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CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY - (Continued) Mr. David Tayco, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that on January 12, 1972, ten permits were issued to UTO dba While Cab Company; that on this date he received back all except two, because the drivers refused to drive for UTO or Tustin Cab Company; that at the present time there are only two permits, and one is on a car that has been totaled out. The Mayor stated he had seen a dozen White Cabs circling around the Greyhound Bus Depot. Mr. Tayco replied thai the way the Code is written, a cab may pick up a fare and transport thai fare into the City legally; that a citation cannot be issued unless they pick up in Santa Arm. Councilman Villa stated that the greatest determination or common denominator of necessity is supply and demand; that he believes the Tustin Cab Company has the same right to do business as the Yellow Cab and C & S Tours. Councilman Yamamoto's motion, seconded by Councilman Patterson to deny the application of Tustin Cab Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necesgity failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Yamamoto, Patterson, Griset Villa, Evans, Herrin, Markel None Councilman Evans' motion, seconded by Councilman Villa, to grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Tustin Cab Company to do business and to operate fifteen (15) taxicabs within the City of Santa Ana, carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOE S: ABSENT: Evans, Villa, Herrin, Markel Griset, Yamamoto, Patterson None Councilman Patterson moved to instruct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance removing all provisions from the Santa Ana Municipal Code dealing with taxicabs operating in the City of Santa Ana. The motion died for lack of a second. Councilman Patterson's motion, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, to instruct the City Manager and Cily Attorney to draft a more comprehensive ordinance setting up standards and regulations in connection with the operation of taxicabs in the City of Santa Ana, carried on a 5 - 2 vote, Councilmen Evans and Herrin dissenting. Councilman Patterson's motion to revoke the permits issued to UTO to operate ten taxicabs in the City of Santa Ana on the basis of their failure to live by the rules of the permit, was seconded by Councilman Yamamoto. The City Attorney stated that SAMC Section 38-14 gives the Police Department the power to suspend or revoke; that it requires a hearing and thereafter if the Certificate holder is dissatisfied with the action, he may appeal it to the Council. CITY COUNCIL -70- February 7, 1972