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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO
12547 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY CITY ORDINANCE
NO 13105 BY INCREASING FROM FIFTY-SIX (56) TO
SEVENTY-FIVE THE NUMBER OF TAXICABS WHICH
CHECKER CAB COMPANY OF DALLAS, INC , 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 CHECKER CAB COMPANY OF DALLAS,
1NC , MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF ALL
ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on June 11, 1996, Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc , 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 fifty (50) taxicabs for the period
beginning June 27, 1996, and expiring June 26, 2006, and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 1997, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
authorized Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc. to operate six (6) additional taxicabs
upon the City's streets, alleys and thoroughfares, and
WHEREAS, Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc has requested that the City
amend its grant of privilege to allow Checker Cab Company to place additional
taxicabs upon the City streets,
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 12547, as
amended by City Ordinance No 13105 to increase from fifty-six (56) to seventy-five
(75) the number of taxicabs which Checker Cab Company is authorized to operate in
the City of Fort Worth
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That Ordinance No 12547 as amended by Ordinance No 13105 of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby amended by increasing from fifty-six (56~) to seventy-five
(75) the number of taxicabs which Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc., 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, Checker Cab
Company of Dallas, Inc , 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
Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc , 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 receipt of the
written acceptance referred to in section 3 hereof
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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ACCEPTED BY
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
2/3/9$ G-12127 02CHECKER 1 of 1
SUBJECT ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO 12547, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED
BY CITY ORDINANCE NO 13105, BY INCREASING FROM 56 TO 75 THE NUMBER OF
TAXICABS AUTHORIZED FOR OPERATION ON THE CITY STREETS BY CHECKER
CAB COMPANY OF DALLAS, INC
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending City Ordinance No
12547, as previously amended by City Ordinance No 13105, increasing from 56 to 75 the number of
taxicabs authorized for operation on the City streets by Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc.
DISCUSSION
On June 11, 1996, the City Council, by M&C G-11498, adopted City Ordinance No 12547 granting to
Checker Cab Company of Dallas, Inc., the authority to operate 50 taxicabs on and over the City streets
for a ten year period, expiring June 26, 2006
In a letter dated June 11, 1997, (Attachment "A") Ms Debbie Richards, President of Checker Cab
Company of Dallas, Inc., requested that the number of authorized taxicabs be increased to 75
On July 29, 1997, the City Council, by M&C G-11960, adopted City Ordinance No 13105, amending
Ordinance No 12547 by increasing from 50 to 56 the number of taxicabs which Checker Cab Company
of Dallas, Inc. is authorized to operate in the City
The City staff has received no complaints from the public which might indicate a need for additional
taxicabs since the number of authorized taxicabs was last increased However, by letter dated
November 20, 1997, (Attachment "B") Ms Richards states Checker Cab Company is operating the
maximum number of taxicabs allowed She requests that the number of authorized taxicabs be
increased to 75 to allow the company_to_grow
The City staff has reviewed this request and concurs. City
Nstaff is of the opinion that the public necessity and
convenience require the addition of more taXi~abs. -eer~diegly; the~tta~F~d ordlna ~(~4-t#acY~f~er~t
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FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
The Director of Fiscal Services certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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Charles Boswell 8511
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