03/18/91 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 18, 1991 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:32 a.m. on Monday, March 18, 1991, by Board President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Ms. Katherine Humphreys present. Also present was Chief Assistant City Attorney Jenny Pitts Manier. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on March 11, 1991, were approved. PUBLIC HEARING - RECOMMENDATION CONTINUED - APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY - J.J.R. TAXI Mr. Leszczynski advised that pursuant to ordinance requirements, this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing on the Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Operation of Taxicabs as submitted by Mr. Darnell Courtney, President, The J.J.R. Corporation, 435 East Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Also, pursuant to ordinance requirements, all holders of Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity were notified of the Board's Public Hearing date. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of Notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. It is noted that the Board is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Michael Liss, President, Yellow Cab Company of South Bend, 710 North Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, indicating his opposition to the granting of a license to JJR Taxi. Mr. David Courtney, 3926 Thornberry, Fort Wayne, Indiana, was present on behalf of the applicant Mr. Darrell Courtney, President, J.J.R. Taxi, 1615 Lincolnway East, South Bend, Indiana. It is noted that the application is signed by Ms. Yvonne Reidenbach, Regional Manager. Mr. Courtney advised that JJR has been providing transportation services since 1974. With the American Disabilities Act they have to provide certain services that are not available right now for the handicapped. He noted that they have the authority with the Department of Revenue Special Tax Division but they do not have the ability to take someone to buy a pair of shoes. They do not have that ability and their authority does not allow them to provide this service. Mr. Courtney noted that they have approximately six hundred (600) clients and they think they could service them better by having a taxi service. Mr. Kevin Butler, Attorney at Law, One Michiana Square, South Bend, Indiana, representing Yellow Cab Company of South Bend, was present along with Mr. Don Humphrey of Yellow Cab. Mr. Butler advised that Ms. Joann Tiege, Manager of Yellow Cab could not be present today. Mr. Butler stated that Yellow Cab Company has been providing cab service since 1927 and has been in operation for sixty-three (63) years. They were the first cab company to provide metered cabs and two-way radios as well as being the first cab company in the State of Indiana to hire minority drivers. Mr. Butler stated that the late President of Yellow Cab, Mr. Bert Liss, thought that was important and Yellow Cab was a leader in the cab industry throughout the state and even in the country throughout the years. Right now there are twenty-three (23) office and service employees at Yellow Cab Company and in excess of sixty (60) drivers. There are forty (40) cabs and forty (40) licenses and they provide service to the entire community for twenty-four (24) hours a day three hundred sixty five (365) days a year. Only Yellow Cab and Courtesy Cab provide full service to the community. Mr. Butler stated that he would submit to the Board 1 1 C