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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 82823 ORDINANCE NO ~~ ~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO 7265 Bar INCREASING FROM 125 to 175 THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TAXICABS PERMITTED TO BE OPERATED BY THE FORT WORTH CAB AND BAGGAGE COMPANY MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS by Ordinance No 7265 the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas granted the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company the privilege of providing taxicab service in the City of Fort Worth for a term of ten (10) years ending December 31, 1985 and WHEREAS among other items provided Ordinance No 7265 authorized the operation of a maximum of 125 taxicabs although at such time Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company had approximately 66 taxicabs in use on City streets and WHEREAS due to a change in the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company s method of operations in mid 1979 the establishment of a driver-owner and lease-car driver system the national energy- crisis the gasoline procurement problem and the renaissance of Fort Worth as a visitor center there is now a greater demand for taxicabs and taxicab service and WHEREAS Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company now has 112 cabs on the streets of Fort worth and is rapidly approaching the limit of 125 taxicabs as authorized by Ordinance No 7265 and WHEREAS if satisfactory taxicab service is continue to be afforded to Fort Worth patrons the present number of taxicabs authorized to operate within the City should be increased consistent with the demand and necessity for such taxicab service and WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth has made due inquiry into the said Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company application for the authorization of additional taxicabs and upon such inquiry and after a thorough consideration of all the facts made available to it the City Council finds :~ 1 That Public convenience and necessity supports the request of the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company to increase the maximum number of taxicabs authorized from 125 to 175 2 That the general welfare bf the community will be best served by increasing the maximum number of taxicabs authorized from 125 to 175 and 3 That all other prerequisites as contained in Chapter 34 Code of the City of Fort Worth Texas (1964) as amended have been met NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION 1 That Section 1 of City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 7265 is hereby amended by increasing from 125 to 175 the maximum number of taxicabs authorized to be operated by the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company within the municipal limits of the City of Fort Worth All other terms and provisions of Ordinance No 7265 shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 2 That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance in conflict herewith only insofar as any portion of such ordinance shall be in conflict and as to all other ordinances not in direct conflict herewith such ordinances shall remain in full force and effect and this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative SECTION 3 That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth Texas are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No 7265 or any amendments thereto which have accrued at the time of the effec- tive date of this ordinance and as to such accrued violations the Court shall have all of the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance SECTION 4 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections paragraphs sentences clauses and -2- ~s r. .+,. phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrases clause sentence paragraph or section of this ordinance 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 phrases clauses sentences paragraphs and sections of this ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of any such unconstitutional phrase clause sentence paragraph or section SECTION 5 That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and it is so ordained APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~C'~ L~ r----~- City Attorney Adopted by the City Council ~ '9~,) 981 -3- Q~' ~ ~zty ®~' IF®r~ ~®r~~, ~'e.~~~ ~tfReeasl~z e WALKER ^I~;"11 xFl JONES ~Taaae ~~~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Request of Fort Worth Cab and PAGE NUMBER Baggage Company for Authorization to 1 3/4/81 ** G-4883 0 crate 50 Additional Taxicabs for By Ordinance No 7265, the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company was granted a privilege to operate taxicab service in Fort Worth for a term of ten years expiring December 31 1985 This grant of privilege provided authorization for the operation of a maximum of 125 taxicabs Because of numerous changes in its operations in recent years the number of cabs operated is now near the maximum limit and the Company in its letter of February 9 1981 (attached) cites reasonable justification for an increase in the number of cabs authorized The investigation by the Utilities Supervisor indicates that the new system of taxi operations using driver-owners and lease-car drivers has put more cabs on the street and has improved general service levels The only other local taxi company has been contacted and has no objections to the increase in the number of taxicabs authorized to operate The request for additional taxicabs is made in compliance with all pro- visions of the City's Taxicab Ordinance Chapter 34 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth 1964 as amended and is in the public interest An ordinance has been prepared amending Section 1 of Ordinance No 7254 by increasing to 175 the maximum number of taxicabs which Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company is authorized to operate in the City of Fort Worth Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance No 7265 by increasing from 125 to 175 the maximum number of taxicabs authorized to be operated by the Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company RLx ms Ad'PROVED 8Y Attachment CITY COUNCIL MAR ;¢ i~~ Ci ecreCary of she C oP ForC Wo;Ch, Tam SUBMtT'fED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION 8Y COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY AFFICE BY ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING +~ a TIifR DESCRCB`E)' {'~+~ P ~~~ ~~ ~~~~ i ~ r~ ~ DEPARTMENT HEAD: Paul C Isham " e ~ ~~- CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT R. ~., AU hinb"au ' h ext 8 DATE