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Transportation committee recommends pedicab fare increase; board to consider operator's proposal Sept. 2
Summary
The Transportation Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval of operator Jason Bennett's proposed rate increases for JJ's Pedicabs, including raising downtown flat fares and a per-person sightseeing per-minute fee; the Board will consider the resolution at its Sept. 2 meeting.
City Clerk Carmine Morrissey reported that Jason Bennett, doing business as JJ's Pedicabs, requested a rate increase the board previously referred to the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). Morrissey said Bennett submitted supporting receipts and local business statements after the Aug. 5 meeting. The TAC reviewed materials and testimony at its Aug. 18 meeting and voted 4–0 to recommend approval of an increase from $2 to $5 within the downtown business district and Oak Lawn operating areas and to allow a $1 per person, per minute rate for sightseeing-type tours in the downtown business district. Morrissey said the TAC materials and meeting link are included in the board packet and that Bennett will be present at the Sept. 2 meeting. No board vote was recorded during the agenda meeting; the item will be on the Sept. 2 agenda for formal consideration.
