Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 341.990 Taxicab service committee established.
341.990. - Taxicab service committee established.
(a) A taxicab service committee shall be established to review taxicab service issues and make recommendations to the city council and the mayor. Members of the taxicab service committee shall be appointed by the city council and approved by the mayor. The chair of the taxicab service committee shall be appointed jointly by the city council and the mayor, and the taxicab committee shall be staffed by the department. Representation on the taxicab committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following organizations and interests: taxicab service companies; taxicab drivers; taxicab passengers; hospitality industry; Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association; human service agencies; the metropolitan council; and public transit organizations.
(b) At least quarterly, the taxicab service committee shall, after analyzing the daily service reports described in section 341.975, report to the city council and mayor its findings and recommendations on taxicab service issues including: regulatory matters; the quality and level of service in downtown, secondary business nodes, and residential neighborhoods; the efficiency of the taxicab industry in Minneapolis; matters related to fares and charges; the condition of taxicab vehicles; the quality of driver and dispatch service; and taxicab driver safety. The taxicab service committee shall also assist in the design and evaluation of programs and projects to improve taxicab service, assure taxicab safety, educate consumers, evaluate and assess the arrangements between service companies or owners and drivers with regard to leases, and promote the taxicab industry. The taxicab committee shall report its findings and recommendations with regard to these projects to the city council through committee and mayor and shall, additionally, respond to other specific directions from the responsible city council committee dealing with licensing issues. (95-Or-128, § 16, 8-25-95)