i am charles rathbone on behalf of luxor cab. you approve new permits. we focused on the number and type of permits. on closer examination, we believe there was a significant problem which nobody addressed at the meeting. nobody commented on it. the resolution requires that the new taxis must be low emissions vehicles. that is perfectly consistent with the greenhouse gas reduction program that is arguably the greatest achievement of the former taxi commission. that has been spectacularly successful. even as other cities struggle with lawsuits and injunctions to block their own programs. we were very surprised to realize that at your last meeting, you approved and exception to our greenhouse gas emissions program for vehicles over $25,000 in cost. we believe there is no good reason to open up a loophole in our cities excellent greenhouse gas emissions program. remember that if you allow one company to go through a loophole, you will need to allow all 1500 + camps to go through the same loophole. by way of example, a quick check of the website shows a new

i am charles rathbone on behalf of luxor cab. you approve new permits. we focused on the number and type of permits. on closer examination, we believe there was a significant problem which nobody addressed at the meeting. nobody commented on it. the resolution requires that the new taxis must be low emissions vehicles. that is perfectly consistent