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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FORT WORTH
ORDINANCE NO. 9531, BY FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO LONGER REQUIRE
THE OPERATION BY YELLOW CHECKER CAB COMPANY OF
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, INC., OF 250 TAXICABS ON
AND OVER THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS AND
THOROUGHFARES OF THE CITY, AND BY REDUCING THE
NUMBER OF TAXICABS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE UNDER
CITY OF FORT WORTH ORDINANCE NO. 9531 FROM 250
TO 100; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
PRIOR ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE BY YELLOW CHECKER CAB
COMPANY OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH, INC AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 1985, the City Council, by M&C G-6515,
adopted City of Fort Worth Ordinance No. 9531, granting unto Fort
Worth Cab and Baggage Company the authority to operate 250 taxicabs
on and over the City streets for a ten year period expiring on
December 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 1990, the City Council, by M&C G-8939,
approved the transfer of such authority from Fort Worth Cab and
Baggage Company to Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc ,
has determined that because of the economic conditions in the City
of Fort Worth and Tarrant County over the past few years, the
public convenience and necessity do not require the number of
taxicabs currently authorized under City of Fort Worth Ordinance
No. 9531, and '
WHEREAS, Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc , has
requested that the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopt an
ordinance reducing the number of taxicabs authorized under City
Ordinance No. 9531, from 250 to 100; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the Fort Worth City Council finds that the public
convenience and necessity no longer require the operation by Yellow
Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc., of 250 taxicabs on
and over the public streets, alleys and thoroughfares of the City,
as currently authorized under City of Fort Worth Ordinance No.
9531, and that Ordinance No. 9531, is hereby amended to incorporate
and reflect such findings
SECTION 2.
That the Fort Worth City Council further finds that the public
convenience and necessity require that the number of taxicabs
authorized under City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 9531, be reduced
from 250 taxicabs to 100 taxicabs, and that Ordinance Mo. 9531, is
hereby amended to incorporate and reflect such findings.
SECTION 3
That City of Fort Worth Ordinance No. 9531, is further amended
to provide that the number of taxicabs authorized under City of
Fort Worth Ordinance No 9531, is hereby reduced from 250 to 100;
and that following said amendment, Yellow Checker Cab Company of
Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc., shall be granted the privilege to operate
100 taxicabs on and over the 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, for the period beginning with the adoption of this
ordinance by the City Council and acceptance thereof by Yellow
Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc., and expiring
December 31, 1995
SECTION 4.
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 5.
That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No.
9531, or any amendments thereto, which have accrued at the time of
the effective 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 6
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, 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.
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SECTION 7.
That within ten (10) days after the adoption of this
ordinance, Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc.,
shall file with the City Secretary written acceptance of the terms
and provisions hereof
SECTION 8.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the
date of its adoption and the acceptance and filing of same with the
City Secretary as provided in Section 7 hereof.
A PROVED AS TO FORM ND LEGALITY:
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eputy City Attorney
Date• G-it7`9~
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Effective:
ACCEPTED BY.
YELLOW CHECKER CAB COMPANY
OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH, INC.
By.
President
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Counccill Ccrrrtmunication
DAT>$
07/18/95 RFSFI3RSNCF NUMBfiR
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SUSJgCT ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO 9531, BY REDUCING FROM 250 TO
100 THE NUMBER OF TAXICABS AUTHORIZED FOR OPERATION ON THE CITY
STREETS BY YELLOW CHECKER CAB COMPANY OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH, INC
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending City Ordinance
No 9531, by reducing from 250 to 100 the number of taxicabs authorized for operation on the
City streets by Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc
DISCUSSION
On December 9, 1985, the City Council, by M&C G-6515, adopted City of Fort Worth Ordinance
No 9531, granting unto Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company the authority to operate 250
taxicabs on and over the City streets for a ten year period expiring on December 31, 1995
On December 6, 1990, the City Council, by M&C G-8939, approved the transfer of operating
authority under Ordinance No 9531, from Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Company to Yellow
Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc
Based on determinations that the public convenience and necessity no longer require the number
of taxicabs currently authorized under City Ordinance No 9531, Yellow Checker Cab Company
of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc ,has requested that the number of taxicabs authorized thereunder be
reduced from 250 to 100
The City staff has reviewed the request by Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth,
Inc , and concurs Accordingly, the attached ordinance has been prepared amending the
prescribed authority
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION
No City funds are required to be expended for this action
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
PPROVED
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Charles Boswell 8500 CITY Ct~U1~CIL
Originating Department Head:
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Wade Adkins 7623 (from)
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