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A. For each Prearranged Trip that Originates in the City that is not part of a Pooled Prearranged Trip there is imposed a tax of 50 cents on the User. There is no additional tax on guests of a User who arranges a Prearranged Trip.

B. For each Pooled Prearranged Trip there is imposed a tax of 25 cents on each User who arranges each Prearranged Trip that Originates in the City and which comprises part of the Pooled Prearranged Trip. There is no additional tax on guests of a User who arranges a Prearranged Trip that comprises part of a Pooled Prearranged Trip.

C. The tax constitutes a debt owed by the User to the City, which is extinguished only by payment to the TNC at the time of payment for the Prearranged Transportation Service.

D. While the tax imposed by this section is in effect, Drivers shall not be required to pay Berkeley business license fees under Chapter 9.04 of the Berkeley Municipal Code for carrying on the business of being a Driver in the City.

E. No Tax shall be imposed under this section for any Exempt Trip.

F. The City Council may by Ordinance adopt further exemptions, waivers, discounts, or rebates for the tax, including, but not limited to, exemptions, waivers, discounts, or rebates for low-income discount programs or free donated trips, programs to help youth get to or from school, and may adopt regulations and procedures for implementing the tax, including but not limited to the exemptions and tax rate reductions in subsection E of this section.

G. Annually in May, the City Council may increase the previous year’s tax by up to the greater of the cost of living in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area or per capita personal income growth in the state, as verified by official United States Bureau of Labor statistics. If either index referred to above is discontinued, the City shall use any successor index specified by the applicable agency, or if there is none, the most similar existing index then in existence. (Ord. 7746-NS § 2, 2020)