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City staff propose taxi licensing changes to require proof of accessible fleet; committee to form review subgroup
Summary
City staff reported they will pursue changes to the taxi licensing application to require taxi companies to provide affirmative evidence of accessible vehicles in their fleet. Staff asked for a small, noticed subgroup of committee members to review application edits and outreach plans before the January relicensing cycle.
At the April 24 meeting the accessibility manager, Cassandra (title reported in the meeting as Accessibility Manager), updated the City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee on plans to implement recommendations from an earlier taxi-letter initiative.
Cassandra told members departments including Accessibility, Licensing, Community Development, and Code Enforcement have reviewed options and identified language in city code that would allow licensing staff to require more than a checkbox of compliance. “What we have the opportunity to do…
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