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AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS, APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 89-134, ADOPTED
BY THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD ON
JUNE 6, 1989, AMENDING SECTION 6 OF CHAPTER FOUR,
"TAXICAB RULES AN D REGULATIONS," OF THE CODE OF RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT BOARD, AS AMENDED; AND THEREBY ELIMINATING THE
$3.00 LATE NIGHT INCENTIVE CHARGE; ELIMINATING THE
$20.00 MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR TRIPS T 0 AND .FROM DOWNTOWN
DALLAS AND D/FW AIRPORT; AMEN DING THE $5.00 FLAT RATE
FOR A TERMINAL TRANSFER; AND AMENDING THE $10.00 FLAT
RATE FOR EACH TRIP REQUIRING A TAXICAB TO PASS THROUGH
AN AIRPORT TOLL BOOTH.
WHEREAS, Section 8.F. of the 1968 Contract and Agreement, as
amended, between the City of Dallas, Texas, and the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, provides that the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board shall have the power, by a duly adopted order, to
adopt. and enforce rules and regulations for the orderly, safe,
efficient, and sanitary operation of the Airport and to prescribe
reasonable penalties for the breach of any rule or regulation,
not to exceed a Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) fine; and
WHEREAS, Article 46d-14, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
and Section 8. F. of the 1968 Contract and Agreement, as amended,
provide that such orders by the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board shall become effective only upon approval by the
governing bodies of the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and
proper publication; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the foregoing, the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board has adopted and has in effect the
1988 Revised Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport Board, which regulates traffic,
travel, and conduct within the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport and establishes certain procedures for the adoption of
additional rules, regulations and orders; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4 of the 1988 Revised Code of Rules and
Regulations prescribes the rules and regulations for operating
taxicabs at the Airport, and Section 6 thereof prescribes the
fares for operating taxicabs at the Airport; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1989, the Airport Board adopted
Resolution No. 89-134 amending the fares prescribed by Section 6,
Chapter 4, as they relate to late night incentive charges, the
maximum charge for trips to and from downtown Dallas and D/FW
Airport, the rate for a terminal transfer, and the rate for each
trip requiring a taxicab to pass through an Airport toll booth;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH:
SECTION 1. That all of the declarations of findings con-
tained in the preambles of this ordinance are made a part hereof
and shall be fully effective as a part of the ordained subject
matter of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That Resolution No. 89-134 of the Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport Board, a duly certified copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part of this ordinance
by reference, is hereby approved, amending Section 6, Chapter
Four , of the 1 988 Revised Code of Rules and Reg ulations of the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board as it relates to
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fares prescribed for operating taxicabs at the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport.
SECTION 3. That after publication of substantive statement
relating to the contents of Resolution No. 89-134 of the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board in a newspaper of
general circulation in each of the counties of Dallas and
Tarrant, stating that a breach of any provision of Resolution
No. 89-134 will subject the violator to a penalty, and stating
that the full text of Resolution No. 89-134 and any attachments
to it are on file in the principal office of the Airport Board to
be read by an y interested party, Resolution No. 89-134 shall
thereafter have the same force and effect within the boundaries
of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as an ordinance
by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth would have in the
City of Fort Worth, and the penalty shall be enforced in the same
manner in which penalties prescribed by other ordinances of the
City of Fort Worth enforced.
SECTION 4. That sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
and phrases of this ordinance and Resolution No. 89-134 are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or
section shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect an y of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections
of this ordinance or Resolution 89-134, since the same would have
been enacted without the incorporation of any unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage, in accordance with the provisions of
the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, and it is accordingly so
ordained .
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WADE ADKINS, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 89-134
A Resolution of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Board amending Section 6 of Chapter Four, "Taxicab Rules and
Regulations," of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, as amended;
eliminating the $3 late night incentive charge; eliminating the
$20 maximum charge for trips to and from downtown Dallas and
D/FW Airport; amending the $5 flat rate for a terminal
transfer; and codifying the lawful airport toll charge;
providing for a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for any violation thereof; providing a severability
clause; and providing an effective date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD:
SECTION 1. That Section 6-2 of Chapter Four, "Taxicab Rules
and Regulations," of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board, is amended to
read as follows:
SECTION 6-2. COMPUTATION OF FARES
(1) Each taxicab shall be equipped with a taximeter. A
driver, holder, or owner shall charge only a fee as computed by
the taximeter unless otherwise authorized by this section.
(2) A driver, holder, or owner may charge the following
fares:
(a) $5 or the metered rate, whichever is greater,
for each terminal transfer, which is a taxicab trip that both
originates and terminates at the airport without requiring
exiting from the airport toll booths;
(b) $10 or the metered rate, whichever is greater,
for each trip requiring a taxicab to pass through an airport
toll booth;
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(c) a toll charge of $1 for each trip, except for
terminal transfers, requiring a taxicab to pass through an
airport toll booth; and
(d) a $1 charge per taxicab trip for each passenger
other than the first passenger, up to a maximum extra passenger
charge of $3 per trip.
(3) A driver, holder, or owner shall charge the metered
rate and any additional charges authorized by subsection (2) or
$22, whichever amount is less, for a trip that:
(a) originates at the airport and terminates at a
location:
(A) in the Fort Worth central business
district;
(B) within 1000 feet of the Fort Worth central
business district boundaries; or
(C) within 1000 feet of routes between the
airport and the Fort Worth central business district to be
designated by the administrator; or
(b) originates at a location described in subsec-
tion 3(a) and terminates at the airport.
(4) For the purpose of this section, Fort Worth central
business district means the area bounded by Belknap Street on
the north, Interstate 35 on the east, Interstate 30 on the
south, and Summit Avenue on the west.
SECTION 2. That a person who violates a provision of the
rules and regulations contained in this Resolution is guilty of
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a separate offense for each day or portion of a day during
which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted, and
each offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00.
SECTION 3. That Chapter Four of the Code of Rules and
Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Board, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save
and except as amended by this Resolution.
SECTION 4. That the provisions of the rules and regulations
contained in this Resolution are severable, and if any segment
of this Resolution or said rules and regulations shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining segments of this
Resolution or said rules and regulations, since the same would
have been enacted without the incorporation in this Resolution
of any such unconstitutional segment.
SECTION 5. That the Executive Director is authorized and
directed to request the City Councils of the Cities of Dallas
and Fort Worth to approve this Resolution by the enactment of
appropriate Ordinances, and upon the final passage and publica-
tion of such Ordinances this Resolution shall take effect on
the 1st day of August, 1989.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ORDERED this 6th day of June, 1989.
Chairman
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Airport Board
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Staff Secretary
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I, Debbie Singleton, Administrative Secretary to the Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport Board, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct
copy of the Resolution No. 89-134 amending Section 6 of Chapter Four, "Taxicab Rules
and Regulations," of the Code of Rules and Regulations of the Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport Board adopted by the Board June 6, 1989.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD, this the 1.6th day of June 1989.
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SECTION 6-2 OF CHAPTER FOUR,
"TAXICAB RULES AND REGULATIONS"
OF THE AIRPORT BOARD'S RULES
AND REGULATIONS
RECOMMENDATION.
it is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance approv-
ing Da11as1Fort Worth International Airport Board Resolution No. 89-134,
which amends Section 6-2 of Chapter Four, "Taxicab Rules and Regulations", of
the Airport Board's Code of Rules and Regulations.
BACKGROUND.
On June 6, 1989, the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board adopted
Resolution No. 89-134 amending Section 6-2 of Chapter Four, "Taxicab Rules
and Regulations" of the Airport Board's Code of Rules and Regulations.
Resolution No. 89-134 accomplishes the following
1. Eliminates the $3.00 charge for each trip originating at the Airport
between midnight and 6 00 a.m.,
2. Eliminates the $20.00 maximum charge for trips to and from downtown
Dallas and D/FW Airport, so that such trips will now be charged at the
metered rate plus extras and lawful tolls. (The charge for trips to and
from downtown Fort Worth and D/FW Airport remains at the metered rate
plus extras and lawful tolls, or $22.00, whichever is less.),
3. Provides for a charge of $5.00 (already existing) or the metered rate,
whichever is greater, for each terminal transfer at the ~rport w thout
requiring exiting from Airport toll booths, and
4. Provides for a charge of $10.00 (already existing) or the metered rate,
whichever is greater, for each trip requiring a taxicab to p-ass through
an Airport toll booth.
Th.e City's Supervisor of Public Utilities and his staff have reviewed the
proposed amendments and recommend approval of same.
APRROVEO BY
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SUBMITTED FOR THE
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