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ORDINANCE
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Presented By
Referred To
Committee Date :
An ordinance amending chapter 376 of the Saint Paul
Legislative Code to shorten the duration of provisional �?���
taxicab driver's licenses and clarify training requirements � 2 Q ,��
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1
Section 37616 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 376.16 Taxicab driver's license.
(a) License required. Effective March 15, 1991, no person shall drive a taa�icab, nor shall any
owner or lessee of a taxicab allow any other person to drive a taacicab, within the City of Saint Paul
unless that person has first obtained and displayed a taxicab driver's license under the provisions of
this Code.
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(e) Prerequisites to license. Eligibility to be licensed to operate a taacicab shall be as follows:
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(8) For any driver seeking original licensure, or any driver whose tasi license has lapsed
for more than one (1) year if the driver never completed the taacicab driver training course, or whose
tasi license has lapsed for more than two (2�vears if the driver previously completed the tasicab
driver trainin course, or as deemed necessary by the license inspector: shall have successfully
completed the taxicab driver training course as set forth in section 376.17.
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Section 2.
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Section 376.17 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 376.17. Taxicab driver training course.
(a) Taxicab driver training course required. The license inspector shall establish a tasicab driver
training course pursuant to the terms of this section. The course shall be designed to enhance the
proficiency of drivers in all aspects of tasicab driving, and may include topics such as geography of
the metropolitan area, traffic laws, vehicle safety, tasicab licensing laws and driver code ofconduct,
radio communications, cab stand and call procedures, tasicab fares, vehicle
cleanliness and maintenance, customer relations, and courtesy.
(b) Component of driver training. The driver trauring course may consist of components taught by
city staff, or components taught by an educational institution a�proved by �:u��z,-armacc=�icn the
city, or by a combination of such components.
(c) Prerequisite for Zicensure. Successful complerion of the taxicab driver training course shall be
a prerequisite for obtaining a license for_
1• Anv a� taxicab drivers seekine orieinal licensure after rcat-li�ense� airthe effective date
ofthis section; �
2. Anv � taxicab drivers whose license has irave lapsed far more than one (1) year if the
driver never completed the taxicab driver trainin¢ course;
3. Any taxicab driver whose license has lansed far mare than two (�vears even ifthe driver
nreviously completed the taxicab driver training course;
4. As deemed necessat�v the license inspector.
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(d) Provisional operator status. An applicant who has met all of the requirements for an original
license except for the successful completion of taxicab driver training mav
obtain a provisional license authorizin ta he ap lin cant to operate as a provisional operator for up to
90 davs. , . After 90 days. the
provisional operator license shall expire. The appficairt provisional o ern ator must enroll in and
successfully complete the driver trainine class within the 90 days to obtain full licensure. Upon rp oof
of successful completion of the training class, the applicant for a full licence shall receive a license
valid through the remainder of the one-year licensing period. Provisional operator status may be
revoked for failure to enroll in the first available opening in the training class, or failure to
successfully complete the class. The applicant shall be entitled to written notice of the intent to
revoke provisional operator status, sent to the applicanYs last known address and published once on
the notice and communications agenda of the city council. The notice shall advise the applicant of
the right to request a public hearing before the council to determine whether revocation is
appropriate. If a provisional operator fails to respond to the notice or to request a hearing, the Office
of LIEP may administratively revoke the license. For any other basis proposed for adverse action,
an applicant shall be entitled to the hearing procedures of section 310.05. An applicant whose
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provisional operator status has e�ired or has been revoked may reapply no sooner than six 6
��j months after the date of exuiration or revocation.
Section 3
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thiriy (30) days following its passage, approval and
publication.
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Requested by Department of:
L.I.E.P.
By: ���.,- � ���,
Jan n E. Rosas, Director
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Action Requested: I
Approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 376 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to shorten the duration of provisional taYicab I
driver's lcienses and clarify lxaining requuements.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Rejed (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission 1. Has this personffirm ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
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Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
The current time period of one year for cabbies to complete xequired training leads to un-frained drivers being in the field for too long.
Advantanes If Approved:
Shortening the provisional licensinng requirement from one yeaz to ninety days will ensure that the classroom traiuuig requirement is
completed in a more timely manuer.
DisadvantaqeslfApproved:
None.
Disadvantages If Not Approved: nE�Ef V��
Cabbies will continue to operate without proper training for up to one yeaz.
AUG 1 � 2005
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Total Amount of CosURevenue Budgeted:
I Trensaction: -
Funding Source: Activity Number: �;: x mi
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Fi nancial Information:
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