Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, who serves as the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, opens the committee hearing by welcoming attendees and providing an overview of the agenda. She introduces a bill sponsored by Council Member Amanda Farias concerning the compensation received by for-hire vehicle drivers for advertising inside their vehicles. Brooks-Powers outlines the proposed amendments to local law 33 2024, which include ensuring drivers receive a minimum of 25% of the gross revenue generated by interior advertisements and setting the licensing fee for interior advertising companies at $500. She mentions that feedback has been received from the Taxi and Limousine Commission and the Administration, and states that the committee will proceed to public testimony after Council Member Flores's address on the bill.