Council delays decision on Zed LLC downtown golf-cart service, members question "necessity"
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Summary
Council members asked to lay over consideration of Zed LLC's certificate to operate a downtown golf-cart service, citing questions about whether such a service is necessary as opposed to simply convenient.
Council members raised concerns about whether a proposed downtown golf-cart service meets the city's standard of "necessity" when the application from Zed LLC was presented for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
At the Jan. 27 pre-meeting, a council member said more Downtown golf carts would provide convenience but questioned whether the application met the "necessity" standard and requested postponing consideration to allow staff and council to examine the case further. "Based on what I've seen, I just don't know if the necessity is there," the council member said. The member asked that the matter be laid over for at least a week so the council could "dive into it" and "prove the necessity."
Other council members acknowledged the request; no final vote on the certificate occurred in this pre-meeting segment. The item was placed for further consideration at a future meeting after members signaled interest in additional information about routes, public convenience and downtown congestion implications.
The clerk had listed the item earlier as "37104, consider the application of Zed LLC for a certificate of public convenience and necessity." The transcript does not include specific company-proposed routes, fares, or operational conditions; council members asked staff to return with material that addresses the necessity question before a final decision.
