFTER AND PURSUANT TO A PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY 23

HEARING, AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 11.20.030, THE COMMISSION MAY 24 ISSUE FROM TIME TO TIME, A LIMITED NUMBER OF NON-TRANSFERABLE 25 PERMITS] wWheelchair-accessible taxicab permits are designed to 26 meet the needs of persons with disabilities for demand-responsive 27 transportation. Such permits would be allocated only for accessible 28 vehicles or for other vehicles designed to satisfy specific needs of 29 persons with disabilities that may be identified. Only vehicles 30 designed by the manufacturer, or adapted by a recognized after-31 market conversion, to be capable of fulfilling the specific intended 32 purpose shall be eligible for and operated pursuant these permits. 33 Before vehicles operated pursuant to these permits are authorized 34 for service, the permittee shall submit to the transportation inspector 35 documentation from the manufacturer or an original letter from the 36 recognized after-market conversion company indicating that the 37 vehicle modifications have been done so in accordance with the 38 Americans with Disabilities Act and its implementing regulations and 39 specifications, including the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, 40 and that the vehicle is considered an accessible vehicle in 41 compliance with all applicable ADA specifications and requirements. 42 Permits granted under this section shall be subject to all other 43 provisions of this title and AMCR 11.10 and 11.20 applicable to 44 taxicabs. 45

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G. Provision of service by taxicabs permitted under subsection F. is not 1 restricted to passengers with disabilities, but they shall be operated 2 to respond first to dispatched calls requesting an accessible taxicab 3 when in service and not occupied by other passengers. Taxicabs 4 permitted under subsection F. shall, at a minimum, be in operation 5 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for legal 6 holidays. This time of operations requirement does not preclude 7 operation at any other time. Ramps and lifts, or other specialized 8 equipment designed to meet specific needs of persons with 9 disabilities that may be identified, shall be operable at all times; 10 malfunctioning ramps/lifts/other specialized equipment must be 11 repaired within 96 hours. An accessible taxicab permitted under 12 subsection F. may be operated while the specialized equipment is 13 being repaired. However, days operated with non-functioning 14 specialized equipment shall count as days not operated under the 15 provisions of section 11.10.110 B.1.a. and shall be considered in a 16 determination to suspend or revoke the permit. 17

18 (AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 2001-85, § 1, 5-22-01; AO No. 2013-19 109(S-1), § 2, 12-3-13) 20

21 Section 8. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.040 is hereby amended to 22 read as follows: 23 24

11.20.040 Taxicabs—Transfer of permit. 25 26 A. No person may transfer any financial, proprietary, or security interest 27

in a taxicab permit or any interest in the corporation, joint venture, 28 association, partnership, or other group or entity which owns an 29 interest in a taxicab permit originally issued prior to February 22, 30 1994, unless that person obtains the prior approval of the 31 Commission. 32

33 B. [NEW] pPermits issued subsequent to February 22, 1994, shall not 34

be transferrable, and [BUT NON-TRANSFERABLE AND LIMITED PERMITS] 35 shall revert to the Commission when the permittee is determined by 36 the Transportation Inspector or by the annual permit renewal process 37 to no longer be eligible to hold a permit, including when the permittee 38 is no longer a currently active taxicab chauffeur as required in 39 section 11.20.020[.]D. 40

41 C. Regardless of the date, terms or purpose of transfer of a taxi permit, 42

any violations, complaints, citations or other actions to a permit 43 which could be considered by the Commission under section 44 11.10.110 in determining whether to suspend or revoke a license or 45 permit shall be treated by the Commission as applying to that permit 46

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as if the permit had not been transferred. 1 2 D. Only a taxicab permittee possessing a transferable general taxicab 3

permit originally issued prior to February 22, 1994, can transfer his or 4 her interest in a taxicab permit to another. An application for transfer 5 shall be made to the Transportation Inspector on forms approved by 6 the Transportation Inspector and shall be accompanied by a 7 proposed contract of sale which states the specific consideration to 8 be paid by the transferee, as well as all other material conditions of 9 the sale. If the transferee meets the requirements of this section and 10 those of section 11.20.020 for the issuance of a permit, the 11 Commission shall approve the transfer. A dispute arising from an 12 underlying contract of sale is not grounds to refuse the transfer of a 13 taxicab permit. The application for transfer shall identify all parties 14 who have or are proposed to have either a financial, proprietary, or 15 security interest in the permit. 16

17 E. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to grant any property 18

rights of any kind to any permittee or any other person. All rights and 19 restrictions created by the express language of this chapter may be 20 expanded, reduced or eliminated at any time by ordinance or by 21 regulation of the license administrator or other officer. 22

23 (AO No. 78-177; AO No. 80-19(S); AO No. 81-149; AO No. 84-18; AO No. 24 87-8; AO No. 93-220, § 18, 2-22-94; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99) 25

26 Section 9. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.340 is hereby amended to 27 read as follows: 28 29

11.20.340 Vehicle for hire – Restriction on service. 30 31

A. It is unlawful for a vehicle for hire chauffeur to transport passengers 32 pursuant to a curbside hail or other request for immediate service. A 33 chauffeur may transport a passenger only pursuant to a call for 34 service received by the business office and then referred to that 35 vehicle for hire. 36

37 [B. A MEDICAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR HIRE SHALL NOT 38

ACCEPT MEDICAID VOUCHERS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AS 39 REMUNERATION FOR TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS.] 40

41 (AO No. 87-8; AO No. 87-126(S); AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 42 2013-109 (S-1), § 2, 12-3-13) 43 44

Section 10. Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.40.053 [11.10.010] is hereby 45 amended to read as follows (the remainder of the section is not affected and 46

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therefore not set out): 1 2

11.40.053 Communication requirement between dispatchers and 3 taxicab chauffeurs. 4

5 A. Two-way radio communication. Each dispatch company licensed 6

under this title must operate and maintain a two-way 7 communications system between dispatchers and taxicab 8 chauffeurs. The two-way communications system shall allow each 9 chauffeur on a dispatch company radio frequency to monitor 10 dispatcher transmissions and transmissions from other chauffeurs on 11 that dispatch company radio frequency unless they met requirements 12 of subsection B. 13

14 B. Computerized dispatch communication. Any dispatch company 15

which has installed and is using a GPS based electronic dispatch 16 system which transmits digital communication to and from its 17 taxicabs is not required to maintain continuous two-way voice 18 communication between its taxicabs and dispatch service. 19

20 C. Digital dispatch system. [In addition to the alternative 21

requirements of two-way radio or computerized dispatch 22 communication capability, a] A licensed dispatch service company 23 may provide [supplement its] services with a digital dispatch 24 system in addition to, or in place of, the other dispatch systems 25 authorized by this section [as defined in section 11.10.010]. For 26 purposes of this section, a digital dispatch system means 27 technology that connects a prospective passenger, indicating 28 the passenger’s location, with a taxicab for on demand 29 transportation service using the internet or a digital platform 30 and mobile interfaces such as a smartphone application. 31

32 D. Any dispatch company which has installed and is using a GPS based 33

electronic dispatch system or digital dispatch system which transmits 34 digital communications to and from its taxicabs is not required to 35 have radio identifiers from the taxis to the dispatch when on voice. 36

37 (AO No. 98-187, § 8, 3-15-99; AO No. 98-51(S), § 4, 5-4-99) 38 39

Section 11. Anchorage Municipal Code section 14.60.030 is hereby amended to 40 read as follows (the remainder of the section omitted is not affected and therefore 41 not set out): 42

14.60.030 Fine schedule. 43

The fine schedule under this chapter is as follows: 44

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Code Section Offense Penalty/Fine

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11.10.130C.

Any violation of chapters 11.10 through 11.40, or a regulation in AMCR title 11, is subject to a civil penalty for such violations as follows (citation shall identify specific section violated):

First violation:

[NOT TO EXCEED] $100.00

Second violation:

[NOT TO EXCEED] $300.00

Third violation:

[NOT TO EXCEED] $750.00

Fourth and subsequent violations:

$500 above previous violation [ANY OF THE ABOVE PENALTIES.]

Suspensions and revocations of licenses or permits imposed contemporaneously by the Transportation Inspector are appealed separately in accordance with procedures in Section 11.10.100

11.20.010A. –C. Taxicab permit required $1,000.00

11.20.200 Limousine permit required $1,000.00

11.20.300A. Vehicle for hire permit required $1,000.00

11.30.150 Safety equipment tampering

First violation: [$250.00] $350.00

Second violation: $500.00

[$750.00]

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Third violation: $1,000.00

Fourth and subsequent violations: $1,000.00 above previous violation

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1 (AO No. 93-167(S-1), § 1, 4-13-94; AO No. 94-108, § 1, 10-5-94; AO No. 2 94-134, § 2, 9-8-94; AO No. 95-42, § 2, 3-23-95; AO No. 95-67(S), § 9, 7-1-3 95; AO No. 95-102, § 1, 4-26-95; AO No. 95-118, § 3, 9-1-95; AO No. 95-4 163(S), § 21, 8-8-95; AO No. 95-195(S-1), 1-1-96; AO No. 96-51(S-1), § 2, 5 8-1-96; AO No. 96-96(S-1), § 2, 2-1-97; AO No. 96-126(S), § 3, 10-1-96; 6 AO No. 96-137(S), § 9, 1-2-97; AO No. 97-88, § 3, 6-3-97; AO No. 97-107, 7 § 3, 11-17-97; AO No. 97-133(S), § 1, 11-11-97; AO No. 98-27(S-1), § 2, 8 11-11-97; AO No. 98-160, § 2, 12-8-98; AO No. 99-13(S), 2-9-99; AO No. 9 99-91(S), § 4, 7-13-99; AO No. 2000-64, § 1, 4-18-00; AO No. 2000-116(S), 10 § 4, 7-18-00; AO No. 2000-127(S), § 2, 10-14-00; AO No. 2000-129(S), § 11 26, 11-21-00; AO No. 2001-48, § 1, 3-13-01; AO No. 2001-74(S), § 2, 4-17-12 01; AO No. 2001-4, § 2, 2-6-01; AO No. 2001-145(S-1), § 11, 12-11-01; AO 13 No. 2003-68, § 1, 9-30-03; AO No. 2003-97, § 4, 9-30-03; AO No. 2003-14 117, § 2, 1-28-03; AO No. 2003-130, § 8, 10-7-03; AO No. 2003-152S, § 15 10, 1-1-04; AO No. 2004-1, § 2, 1-1-03; AO No. 2004-99, § 2, 6-22-04; AO 16 No. 2004-100(S-1), § 6, 1-1-05; AO No. 2004-171, § 1, 1-11-05; AO No. 17 2005-160, § 9, 11-1-05; AO No. 2005-84(S), § 3, 1-1-06; AO No. 2005-18 185(S), § 35, 2-28-06; AO No. 2005-124(S-1A), § 33, 4-18-06; AO No. 19 2006-39, § 6, 4-11-06; AO No. 2006-54, § 1, 5-2-06; AO No. 2006-80, § 1, 20 6-6-06; AO No. 2007-50, § 4, 4-10-07; AO No. 2007-60, § 4, 11-1-07; AO 21 No. 2007-70, § 3, 5-15-07; AO No. 2008-84(S), § 5, 7-15-08; AO No. 2009-22 61, § 3, 7-7-09; AO No. 2009-82, § 5, 7-7-09; AO No. 2009-40(S), § 3, 7-23 21-09; AO No. 2009-112, § 4, 10-13-09; AO No. 2009-122, § 2, 12-17-09; 24 AO-2010-35(S), § 7, 5-11-10; AO No. 2010-39, § 2, 5-11-10; AO No. 2010-25 87(S), § 3, 12-7-10; AO No. 2011-46, § 4, 4-12-11; AO No. 2011-59, § 10, 26 5-24-11; AO No. 2011-106(S), § 3, 11-8-11; AO No. 2011-112, § 4, 11-22-27 11, eff. 12-22-11; AO No. 2012-10, § 1, 1-31-12; AO No. 2012-77, § 29, 8-28 7-12; AO No. 2013-109(S-1), § 5, 12-3-13; AO No. 2013-130(S-1), § 1, 1-29 14-14; AO No. 2014-42, § 31, 6-21-14) 30

31 Section 12. Anchorage Municipal Code chapter 11.20 is amended by adding a 32 new section, to be numbered 11.20.036, which section shall read as follows (This 33 AO section was added with the S-version of the ordinance): 34 35

11.20.036 Accessible Taxicab Fleet Permits. 36

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1 A. The Commission may issue accessible taxicab fleet permits in 2

accordance with this section, notwithstanding any other 3 provision in chapters 11.10 through 11.40. The purposes of an 4 accessible taxicab fleet permit is to fulfill the on-demand 5 responsive transportation needs of persons with disabilities in 6 the municipality, by allowing a non-profit entity to hold one fleet 7 permit authorizing it to operate multiple accessible taxicabs 8 under its own trade name. The benefits of an accessible taxicab 9 fleet permit described in this section are intended to incentivize 10 applicants and lessen the burdens of the costs of a wheelchair 11 accessible vehicle and service. 12

13 B. The accessible fleet permits issued under this section shall not 14

be transferable through sale, lease, rental, or conveyance in any 15 manner, including through power of attorney. 16

17 C. An accessible taxicab fleet permit shall: 18

1. authorize and require the fleet permit holder to operate 19 not less than five (5) vehicles, and allow the fleet permit 20 holder to operate not more than twenty (20) vehicles, all 21 which shall meet the design and equipment requirements 22 for accessible taxicabs in subsections 11.20.037F. and 23 G. Each vehicle shall have a separately numbered copy 24 of the accessible fleet permit displayed at all times; 25

2. Waive the initial and annual permit fee for each vehicle 26 operated under the fleet permit, and instead require 27 payment of the accessible fleet permit fee established in 28 this section or pursuant to section 11.10.160; 29

3. Require, at a minimum, operation of all vehicles in the 30 fleet between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday 31 through Friday. 32

4. Exempt the fleet permit holder from the owner-operator 33 requirements of section 11.20.037D.; and 34

5. Allow the fleet permit holder to have a color scheme, 35 name and markings on its taxicabs different than the 36 dispatch service it subscribes to under section 11.20.060, 37 or to operate its own dispatch service upon certification 38 by the transportation inspector that the permit holder’s 39 dispatch system substantially meets the performance and 40 records requirements of chapter 11.40 and the 41 commission approves. 42

43 D. The accessible taxicab fleet permits issued under this section 44

shall be available only to qualified non-profit entities that: 45 1. have a principal or a substantial purpose to serve 46

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persons with disabilities and their families or 1 companions; 2

2. are located in the municipality; 3 3. demonstrate readiness and capability to provide the 4

minimum number of accessible vehicles required for a 5 fleet permit, all which meet the requirements of section 6 11.20.037F.; and 7

4. submit a proposed vehicle markings and color scheme 8 for its fleet, or acknowledgment of an agreement with one 9 of the dispatch licensees in the municipality and intent to 10 use that dispatch service’s markings and color scheme. 11

12 E. A dispatch system operated by an accessible fleet permit holder 13

shall: 14 1. not require a dispatch service license or separate fee for 15

operating the dispatch system, notwithstanding section 16 11.40.010; 17

2. provide service only to taxicabs permitted as wheelchair 18 accessible under section 11.20.037F., including other 19 taxicabs not operated under the dispatch system 20 operator’s permit; 21

3. be allowed to charge other accessible taxicab permittees 22 for subscription to its dispatch service, at reasonable 23 rates subject to review by the commission; and 24

4. be operated, at a minimum, during the hours in C.3. of 25 this section. 26

27 F. The transportation inspector shall determine the eligibility of a 28

non-profit entity applying for an accessible fleet permit under 29 subsection D. The commission shall review the application and 30 determine whether to issue the permit. The commission may, 31 for good cause, approve exceptions to the requirements of 32 chapters 11.10 through 11.40 for an accessible fleet permit. 33

34 G. The fee for an accessible fleet permit shall be the same amount 35

as the fee for a single regulated vehicle permit in Anchorage 36 Municipal Code of Regulation subsection 11.10.009B.2. One 37 year after [ insert effective date of this ordinance], the 38 commission may establish the amount of the fee by regulation 39 pursuant to section 11.10.160. 40

41 Section 13. (This AO section was added with the S-version of the ordinance.) 42 Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.070 is hereby amended to read as 43 follows (the remainder of the section is not affected and therefore not set out): 44 45

11.20.070 Taxicabs—Vehicle markings. 46

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1 * * * * * * * * * 2 D. Every taxicab shall bear the markings adopted by its dispatch 3

service. Dispatch services will make the initial inspection of vehicles 4 placed into service or vehicles that are repainted for compliance with 5 approved paint design, color, and markings. 6

7 E. A taxicab operating under an accessible fleet [GEOGRAPHIC OR 8

LIMITED SERVICE] taxicab permit issued under section 11.20.036 9 [11.20.035] may bear markings different from those adopted by its 10 dispatch service to designate the accessible fleet permit affiliation 11 of the vehicle [LIMITED NATURE OF THE PERMIT ISSUED]. 12

13 * * * * * * * * * 14 G. A taxicab permitted under section 11.20.037F. as an accessible 15

taxicab shall have the international symbol of access, or similar 16 image, on each side of the permitted vehicle in a size and image 17 approved by the transportation inspector. 18

19 (AO No. 57-75; AO No. 78-177; AO No. 80-19(S); AO No. 87-126(S); AO 20 No. 98-187, § 2, 3-15-98; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 2013-21 109(S-1), § 2, 12-3-13) 22

23 Section 14. (This AO section was added with the S-version of the ordinance.) 24 Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.20.140 is hereby amended to read as 25 follows: 26 27

11.20.140 Single use of vehicle. 28 29 A. A particular vehicle described on a [LIMITED] taxicab permit may be 30

so used only in accordance with the terms of the applicable [LIMITED] 31 taxicab permit. 32

33 B. A particular vehicle may be described on only one permit issued 34

pursuant to this title. It shall be unlawful to use that vehicle for any 35 other transportation service regulated by this title other than the 36 service which is authorized by that permit. 37

38 (AO No. 81-149; AO No. 87-8; AO No. 87-126(S); AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-39 4-99) 40

41 Section 15. (This AO section was added with the S-version of the ordinance.) 42 Anchorage Municipal Code section 11.40.050 is hereby amended to read as 43 follows (the remainder of the section is not affected and therefore not set out): 44 45

11.40.050 Dispatch service operation and duty to serve the public. 46

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1 * * * * * * * * * 2 [D. NO DISPATCH SERVICE MAY DISPATCH A TAXICAB OPERATED PURSUANT 3

TO A LIMITED TAXICAB PERMIT UNLESS THE DISPATCH SERVICE HAS THE 4 ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE BY RADIO OR A COMPUTERIZED DISPATCH 5 SYSTEM WITH ALL PARTS OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TO BE SERVED BY 6 THAT TAXICAB. A DISPATCH COMPANY MAY DISPATCH TO A PERMITTED 7 TAXICAB BEARING MARKINGS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.] 8

* * * * * * * * * 9 (AO No. 57-75; AO No. 78-177; AO No. 85-87; AO No. 92-50; AO No. 98-10 51(S), § 4, 5-4-99; AO No. 2013-109(S-1), § 4, 12-3-13) 11

12 Section 16 [12]. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage 13 and approval by the Assembly. 14 15 PASSED AND APPROVED by the Anchorage Assembly this _______ day of 16 _______________, 2016. 17 18 19

20 Chair 21 22 23 ATTEST: 24 25 26 27 Municipal Clerk 28