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<br />- <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />City Council Chamber <br /> <br />February 8, 1988 <br />7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: <br /> <br />Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Robert <br />Bennett, Debra Ehrman, Cynthia Wooten, Jeff Miller, <br />Emily Schue. <br /> <br />The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon was <br />called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. <br /> <br />Mayor Obie reported that the council earlier today had toured the new <br />Eugene Water and Electric Board facilities. <br /> <br />T. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Mayor Obie offered the public an opportunity to address the council about <br />~ subjects not scheduled for council consideration. <br /> <br />Steve Berger, 2682 Madison, spoke in favor of taxi regulation. He said <br />he thought the deregulation of taxi cabs that had begun two years ago was <br />a total failure. Mr. Berger said he understood that the deregulation had <br />occurred because of budget reductions, and he proposed regulations that <br />would require full insurance coverage for all taxicabs. <br /> <br />Mr. Berger said the deregulation had resulted in a new concept in <br />Eugene--a "taxi limo,1I referring to four-door cars running on limousine <br />insurance. He said limousine insurance cost about half as much as taxi <br />insurance, and about half of the cabs in Eugene were operating as "taxi <br />1 i mo s . II <br /> <br />Mr. Berger said he believed, after discussions with insurance agents, <br />that if a IItaxi limo" were to be involved in a wreck, with or without <br />passengers, chances were good that insurance would not cover on-demand <br />public service calls or taxi service. He said nothing had occurred yet, <br />but he thought the City should look into the matter as soon as possible. <br />Mr. Berger also said he thought a City the size of Eugene should <br />carefully regulate its taxicabs to ensure that passengers arriving at <br />terminals were fully insured in case of accident. He added that the City <br />of Springfield required proof of insurance of all cab owners. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />Mayor Obie thanked Mr. Berger and said someone on the councilor staff <br />would get back to him. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />February 8, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />