Discussion and possible action on any and all matters regarding Ordinance No. 481. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Luis, Arizona, repealing San Luis City Code Section 5.15.070, and amending Sections 5.15.010, 5.15.020, 5.15.030, and 5.15.990 to remove references to taxi stands and taxi waiting stands; repealing conflicting revisions and providing for severability.  (Nigel Reynoso, Chief of Police)  

A. Action on reading of Ordinance No. 481 by title only.
B. Action on Ordinance No. 481

As GSA/CBP port-of-entry construction continues, the public right-of-way portions of Urtuzuastegui Street currently used as taxi stands will no longer be available for this purpose. In preparation for this construction, the city met with various taxi companies to reach a compromise that would allow their businesses to continue operating during construction. Unfortunately, the proposed taxi stand locations in the surrounding areas are inadequate and would pose a traffic hazard if used for that purpose. 

Because the city cannot provide an adequate public right-of-way for taxi stands in the area, the staff is seeking the repeal of San Luis City Code Section 5.15.070 and the amendment of Sections 5.15.010, 5.15.020, 5.15.030, and 5.15.990 to remove taxi stands from the city code. Overall, this decision will alleviate traffic hazards in the downtown area and still allow taxi companies to make arrangements with private property owners to conduct their business.

It is the city’s posture that taxi companies work with other businesses to find a new location with less impact on the right-of-way, or one completely off the right-of-way, for a taxi stand.