DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Transportation Advisory Board
SUMMARY: A briefing and possible action on the Transportation Advisory Board, including an overview of the current structure and recommendations to become more multimodal.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) was created on January 12, 1984 by Ordinance No. 58134. The function of the TAB is to review staff recommendations, conduct hearings, recommend guidelines, and make recommendations to City Council on the licensing and regulatory review process for transportation services licensed by the City. These services include taxicabs, limousines, tow trucks, tour/sightseeing operations, and horse carriages. Since its creation, the TAB no longer makes recommendations for tow trucks and has added pedicabs and group cycles to the vehicle for hire industries, but are not represented by TAB members. The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) has been responsible for oversight of the TAB. The 1984 ordinance was amended in 1991 by Ordinance No. 74977, in 2004 by Ordinance No. 100199, and most recently in 2009 by Ordinance No. 2009-05-21-0433. The current TAB membership as follows:
Membership Composition Voting Member Non-Voting Member
Transportation Consumers 3*
Large Taxicab (> 20 Vehicles)|99|
Small Taxicab (< 20 Vehicles)|99|
Taxicab Cooperative 1*
Tour, Charter, and Shuttle |99|
Horse Carriage and Limousine |99|
San Antonio Airport Advisory Commission|99|
San Antonio Convention and Visitors Commission 1*
(Visit San Antonio Board of Directors)
San Antonio Hotel and Lodging Association |99|
CoSA Public Works (TCI) 1
CoSA Aviation 1
CoSA CCDO 1*
CoSA CVB (Visit San Antonio) 1*
VIA Metropolitan Transit 1*
*One position vacant
Currently, the TAB only focuses private, for-hire transportation and there is no single City ...
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