director bridges: -- vice chairperson brinkman: thank you. >> good afternoon. there is a lot of stuff here. i do not have a lot to do with the permitting. i appreciate the increase in the level of enforcement. i have seen taxi's offer a white over green crown victoria with the words "bay cab." i do not know how many times i have lost a fair to him pulling up and driving away. it is ridiculous. i was talking to enforcement about that on thursday. the other is the black and gold guy. he is everywhere. i know he has a oodles of money he owes you guys as it is, but he is operating with impunity. you cannot take his wheels. i do not know how else to do that. i am going to air the complaint. i assume that most drivers are accepting payment. an issue that came up at town hall -- a meeting we had at desoto cab is that a lot of times, wanting to be helpful, you spend a lot of time on the front end and the back end. use secure the passenger in the back. the also have bags and things like that. you cannot initiate the button until you start to go. something we would like

vi chairperson brinkman: we have speakers on those items? any comment befo publ comment? >> i will reiterate that both of hese moving provisions from the pole code to th transportation code, and the cleanup items, are the result of many years of experience in working throh these codes and identifying problems or loopholes or other things that have been part of ongoing process to clean up and stabilize regulation sthat everybody knows actly what the rule book is. i will remi you that you did approve additional enforcement capabyfor the taxi services division that willelp us in frce enforce those gulations. director bridges: -- seetary boomer: namesnames are called] >> speak to item 14. on your pbs file material -on your file material allthese clauses -- if you look at the fil whereasclause it says the proposed ordance would move the jurisdictionof the board of appeals from taxi hearings. if this goes forwardwithout that being taken awaynd severed the medallion holder association and otr dallio holders that are not in o aiaonwill have little chce but to mbard the board of s