HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 97-76 RESOLUTION NO. 97-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING OCTAP RATES OF FARE AND
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE
WHEREAS, Govemmenf Code Section 53075.5 requires the City to adopt an
ordinance or resolution in regard to taxicab transportation service within the city, including
regulation of employment of taxicab drivers, establishment or registration of rates for taxicab
transportation service, and a drug and alcohol testing program; and
The City of Huntington Beach has entered into an inter-agency agreement with the
Orange County Transocrrtation Authority in which the City agreed to participate in the Orange
County Taxi Administration Program (OCTAP) and the Orange County Transportation Authority
agreed to provide the staff and administrative services necessary to implement the program;
and
The Orange County Transportation Authority has determined the cost of administering
the program and has established certain fees covering those costs; and
OCTAP has established a schedule of rates of fare for taxicab transportation services,
which rates of fare-are reasonable; and
OCTAP has also established certain regulations for taxicab drivers, insurance,
equipment, mechanical condition, and other aspects of taxicab operations, designed to protect
the health, safety and welfare of persons utilizing taxicab services in member cities; and
OCTAP will provide all the services necessary for the City to comply with Goverment
Code Section 53075.5 regarding regulation of taxicab transportation services within the City;
and
The City Council has reviewed and approves of the rates of fare and regulations
established by OCTAP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach hereby:
1. Adopts rates of fare and regulations as established by OCTAP, which rates of
fare and regulations are attached hereto.
2. Authorizes the Orange County Transportation Authority to establish fees for
OCTAP permits and other services not to exceed the cost of administering the program.
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3. Authorizes the City Manager or City Manager's designee to approve minor
modifications to the rates of fare and regulations as established by OCTAP.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of November , 1997.
Mayor
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Res. No. 97-76
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY,the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at an regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of November, 1997 by the
following vote:
AYES: Julien, Harman, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Green, Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio gerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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