| | | | | | | | ![](https://leecounty.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/ImageLibrary.ashx?path=ROOT%252fImageLibrary%252fLee+County+Logo2021.png) | ITEM 6. PUBLIC HEARING - 9:30 AM |
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| | | | | | | | DATE: | December 7, 2021
| DEPARTMENT: | County Attorney
| REQUESTER: | Andrea Fraser
| TITLE: | Public Hearing Continuation: Repeal Taxicab/Vehicle for Hire Ordinance Nos. 11-25 & 15-05 |
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| | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | Continuation of the Public Hearing to repeal the Taxicab and Vehicle for Hire Ordinance Nos. 11-25 and 15-05. |
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| | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | Repeals Ordinance Nos. 11-25 and 15-05 and no longer regulate taxicab and vehicle for hire companies. Repeal of Ordinance 15-05 does not affect Lee County Port Authority’s Ground Transportation Policy Section 740, as amended by Lee County Board of Port Commissioners Resolution 20-11-08P. The Port Authority shall continue to have all rights to regulate ground transportation services at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field as authorized by the Airports Rules and Regulations Ordinance 94-09, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations. |
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| | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | On October 11, 2011, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Lee County Ordinance No. 11-25, regulating taxicab and livery companies. On March 17, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Lee County Ordinance No. 15-05 that amended and restated Ordinance No. 11-25. In 2018, the Legislature preempted local regulation of Transportation Network Companies (i.e. Lyft, Uber). At the Board’s regular Tuesday meeting on April 16, 2019, the Taxi Cab Ordinance was before the Board for directing to public hearing to delete references to TNC’s, when the suggestion of repealing the ordinances was discussed. On November 16, 2021, at the Board’s regular Tuesday meeting for conducting a public hearing to repeal Taxi cab ordinances 11-25 and 15-05, the Board continued the public hearing to Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. requesting an analysis of the impacts of repealing the ordinances and bringing back the results for Board consideration and vote. Repeal of Ordinance 15-05 does not affect Lee County Port Authority’s Ground Transportation Policy Section 740, as amended by Lee County Board of Port Commissioners Resolution 20-11-08P. The Port Authority shall continue to have all rights to regulate ground transportation services at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field as authorized by the Airports Rules and Regulations Ordinance 94-09, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations. |
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| | | | | | | | | E) | Options | | | 1. Repeal Lee County Ordinances 11-25 and 15-05
2. Do not repeal Lee County Ordinances 11-25 and 15-05.
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| No funding required. | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | N/A | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | N/A | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | N/A | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
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REVIEWERS: | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | County Attorney | Jacob, Michael D. | Approved | 11/17/2021 - 2:13 PM | Budget Services | Henkel, Anne | Approved | 11/18/2021 - 8:06 AM | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 11/18/2021 - 11:42 AM | County Attorney | Fraser, Andrea | Approved | 11/18/2021 - 12:03 PM | County Manager | Winton, Peter | Approved | 11/18/2021 - 12:22 PM |
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