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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances_1200_CCv0001.pdf 0JP,'J' IN11'VSE 130. 1.200 AN CF_DI11','U1CL OF TIM CITY OF RZD1,,,ND3 GIL-1111TING TO LEROY C. GISH A Fl; CHISE TO O'i.:_ TE AUT'MFJZED E-21MENCY A1--IBULo>NCE TE'LIICLES FOR A 1`0TI TO EXCE D TEN YZ,,AR3p OVER, ALONG- = UPON Tlili; 3"NIOF T T_ CITY OF REDL _:'_DS The City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follovis: SECTION 1. A franchise is hereby granted to LeRoy C. Gish, hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Grantee", to operate authorized annergency ambulance vein cles over, upon and along the streets of the City of Redlards,, m�abject to the pro-visions and conditions of this ordinance. SECTION 2. The term of this franchise shall be for the period of ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated, and shall be subject to the right of the City to terminate or alter or amend said franchise at any time, as hereinafter provided. SECTION 3. If the Grantee shall at any ti-se fail to comply with or fulfill the terms or conditions of this franchise., the City Council may by ordinance revoke this franchise. Failure of the Grantee to furnish adequate service by reason of strikes., lockouts., IvIrp'll., riot, civil connotion, inability to acquire equipment, parts., fuel, lubricant, drivers or other causes beyond the control of the Grantee, shall not be a violation of the terms of this franchise. If any term or condition of this franchise shall be or become invalid or un- enforceable., the City Council may by ordinance terminate this franchise, provided the City Council shall find and declare that the invalid or unenforceable term or condition constituted a consideration niatorial to the c?rant of this franchise. C, SECTION 4. All vehicles used under this franchise shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and the ordi- nances of the City. SECTION The Grantee of this franchise by acceptance of the same agrees with the City to charge such rates for ambulance service as may from time to time be prescribed by the City, by resolution. SECTION 6. The City of Redlands shall have the right to regulate the opera- tions of the Grantee in the folloti�ing respects: (a) To make reasonable orders respecting character, extent, quality and standard of service. (b) To fix rates of operation, and to make reasonable orders respecting the same. (c) To make such other rules and regulations as may be reason- ably necessary to facilitate the service to be rendered to the public under this franchise,, including establishment of emergency call districts. SECTION 7. The Grantee must have a valid permit and the drivers,, operators and attendants of the authorized emergency ambulance shall, at all times, be quali- fied pursuant to the requirements of the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Ordinance No. 1200 Page 2 SECTION 8. Neither this franchise, nor any interest therein shall be sold, assigned or disposed of, either by merger or consolidation, or otherwise without the consent of the City expressed by ordinance. SECTION 9. The City hereby expressly reserves the right to modify, amend, alter, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this franchise during the life of the same, for the following purposes, to wit: (a) To eliminate or delete from the same such conditions as prove obsolete or impractical. (b) To impose such additional conditions upon the Grantee as may be just and reasonable, such conditions to be those as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of insuring adequate service to the public. SECTION 10. In the interest of public health, safety and welfare, the Grantee shall not operate any ambulance unless and until the following conditions have been met: (a) No station wagon or panel trucks, except appropriately constructed carry-all type; vehicles approved by the Chief of Police may be used. (b) Ambulances may be inspected at irregular intervals at the discretion of the Chief of Police. (c) Grantee shall secure and maintain at all times a policy or policies of insurance in the following categories and minimum amounts: Bodily injury liability and property damage liability in an amount not less than the amounts stipulated by the Public Utilities Commission. The Grantee shall file certificates of evidence of such coverage with the City Clerk. (d) Each ambulance unit shall carry at least one resuscitator, one "E" size cylinder of oxygen and other First Aid and medical supplies necessary to render emergency care to patients. (e) A driver and attendant shall respond to all calls. Such driver and attendant shall each possess either an advanced American Iced Cross First Aid Certificate or an advanced First Aid Certificate issued by the United States Bureau of Mines. such attendant and driver shall have on file with the Grantee a statement or certificate of health issued by a licensed physician or surgeon whereby it is indicated that the person examined is free from contagious or communicable diseases. Such statement or certificate shall be renewed every six months. The City shall have a right to inspect such records on demand. A permit from the Police Department shall be required of all driv- ers and attendants. Ordinance 1-1o. 1200 'age -3 Grantee shall at all times keep one ambulance available and prepared for such emergency serv- ice as the City shall require. (g) The Grantee shall maintain a distinctive color scheme -viith the name of the company on each side and rear door of each ambulance unit, to- gether with a legible identification number not less than 411 high. SECTION 11. The City Council of the City of Redlands declares that public convenience, necessity and welfare require a minimum of one ambulance, to be main- tained by the franchise holder., such ambulance to be based and operative -rithin the City Limits of the Cit77- of Redlands, to-ether with necessary crei.,r available for unit. In the event the existing franchise holders fail to provide such minimum ambulance requirements or fail to abide by any term of this francl-Lise., the City shall upon such determination notify the Grantee in writing and the Grantee shall have ten days to increase service to minimutri standards. if the Grantee fails then, and then only, the City may grant an additional franchise. SECTION 3-2. Subject to future revision by resolution of the City Council, the rates and charges for ambulance service shall comply vrith the rate schedule adopted by the San Bernardino County Hospital and shall not exceed such maxLanvi charges. It shall be unlawful for any ambulance operator to give directly or in- directly, or cause to be given, any rebates, cormaissions, reserve rebates., or any reduced rates or cash discounts to any person or persons., or to any groups, except as provided herein. A schedule of such ra.'Ues shall be posted in a conspicuous place within each aECoulance. SECTION 13. To promote the public interest in the establisIvaent and opera- tion of anEfficient arabula--rice facility., the City of Redlands shall provide the following assistance; to Grantee: (a) To pay $135.00 per month to Grantee. (b) To supply gasoline from the City's gasoline storage facilities at cost., with such fuel to be provided to Grantee only by employees of the City and to be used only for operating ambulances in accordance with this ordinance within the boundaries of the City of Redlands. (c) To provide a mobile unit of the radio system of the Police Department for use by Grantee only for t_'-ie operation of ambulances in accordance with this or- dinance. SECTION 14. The granting of this franchise is conditional upon the Grantee's filing with the City Clerk at least ten (10) days before the ordinance granting the franchise becomes effective., of a irritten acceptance thereof and agreement to comply with the terms and conditions herein set forth. Ordinance No. 1200 Page 4 SECTION 15. (a) Whenever in this ordinance any right or power is conferred upon, or duty imposed upon, the City,, such right and pmwer shall inure to and be exercised by, and such duty shall be imposed upon the City Council. (b) This franchise shall not cons`�.itute an exclusive grant of any right to conduct valbulance services wi-l'-1hin the Citv. SECTION 16. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure for the preservation of the public health and safety in accordance with the provisions of the Gove=ent Code of the State of California. SECTION 17j. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts. This ordinance shall take effect Lanediately Upon 4tS adoption. TWaldo F, BjXrouZha Vice Mlayor of the Cit-u- of Redlands California ATTEST: APPROVED FOR FORM: Zsl EDWARD F. TAYLOR City Attonne- I hereby cert-ify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Redlands, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of . gaa 1963, by the following vote: AYES: CMW—'Mft VArt-"rMZ# ',M016r, NOESt N<M* ABSENT: MMWW P=4C8r City Aerk