ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to Adopt an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 30 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Concerning Regulations Governing TAXI-CAB and TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES.
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BACKGROUND: On March 24, 2015, the First Reading of an Ordinance permitting Transportation Network Companies, hereinafter "TNC's", was before the City Council. At subsequent City Council meetings, staff was directed to draft an Ordinance which, to the extent it could allow the TNC to operate under its business model but treat the traditional taxi corporations equally so that there is a "level playing field". After numerous meetings and discussions, both the TNC and the taxi companies agree that the following Ordinance creates a level playing field and provides opportunities for both companies to flourish in Peoria.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Not Known.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Not Known.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Not Known.
ALTERNATIVES: Disapprove the Ordinance and require TNC's to operate under Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code or not at all.
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL'S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Legal and City Manager's Office