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8 I_ increase . She also felt she would have preferred to see a full fiscal year comparison , rather than nine months . Mayor Keckley noted the request had come in :four er five months previously, and a decision was not made by Council for lack of an audit . The delay was due to request for an audit , and he felt this fact should be considered , Councilman Henderson felt that standards should be established for review of franchises . Noting also that the applicant was not represented at the meeting , she felt that this was placing Council through the Committee of being in an advocacy role . Mayor Keckley suggested that Council could make its decision at this time regarding the rate increase , and then ask City Manager to bring in a recommendation as to _procedures for all franchises . Councilman Norris moved to deny the rate increase for Mid -Peninsula Cab Company , seconded by Councilman Henderson . Councilman Rhodes requested the motion be amended to continue the matter for one week to allow the applicant to be requested to be present . Councilman Henderson did not support the amendment to the motion, and felt that considera- tion could be postponed a month or six weeks . At request of Chairman Rhodes , City Manager advised it had been indicated to the Committee that the request had been under considera - tion since February and staff had been required to do a great deal of work never done before , but felt it was well invested . Further delay now would put staff in position of having to do another audit . The question of whether to grant an increase was a matter of Council decision , but there had been no opportunity to work up guidelines . Motion to deny the request ''AILED on roll call vote , Councilmen Leipzig , Rhodes and Mayor Keckley voting no ; Councilmen Henderson and Norris voting yes , and Councilmen Weymouth and Williams abstaining , Councilman Rhodes moved to approve the rate increase by introduction of Ordinance amending Section 33 . 32 of the Code cf_ the City of Redwood City , relating, to Schedule of Rates for Taxicabs , seconded by Councilman. Leipzig , and carried on roll call vote , Councilmen Leipzig , Rhodes and Mayor Keckley voting yes ; Councilmen Henderson and Norris voting no , and Councilmen Weymouth and Williams abstaining . Report of Ordinance Review Committee ( Councilman Weymouth , Chairman ) , recommending approval of rate increase for Peninsula. Cable TV and adoption of a Heritage Tree Ordinance . Councilman Weymouth , Chairman , recalled that the Peninsula Cable TV had been before Council about three months earlier requesting a rate increase through the Franchise Committee . Ordinance Review Committee 6 - 19-72 Reg . Mtg .