HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6903 ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance establishing a schedule of rates and fares to be charged by
the D/FW SURTRAN SYSTEM jointly owned by the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth
for the operation of Airporter Motor Coaches, to furnish ground transportation
service to and from the D/FW and providing an effective date.
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WHEREAS, the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have heretofore entered into
an agreement to provide ground transportation service to and from the D/FW
Airport by means of a D/FW SURTRAN System jointly owned by said Cities ; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have heretofore entered
into an agreement with the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport Board for furnish-
ing said ground transportation service by means of Airporter Motor Coaches ,
and said agreement provides that the initial service shall be filed with the
Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport Board at least 90 days prior to the date
the Airport becomes operational ; and
WHEREAS, the General Manager of the Dallas Transit System, who is also
the Executive Manager of the D/FW SURTRAN System, has recommended a schedule
of rates to the Dallas Public Transit Board for approval for the operation
of Airporter Motor Coaches to furnish ground transportation service to and
from the Airport as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas Public Transit Board has heretofore approved the initial
schedule of rates to be charged for such ground transportation service for
the operation of Airporter Motor Coaches and has heretofore recommended to
the respective governing bodies of Dallas and Fort Worth that each city enact
an ordinance approving and adopting such schedule of rates ; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1 . That the D/FW SURTRAN System is hereby authorized and directed
to charge and enforce the following schedule of rates and fares on Airporter
Motor Coaches operated by the D/FW SURTRAN System jointly owned by the Cities
of Dallas and Fort Worth to and from the D/FW Airport shall be as follows :
A. D/FW SURTRAN System Airporter Motor Coach Service (to and from the
D/FW Airport to and from the boarding areas in the Cities of Dallas
and Fort Worth)
One way fare - air passengers $2.50
One way fare - D/FW Airport Employees $1 .00
B. D/FW SURTRAN System Loading Fee (for pre-arranged pick-up
by limousines and foreign motor carriers)
$ 5.00 per limousine
$10.00 per Airporter Motor Coach
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SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S. G. JOHNDROE, City Attorney
City of Fort Worth
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
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DATE NUMBERCE SUBJECT: Proposed 1973-74 SURTRAN Budget PAGE
and Rates for Taxi and Bus Service at Iof 2
8/27/73 C-2600 Re ional Airport
HANCOCK
HUMAN The agreement between the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas and the Regional
Airport Board for furnishing ground transportation service to the Airport
provides that the initial schedule of all rates to be charged for ground
transportation shall be filed with the Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport
Board at least 90 days prior to the date the Airport becomes operational.
The staffs of the City of Fort Worth, the City of Dallas , and the Dallas
Transit System have negotiated proposed fares to be charged for taxi and
bus service at the Regional Airport. The proposed rates for the taxi
service have also been discussed with the subcontract taxi operators for
SURTRAN (SURTRAN Taxi, Inc,) , SURTRAN Taxi, Ince agrees with the taxi
fares as proposed. Subsequently, the proposed rates were submitted to
the Dallas Transit System Board on August 21, 1973 for consideration and
recommendation to the City Councils. The Board approved the proposed rates an
recommended that the City Councils of Fort Worth and Dallas approve the
rates as noted below:
D/FW SURTRAN System Bus Service (to and from the D/FW Airport
to and from the boarding areas in the cities of Dallas and Fort
Worth.) '
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One way fare - air passengers $2.50
One way fare - D/FW Airport Employees $1.00
D/FW SURTRAN Taxi Cab Service (from the D/FW Airport to
passenger's destination)*
$1.50 for the first one-third (1/3) of a mile or
fraction thereof, from which 75c, concession fee
will be paid, with no "add-on".
20 cents for each additional one-third (1/3) of a
mile or fraction thereof
$6.00 per hour waiting time at passenger's request
*These fares apply to one passenger, For additional
passengers traveling to the same destination, there will
be an added charge of 50 cents per passenger.
D/FW SURTRAN System Loading Fee (forpre-arranged pick-up
limousines and foreign motor carriers
$5.00 per limousine
$10,00 per bus
DATE REFS ERCE SUBJECT: Proposed 1973-74 SURTRAN Budget PAGE
and Rates for Taxi and Bus Service at
8127/73 C-2600Regional2 2
SURTRAN Budget 1973-74
The SURTRAN Budget which has been presented for City Council approval
indicates that the proposed rates will result in a total net operating
deficit of $132,000 for SURTRAN System for the fiscal year 1973-74,
Fort Worth's share of this deficit will be approximately 15 percent
or $19,8000
Staff review of the proposed budget indicates that the proposed expen-
ditures are reasonable. After discussing the budget with SURTRAN and
Dallas officials, it was the staff's opinion that funds for the rental
of terminals should come from the $150,000 reserve proposed to be
established in the budget rather than including additional funds in the
budget and increasing the deficit, At the present time, without any
previous operating experience it is extremely difficult for the staff to
project revenues for SURTRAN for the 1973-74 fiscal year, However, SURTRAN
officials have assured the staff that the proposed revenues contained in
the budget are based upon the latest passenger projections available
and are as accurate as possible under the existing circumstances,
Financing Proposed Deficit
Fort Worth's share of the proposed deficit can be financed from $225,000
which was budgeted for SURTRAN in the 1972-73 budget. At the present
time, it is anticipated that only $20.5,000 of the $225,000 will be used
to purchase SURTRAN buses, This will result in a balance of approximately
$20,000 which can be carried over to the 1973-74 fiscal year to finance
the operating deficit if required.
Recommendation
It is recommended that City Council approve:
1) The 1973-74 D/FW SURTRAN Budget as recommended by the Dallas
Public Transit Board; and
.2) The ordinance which has been prepared establishing the fares to
be charged for taxi service at the Regional Airport as noted above; and
--3) The ordinance which has been prepared establishing the fares to be
charged for the Airporter Motor Coach Services operated by the Dallas/
Fort Worth SURTRAN System at the Regional Airport as noted above
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