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An ordinance to amend Title 6, Chapter 77, Article I of the Metropolitan Code of Laws, regarding renewal of Entertainment Transportation certificates of public necessity and convenience and Entertainment Transportation vehicle permits.
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WHEREAS, the current renewal language of Chapter 6.77 does not provide a process for reducing the number of certificates of public necessity and convenience (CPCN); and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance should put ET CPCN holders and permittees on notice that they should not necessarily expect a routine annual renewal of CPCN's and permits granted in April, 2023, at the April, 2024, meeting of the Transportation Licensing Commission, due to the need to reduce numbers of ET vehicles to increase the pace of traffic in downtown Nashville; and,
WHEREAS, at its meeting on April 27, 2023, the Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission (MTLC) met and recommended the approval of this ordinance to Council.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 6.77.030 of the Metropolitan Code be hereby amended by deleting the current section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
6.77.030 - Findings-Issuance of certificate, renewal or additional permits.
A. The MTLC must make a prerequisite finding as to what number of entertainment transportation vehicle service providers and vehicles are required by the public convenience and necessity, in the metropolitan government area, before it may issue any new certificates of public convenience and necessity, renew any previously issued expiring certificates, or add any additional permitted vehicles to an existing certificate-holder's permitted fleet. Further, the MTLC must find that an applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide such service and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the MTLC, before the MTLC may issue a certificate of public convenience and n...
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