CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 8 (Taxicab Services) of Title 3, Business and License Regulations, of the Naperville Municipal Code.
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Shebnem Ozkaptan, Budget and Management Analyst; Kavita Athanikar, City Prosecutor
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Under New Business at the November 15, 2016 City Council meeting, staff was directed to review the current taxi licensing process, bring back recommendations for efficiencies, and draft a text amendment accordingly. Revisions were presented, and feedback received, at the June 20 and July 18 meetings.
DISCUSSION:
A team of employees from the City Clerk's Office (CCO), Legal Department, and Naperville Police Department (NPD) began the review and evaluation of the current taxi process. At this time, the City is responsible for licensing both taxi companies and individual taxi drivers. This includes approximately eleven taxi companies and 280 drivers on an annual basis. The current process spans six months, mandates each company owner and taxi driver to visit the City three separate times at a minimum, and requires staff to complete approximately 40 steps for each individual.
Home Rule Community
As a Home Rule community, Naperville must adhere to minimum licensing requirements established by the State of Illinois in the Taxi Safety Act of 2007 (625 ILCS 55). The City can be more restrictive, but cannot impose fewer regulations that the state. State regulations are as follows:
* Driver's picture, license or registration number, and the taxi identification number must be posted in each vehicle;
* Each vehicle most post a telephone number for a passenger to call to report reckless driving;
* If a driver collides with a pedestrian, police officers must test the driver for drug and alcohol use; and
* Moving violations must be readily available from the county.
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