02-11-11 Health & Public Safety Committee

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,�..�-: �� _ _`_� � �,. ,` Ti� �� -.i� rt4 �..� �+' ,�rr�,�i� Y . a � ,�i � �S� i� � ,.. r�t r �'� ` � ' 1 � , � r ____ 'Health and Public Safety Committee 2011 South Bend Common Council The February 11, 2011 meeting of the Health and Public Safety Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Karen L. White at 7:30 a.m. at Allie's Cafe, 2323 Mishawaka Avenue in South Bend, Indiana. (Meeting notice attached) Persons in attendance included Council Members Rouse, White, Puzzello, Dieter and Henry Davis, Jr.; and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Discussion on the 2011 Committee Priorities: Council Member White thanked everyone for come to this Committee meeting which will focus on developing 2011 Committee Priorities. She then provided copies an a committee Agenda and the Health and Public Safety Committee Annual Report for 2010 (copies attached) Council President Dieter stated that he believed that the Committee under Karen's leadership did an excellent job last year. Open discussion then took place on issues and concerns. As a result of those discussions, the Committee agreed to focus on the following topics: • Citv Taxicab Regulations Council Member White stated that the City Administration requested the Committee to meet to hear their concerns regarding the current taxicab regulations. Two (2) committee meetings were held and a draft ordinance was prepared by the Legal Department. It was noted that the Airport also has regulations which differ from those enacted by the city. Concerns over the taxicab market being saturated were noted. Concerns were also voiced that the draft ordinance has never been updated to incorporate suggestions offered to the City Administration. The draft ordinance posted on the city's website is dated October 2009. Following discussion, the following recommendation was made: Recomniendation: The City Administration will be asked to prepare a bullet point summary of all of the suggested changes to the current taxicab regulations, along with setting forth reasons for each proposal. The City Administration will be asked to update the Health and Public Safety Committee on this topic at a 30-minute meeting to be called for Mondav, February 28, 2011. There would not be open discussion on the proposal, with this session focusing on hearing the purposes and reasons for each of the proposed changes.