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Taxicab Advisory Committee
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The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board of Directors established
an Advisory Taxicab Committee in September 1994.
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The Committee’s purpose is to provide feedback on taxicab matters destined for Board action; review summaries of administrative hearing officer decisions concerning taxicab owner and driver penalties; resolve taxicab owner’s written grievances; review summaries of complaints concerning taxicab service; review vehicle inspection criteria, process, results, and rankings; review the annual fee schedule; and comment on MTS’s work program concerning taxicab matters.
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Meetings are held four to six times a year, and are open to
the public. Meeting dates for 2008:
- March 12, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.
- June 11, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.
- September 17, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.
- November 19, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.
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All meetings are held at the James R. Mills Building, MTS Board of Directors
meeting room located at 1255 Imperial Avenue, 10th Floor, San Diego, California.
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The Committee has 17 members. One representative of the MTS Board of Directors, appointed annually by the Board, will be designated to serve as Chair of the Taxicab Committee. The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, San Diego Convention Center, and San Diego Travelers Aid Society, each appoint one representative, and two members are appointed from the hotel-motel industry. The taxicab owners elect eight owners to represent them, and the Committee elects one person to represent lease drivers. Each member serves a three-year term. |
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Taxicab Advisory Committee members for the 2008-2011 term:
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Brian Maienschein, Chair
City of San Diego Councilmember and MTS Board Member |
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George Abraham
Eritrean Cab Inc. Owner-4 or more |
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Sal Giametta, Vice Chair
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Vice President |
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Fata Arghand
Makmar Enterprises, Inc. Owner-4 or more |
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Carmen Sandoval
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce |
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Antonio Hueso
USA Cab LTD. Owner-4 or more |
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Jim Myhers
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority |
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Akbar Majid
SD Transportation Services Coop., Inc.
Owner-4 or more |
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Charles Gutensohn
San Diego Convention Center |
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Hushang Nahavandian
ESM Corp. Owner-4 or more
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Anthony Palmeri
San Diego Travelers Aid Society |
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Abdulmalik Adan
Aztecx Inc. Owner-3 or fewer
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Al Sessler
San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association |
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Alan Gold
Call-Me-A-Cab Owner-3 or fewer
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Colleen Cronin
Omni San Diego Hotel |
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Nasser Tehrani
N.A.T. Cab Co. Owner-3 or fewer
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Margo Tanguay
Driver Representative |
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