Speaker 0: Thank you. Seeing no further council comment members, please cast your vote. Motion carries. Thank you. Hearing number two please.
Speaker 1: Report from financial management recommendation to receive and file the biennial report on public convenience and necessity regarding taxicab service. Conclude the hearing and determine that the number of authorized taxi cabs is sufficient for the needs of the city. Find that Long Beach Yellow Cab Cooperative is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the current permit. Direct that the period for filing of taxi cab applications remain closed and authorize city manager to amend the permit with L.B. Y.s. to approve the requested change in logo, vehicle branding and color and receive and file the report on the Taxicab Regulation Modernization Pilot Program. Extend the terms of the pilot program for a period of 12 months and authorize financial management, department and city attorney to prepare appropriate revisions to the current taxicab ordinance citywide.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Mr. Modica.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Vice Mayor. The staff report on this will be given by Sandy Palmer, our Purchasing and Business Services Bureau Manager.
Speaker 4: Good evening. Honorable, honorable vice mayor and members of the City Council. Tonight you have before you the biennial report on public convenience and necessity for taxicab service, as well as the report on the Taxi Regulation Modernization Pilot Program. Staff has completed its investigation into the public convenience necessity and is recommending that Council find the number of authorized taxi cabs is sufficient for the needs of the city. The Council find Long Beach Yellow Cab Cooperative is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of their permit. That the period for filing of taxicab applications remained closed and that the council approve a requested change in logo, vehicle branding and vehicle color, which was provided in the hearing packet. Staff has also completed its evaluation of the Taxi Regulation Modernization Pilot Program. The pilot program allowed vehicles in the Yellow Cab fleet to be subject to alternate regulations, which included the use of variable demand based rates, a smartphone based electronic application and expedited driver onboarding. Staff finds that the pilot program has been an effective tool to assist Yellow Cab in remaining competitive in the TNC driven market while providing quality taxicab services to Long Beach residents and transit. Since. Therefore, Staff is recommending that the pilot program be extended for a period of 12 months, and that Council authorized the Department of Financial Management and City Attorney to work with Long Beach Yellow Cab to prepare appropriate revisions to the current taxicab ordinance. Staff is prepared to address any questions Council may have, and that concludes this report. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. What the Mr. City attorney do we need to open up for the four yellow cab before we go to public comment?
Speaker 2: You can do either one, but.
Speaker 0: Yes, yeah, that's fine. Mr. Rouse.
Speaker 5: Mr. Vice Mayor, members of the council. Good. Good evening. William Ralph's, general manager of Long Beach Electric Cooperative. Nice to be here with you. I'm here with several of our drivers, a couple of whom are owners in the co-op. My brother, John Rouse, who is the president of the co-op, and Marco Soto, our director of operations. Just really here to answer any questions, want to express my appreciation to Sandy and Emily and the staff for their work on this. You can see it in the staff report and thank you to the council for your consideration. But really just here to answer your questions.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Any further public comment on the hearing saying none will close it, bring it back behind the rail? Council member Urunga.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Mary. Just a comment.
Speaker 2: I want to thank you for all the.
Speaker 5: Years of service. It seems like I can't think.
Speaker 2: Of Long Beach without thinking about Yellow Card. You guys have been iconic to Long Beach. It seems like you've been here forever, and I'm glad to see that you're going to be continuing parade and great service to the residents of Long Beach as.
Speaker 5: Well as our visitors.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Councilman Andrews.
Speaker 2: Yes, thank you. Vice Mayor.
Speaker 5: Now, I want to thank the staff of PAN this report.
Speaker 2: Because I'm surprised, you know, I'm not surprised that we find Long Beach, Yellow Cab provide great quality service to our community. They're an excellent community partners. And I've seen them firsthand work with the seniors in my community even as we ride share in changing the way that the commute.
Speaker 3: Yellow Cab continues to be the great convenience to us.
Speaker 2: And the use that we have in it for.
Speaker 3: You guys. I would let.
Speaker 2: You know that unequivocally this is one of the items that I will support 100%, and you guys continue to do what you've been doing and that's getting people to and fro from where they're going.
Speaker 3: Keep up the good work. Thank you again.
Speaker 0: Thank you. And I'll just add that I've paid attention to the modernization program since you came to the table a little over a year ago, was a little over a year ago and talked about the changes. And I've seen it visibly. I've seen at the airport, I've seen a lot of the work that you all are doing and I like the new branding that what's been proposed. So, you know, so I want to just encourage you to continue to innovate and and you're being good, responsible corporate partners. And I want to acknowledge that Councilman Mongo.
Speaker 4: I also want to thank Yellow Cab. I really enjoyed reading the packet and I think that there are great changes and I think that it'll help move into the 21st century and make it a competitive market. I always love seeing the yellow cabs lined up both at the airport and at the Marriott and the other hotels in the area. And it's a great service to have available to our visitors and guests. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Fantastic. Members, please cast your vote.
Speaker 1: Motion carries.
Recommendation to receive and file the Biennial Report on Public Convenience and Necessity Regarding Taxicab Service and conclude the hearing; determine that the number of authorized taxicabs is sufficient for the needs of the City;  find that Long Beach Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc. (LBYC), is in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the current permit; direct that the period for filing of taxicab applications remains closed; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to amend the permit with LBYC to approve a requested change in logo, vehicle branding, and vehicle color; and

Receive and file the Report on the Taxi Regulation Modernization Pilot Program; extend the terms of the pilot program for a period of 12 months; and, authorize Financial Management Department and City Attorney to work with LBYC to prepare appropriate revisions to the current taxicab ordinance.  (Citywide)