File #: 24-2014    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/2/2024 In control: City Council Legislative Meeting
On agenda: 5/14/2024 Final action:
Title: Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Article A (TAXICABS) of Chapter 12 (TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR HIRE) of Title 9 (LICENSING AND REGULATION) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
Attachments: 1. 24-2014_Attachment 1 - Ordinance Cover, 2. 24-2014_Attachment 2 - Ordinance, 3. 24-2014_Attachment 3 - Traffic and Parking Board Docket, 4. 24-2014_Attachment 4 - Taxicab Regulations Recommendations Table, 5. 24-2014_Attachment 5 - Fare Regulation Comparison, 6. 24-2014_Presentation
City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM



DATE: MAY 7, 2024

TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL

THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER

FROM: ADRIANA CASTA?EDA, DIRECTOR
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Article A (TAXICABS) of Chapter 12 (TAXICABS AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR HIRE) of Title 9 (LICENSING AND REGULATION) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to amend taxicab requirements related to the initial meter charge, mileage charge, maximum age of a vehicle, and dispute resolution.

RECOMMENDATION: That City Council consider the proposed ordinance (Attachment 2) on first reading and set it for second reading, public hearing, and final passage on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

BACKGROUND: In 2021, the City Council updated the taxicab provisions of the City Code to decrease the City's regulatory authority over the taxicab industry and shift some of the requirements previously set by the City to the taxicab companies. Several requirements were eliminated. However, the City Code still requires regulation of the taxicab industry while authorized pursuant to state law, it is more stringent than what is required by law.While this approach was once deemed appropriate, some aspects of the City's regulation of the taxicab industry are no longer necessary, nor are they consistent with how the City regulates other similar industries.

At the direction of the City Council, staff worked with a sub-committee of the Traffic and Parking Board to evaluate the City Code to further reduce the City's regulation of the taxicab industry. At the February 25, 2023, legislative meeting, the City Council approved an increase to the initial meter charge from $3 to $4 and an increase in the ...

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