10/28/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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0" REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 28, 1985 was issued to a cab owned by Roseland Cab which has passed inspection by the Bureau of Weights and Measures and the Police Department. Ms. Sanders additionally advised that Mr. Woods has provided the -appropriate Certificate of Insurance as required under the licensing ordinance. As to the matter of permanent signage, Ms. Sanders stated that she has been advised by the Police Department that Mr. Woods utilizes adhesive type signage which is permanent in that it is not transferable and would cause damage to the vehicle should it be removed. Due to Mr. Woods' compliance with licensing requirements, Ms. Sanders requested that the Board reinstate the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to him to operate as the Roseland Cab Company. However, Ms. Sanders advised the Board that complaints have been received indicating that Mr. Woods was operating his business while the license was 'suspended if they desired to take that into consideration in contemplating the reinstatement of his license. Mr. Otto Keres, d/b/a Yellow Cab Company, 710 North Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, was present and advised the Board that Yellow Cab taxicab drivers observed Mr. Woods operating his taxicabs illegally while his license was suspended. Further, he stated that the signage utilized by Mr. Woods is the same signage he has used in the past and is not permanent. Additionally, the taxicabs are not properly numbered. He further indicated that the South Bend Community School Corporation has discontinued use of the Roseland Cab Company. Mr. Keres stated that the drivers employed by Roseland Cab Company have poor driving records and that the Company is illegally monitoring the calls coming into the Yellow Cab Company. Further, he has received numerous complaints from the University of Notre Dame regarding utilization of a flat charge of $8.00 per person. He stated that he advised the University of Notre Dame that it is not the Yellow Cab Company charging that flat rate and it must be another cab company. Mr. Walter Jones, d/b/a Allied Cab Company, 1608 North Sheridan Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, informed the Board that he and Mr. Woods started the Roseland Cab Company some years ago but have since ended that joint endeavor with Mr. Jones now operating the Allied Cab Company. He stated that while Mr. Woods' license was under suspension, he forwarded town calls to him for response. Any calls that he received for a taxicab in South Bend were handled by Allied Cab, and in their inability to respond, were given to the Courtesy Cab Company. Mr. Jones requested that the Board reinstate Mr. Woods' license and allow him to operate. Mr. Larry Miller of the Yellow Cab Company advised the Board that he personally observed Mr. Woods pick up a number of those calls when it was illegal for him to operate. Further, in four (4) of those calls, he picked -up individuals and took them to the airport. Mr. Edward Kreps, 825 North College Street, South Bend, Indiana, advised the Board that he observed the Roseland Cab Company picking up passengers at the Amtrak Station on Saturday, October 26, 1985, in a vehicle marked number 72. Mr. Woods advised that he turned in License No. 72 to the Deputy Controller's office on Friday, October 25, 1985. After further inquiry into this statement, Mr. Kreps stated that he did not see a City license with that number but only the numbers 72 painted on the vehicle itself. In response to Ms. Barnard's inquiries, Mr. Woods advised that currently one (1) taxicab (No. 73 - 1971 Green Chevrolet Impala) has passed the inspections of the Bureau of Weights and Measures and Police Department. He informed the Board that currently three (3) vehicles are covered under the Certificate of Insurance