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vehicle permit, and driver certification fees, which amount to thousands of dollars in annual fees. If the City adopts a per -trip fee, the commenter urges that the City apply it to TNCs, not taxis. Findings. As a result of this comment, and for other reasons, the $0.20 per -trip fee is not adopted as part of this fee amendment. The City Council has specifically identified the need to increase the availability of accessible vehicles and, in recognition of this need, authorized the City Manager to adopt a per - trip fee that, among other purposes, could be used to increase that availability. While the need for more accessible vehicles exists, the City has not yet determined how best to fill that accessible vehicle need. Until that determination is made, it is premature to begin collecting a per -trip fee to increase the availability of accessible vehicles. In addition to increasing availability to accessible vehicles, EC 3.345(9) states that the "purpose of the per -trip fee is to cover program. costs required to adequately administer this Section 3.345 and the administrative rules adopted thereunder, increase the availability of accessible vehicles, and any other purpose related to public passenger vehicle services specifically identified by the city manager in the notice of proposed fee." If TNCs choose to enter the City marketplace, there will be an increase, potentially a substantial increase, in the costs to administer the City's PPV program. How much program costs will increase beyond the costs covered by the TNC license and driver permit fees is not yet entirely known. Until the increase in program costs is more fully understood, it is premature to begin collecting a per -trip fee to cover the increased costs and, if a per -trip fee is needed to cover increased costs, there needs to be further analysis of how that should be implemented. Over the next 6 to 12 months the City intends to explore options and partnerships for increasing the availability of accessible vehicles. Also over the next 6 to 12 months the City will be evaluating the amount of City staff time and resources necessary to administer the PPV program, should TNCs choose to enter the market. Based on this analysis the City will reevaluate the need for a per -trip fee, the amount of any needed per -trip fee, and who should be required to pay the fee. 3. Comment statim that the proposed $0.20 per -trip fee should not be adopted because it is inconsistent with other Oregon cities. One comment, submitted by a TNC, stated that the City's per -trip fee was inconsistent with Salem, Bend, and Medford fee structures and would be the only revemie-raising per -trip fee in Oregon. Findings. While no changes are being made to the proposed Fee amendments as a result of this comment, see discussion above regarding removal of $0.20 per -trip fee from the fee schedule. Exhibit A to Administrative Order 53-18-09-F Findings in Consideration of Written Submissions - Page 2 of 2