THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION (ECPD) RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
At the June 13, 2017 Public Hearing (Item 39), the Board of County Commissioners authorized 25 taxicab certificates and nine luxury sedan certificates. All 25 taxicab certificates will be issued to drivers who have driven a taxicab in Broward County for a minimum of 60 consecutive months.
EPCD held the certificate application between July 3, 2017 and August 4, 2017. The Division received 126 applications for the taxicab certificates category and 17 applications in the luxury sedan certificate category. The total number of applications received for all available certificates was 143. Each of the 143 applicants paid a $400 nonrefundable fee to enter the lottery, resulting in a total of $57,200 being collected.
Each of the 34 winning lottery applicants (25 taxicab and nine luxury sedan) identified from the August 22, 2017, lottery, will be required to pay the new permit fee of $1,000 to Broward County within 60 days after notification of award, which will increase the amount collected by $34,000, for a total of $91,200.
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