Board amends taxi fare resolution to specify $91.50 gate cap 'going forward'

The Board adopted a resolution (Item 18) amending the controller's determination of inflationary changes to taxi fares and the gate cap. The adopted language sets the gate cap at $91.50, adds a 25-cent fuel surcharge, and includes an adjusted flag drop; the board added the words "going forward" after discussion of the legal meaning of "maintained."

Supervisor Amiano raised a legal question about whether the existing legal cap previously communicated by the City Attorney's Office had been $85 for a 10-hour shift and asked how the ordinance could "maintain" a $91.50 cap without first raising it. Deputy City Attorney Cheryl Adams explained that the phrase "maintained" in the amended language was intended to mean the cap would be set at $91.50 going forward. The board voted to add the words "going forward" after the $91.50 figure; that amendment was adopted and the resolution passed on roll call, 11 ayes.

The clerk recorded that the resolution was adopted as amended. The record shows the board sought to clarify the ordinance language to reduce uncertainty about future legal interpretation and to reflect committee and city-attorney input.

— Ending: The board adopted the amended resolution; staff and the City Attorney's Office will be responsible for implementing changes to fare schedules and any public notifications required for the taxi industry.