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Committut *sport: <br /> Personnel and Finance Committee <br /> to tljt Common QCountil of t t QCiti of Bout 14t : <br /> The July 26, 1999 meeting of the Personnel and Finance was called to order by its <br /> Chairperson, Council Member James Aranowski, at 3:35 p.m. in the Council informal <br /> meeting room. <br /> Persons in attendance included Council Members: Aranowski, Varner, Coleman, Kelly, <br /> Pfeifer King and Sniadeclfi; Ann-Carol Nash, Lewis Powell, Carl Littrell, Khadijah <br /> Muhammad,Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand and Terry Bland. <br /> Council Member Aranowski noted that the first item, namely Bill No. 51-99 addressing <br /> taxicab regulations would be continued until the August 9th Council meeting. He noted <br /> that there have been two (2) working sessions on the proposed measure with members of <br /> the Legal Department, taxicab owners, taxicab drivers, himself and the Council Attorney. <br /> He believes that there has been significant progress. Two (2)additional working sessions <br /> have been scheduled on the measure. <br /> Ann-Carol Nash noted that a consensus has been reached on several issues. Areas of <br /> concern include the proposals for requiring a central office, a dress code, safety devices, <br /> signage, silent alarm procedures,and liability insurance increasing from$ 100,000 to <br /> $ 300,000. <br /> Council Member Aranowski noted that if the central business office requirement is <br /> removed,that he would want strict enforcement of the zoning code so that there would not <br /> be cabs parking in residential areas and leaving on a continual basis to respond to calls <br /> which would disrupt the neighborhood. <br /> Council Member King noted that over the years he had many discussions with the late Bert <br /> Liss over the benefits of having a central business office. He voiced concerns in this area, <br /> since it may reflect on the overall standards of quality being offered to the public. <br /> Council Member Kelly stated that minimal dress code standards are very important since <br /> cab drivers are often times the first contact which an individual has with our community. <br /> There being no further business to come before the Committee,the meeting was adjourned <br /> at 3:45 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> James Aranowski, Chairperson <br /> Personnel&Finance Committee <br /> KCF:kmf <br />