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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO 12414, AS
PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY CITY ORDINANCE NO 13104 AND
ORDINANCE 13336, BY INCREASING FROM ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY (150) TO TWO HUNDRED (200) THE NUMBER OF TAXICABS
WHICH YELLOW CHECKER CAB COMPANY OF D/FW IS
AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS
AND THOROUGHFARES OF THE CITY, PROVIDING THAT THE
FINDINGS AND RECITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE PREAMBLE ARE
THE FINDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PROVIDING FOR WRITTEN
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE BY YELLOW CHECKER CAB
COMPANY OF D/FW, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on February 27, 1996, Yellow Checker Cab Company of D/FW was
granted the privilege to° use the present and future streets, alleys and public
thoroughfares of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, in its business of providing public taxicab
service within the City's municipal limits with one hundred (100) taxicabs for the period
beginning January 1, 1996, and expiring December 31, 2005, and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 1997, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
authorized Yellow Checker Cab Company of D/FW to operate fourteen (14) additional
taxicabs upon the City's streets, alleys and thoroughfares (Ordinance 13104), and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1998, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, authorized Yellow Checker Cab Company of D/FW to operate thirty-six (36)
additional taxicabs upon the City's streets, alleys and thoroughfares (Ordinance 13336),
and
WHEREAS, Yellow Checker Cab Company of D/FW has requested that the City
amend its grant of privilege to allow Yellow Checker Cab Company to place fifty
additional taxicabs upon the City streets, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public necessity and convenience
require 'the addition of more taxicabs, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend City Ordinance No 12414, as
amended by City Ordinance No 13104 and Ordinance 13336, to increase from one
hundred and fifty (150) to two hundred (200) the number of taxicabs which Yellow
Checker Cab Company is authorized to operate in the City of Fort Worth,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Ordinance No 12414, as amended by Ordinance No 13104 and Ordinance
No 13336, of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby amended by increasing from one
hundred and fifty (150) to two hundred (200) the number of taxicabs which Yellow
Checker Cab Company of D/FW is authorized to operate upon the public streets, alleys
and thoroughfares of the City of Fort Worth
SECTION 2.
That the findings and recitations contained in the preamble hereof are expressly
incorporated into and made a part of this ordinance as the findings of the City Council
SECTION 3.
That within ten (10) days after adoption of this ordinance, Yellow Checker Cab
Company of D/FW shall file with the City Secretary written acceptance of the terms and
provisions hereof Such acceptance of and agreement to the provisions of this
ordinance shall be evidenced by the signature of the authorized representative of
Yellow Checker Cab Company of D/FW on the final page of this ordinance
SECTION 4.
That the provisions of this ordinance shall be and are hereby declared to be
cumulative of all provisions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as
amended, with respect to the regulation and operation of public taxicab service within
the City's municipal. limits, and, in the event of conflict between the provisions of this
ordinance and such Code, the provisions of the City Code shall govern and prevail
SECTION 6.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the date of the written
acceptance referred to in Section 3 hereof
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
8/28/01 G-13360 38TAX1 1 of 1
SUBJECT REQUEST TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TAXICABS YELLOW CHECKER CAB
COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE ON CITY PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS
AND THOROUGHFARES
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council
1 Approve a request from Yellow Checker Cab Company for fifty additional taxicabs, and
2 Approve amendment of City Ordinance No 13104 increasing from one hundred fifty to two hundred
taxicabs, the Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc. is authorized to operate on
City public streets, alleys, and thoroughfares
DISCUSSION
On July 29, 1997, City Ordinance No 13104 as amended, authorized the Yellow Checker Cab
Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc. to operate one hundred fifty taxicabs on Fort Worth public streets,
alleys and public thoroughfares On June 21, 2001', correspondence was received from Mr Jackie
Bewley, President of Yellow Checker Cab Company, requesting approval to add an additional fifty
taxicabs authorized to operate in Fort Worth
Mr Bewley indicates approval of the additional vehicles is necessary due to an increase in Medicaid
and The T's Mobility Impaired Transportation Services Program demands Additional taxicabs are
needed to enable Yellow Checker Cab Company to provide effective taxicab service in Fort Worth
Documentation has been received from The T verifying the increase in program needs.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Finance Director certifies that amendment of the City Ordinance No 13104 will have no material
effect on City funds
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Submitted for CiTy Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
APPROVED
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