Details Meeting Name: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 2/10/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (13) 13 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2025-3081 *       Oversight - TLC: The Status of the Yellow Cab Industry. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2025-3081 *       Oversight - TLC: The Status of the Yellow Cab Industry. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0193-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez     Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door. Introduction This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0193-2024 * Jennifer Gutiérrez     Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door. Introduction This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0373-2024 * Keith Powers     Extending scheduled vehicle retirement dates for taxicabs during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and the repeal thereof. Introduction This bill would permit taxicab owners, whose vehicles are not currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date, to apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 12 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would also permit such taxicab owners to apply for a vehicle retirement extension of up to 12 additional months if an owner can demonstrate an economic or other personal hardship that the commission determines would create an undue burden upon the owner if the extension were not granted. Taxicab owners whose vehicles are currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date may apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 6 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0373-2024 * Keith Powers     Extending scheduled vehicle retirement dates for taxicabs during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency and the repeal thereof. Introduction This bill would permit taxicab owners, whose vehicles are not currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date, to apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 12 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would also permit such taxicab owners to apply for a vehicle retirement extension of up to 12 additional months if an owner can demonstrate an economic or other personal hardship that the commission determines would create an undue burden upon the owner if the extension were not granted. Taxicab owners whose vehicles are currently scheduled to be converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles at the next scheduled retirement date may apply to the Taxi and Limousine Commission for a vehicle retirement extension of 6 months during the Disaster Emergency issued by the State of New York in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0676-2024 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the taxi and limousine commission to conduct a study and report on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to conduct a study on the costs, challenges, and opportunities related to increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure and to report on the findings of the study, including recommendations for incentive programs to encourage the use of electric for-hire vehicles and recommended locations for new electric vehicle charging stations. The bill would also require the TLC to set targets for issuance of licenses to electric vehicles and installation of charging infrastructure and report twice a year on progress towards those targets. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0676-2024 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the taxi and limousine commission to conduct a study and report on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure Introduction This bill would require the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to conduct a study on the costs, challenges, and opportunities related to increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure and to report on the findings of the study, including recommendations for incentive programs to encourage the use of electric for-hire vehicles and recommended locations for new electric vehicle charging stations. The bill would also require the TLC to set targets for issuance of licenses to electric vehicles and installation of charging infrastructure and report twice a year on progress towards those targets. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1050-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Limiting the amount of liability coverage that the taxi and limousine commission may require for vehicles it licenses. Introduction This bill would prohibit the Taxi and Limousine Commission from requiring the vehicles it licenses to have personal injury protection (also known as no-fault) liability coverage in an amount greater than the amount required by state law. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1050-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Limiting the amount of liability coverage that the taxi and limousine commission may require for vehicles it licenses. Introduction This bill would prohibit the Taxi and Limousine Commission from requiring the vehicles it licenses to have personal injury protection (also known as no-fault) liability coverage in an amount greater than the amount required by state law. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0080-2024 * Amanda Farías   Proposed Res. No. 80-A Create a surcharge for for-hire vehicles (FHVs) that would go towards funding the expansion of wheelchair accessible and all-electric FHVs. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0080-2024 * Amanda Farías     Create a surcharge for for-hire vehicles (FHVs) that would go towards funding the expansion of wheelchair accessible and all-electric FHVs. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available