SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT COMMISSION MINUTES

This is an issue about money mainly. As you know there was a savings in replacing
cashiers with technology. It’s important to put on the table all the money issues involved
here. Tryg McCoy is a wonderful individual who listens very intently without getting into
confrontation. His underling, unfortunately, likes getting into confrontation at times, and
I’m not saying he’s not a good administrator, but Mr. McCoy is much better at dealing
with conflict.
We need to look at alternatives and work cooperatively. He suggested using the Taxi
Commission’s email list through Jarvis.
Accountability is another issue. This is a proposal to increase the fee. In order to that,
we should have accountability on how the DAJA employees deal with the cab drivers.
That we should account for better behavior, nicer people, and proper procedures if you’re
going to raise the rates. So thank you for your time.
Murai said that their closest competitor at the Airport is Super Shuttle. This was printed
out today (see attachment). One passenger to the shortest area ... Millbrae, San Bruno,
or SSF, is $18. If there are two people, which there often are it’s $28 on Super Shuttle,
three people $38, four people $48. So we’re expected to take them for $13 and then
give the Airport $2-$4, where on Super Shuttle they’re going to pay $48 for four. Plus
they have to call ahead for some of these shorts because they often try to take the Super
Shuttle and then they disgusted and take a cab for less. They are often asked to make a
pre-reservation and guarantee it with a credit card in advance if they don’t show up. This
is super important. You’ve got to realize that a cab driver and then this thing of jumping
us for three times the shorts now ... we pay a total of $6 and they’re trying to jump it to
$12 or $15. That’s all coming out of a very minimum amount of money.
Good Morning. My name is Dave Snyder. I’m one of the co-founders of UTW, I’m
speaking as an individual. It sounds like the procedure, I have kind of mixed emotions
because, legally under public comment, I filed emotion with the Sunshine task force a few
months ago and we dealt with the Board of Supervisors and we prevailed. Everybody
here has a right to speak for, at least minute, under public comment your new business.
But also I’m really happy the outreach that Chair Mazzola and the Commission is doing
this morning to set up a separate meeting for the cab drivers, open to the public where
this procedure can be discussed so that a mutually acceptable decision can be made.
But we need to have enough time, because it appears from rumor and rumors aren’t
everything. Why do I know about rumors? Rumors aren’t everything but it appears like
this was going to move forward somewhere around July 1 st in order so that you have our
testimony and both sides of the story we need adequate time. Thanks very much.
Mr. Dave Schneider, co-founder of UTW, speaking as an individual. He said that legally,
under Public Comment ... he filed a motion with the Sunshine Task Force a few months
ago dealing with the Board of Supervisors, and we prevailed. Everyone here has a right
to speak for at least one minute under Public Comment. He was very happy with the
outreach that President Mazzola and the Commission are doing in having a separate
meeting for the cab drivers and open to the public so that this can be discussed so that a
mutually acceptable decision can be made. They do need to have enough time. It
appears, from rumor, that this was going to move forward around July 1. In order to hear
both sides of the story, they need adequate time.
Minutes, April 20, 2010, Page 14