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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1402_CCv0001.pdf k ORDINANCE NO. 1402 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1393 GRANTING TO LEROY C. GISH A FRANCHISE TO OPERATE AUTHORIZED PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES (BUS) FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWELVE MONTIiS OVER, ALONG, AND UPON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS : Section One: That the title of Ordinance 1393 is hereby amended to read as follows : "An Ordinance of the City of Redlands granting to Roscoe Deaton a franchise to operate authorized passenger carrying vehicles (bus) for a period not to exceed twelve months over, along, and upon the streets of the City of Redlands . " Section Two: That Section ONE, TEN, ELEVEN , TWELVE, and THRITEEN of Ordinance 1393 are hereby amended to read as follows : SECTION ONE : A franchise is hereby granted to Roscoe Deaton hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Grantee" to operate authorized passenger carrying vehicles (bus) over, upon, and along the streets of the City of Redlands , and charge and retain a City-approved fare, subject to the provisions and conditions of this ordinance. SECTION TEN : In the interest of public health, safety and wel- fare, the Grantee shall not operate any passenger carrying vehicle (bus) unless and until the following conditions have been met: (a) Only vehicles approved by the California Highway Patrol (Motor Carrier Operation Section) will be used. (b) Each vehicle should have the following equipment or facili- ty : 1 . Proper seating for passenger capacity. 2 . An emergency door, so marked on the inside , provided at the rear of the bus . This door must be capable of being opened by anyone inside the bus. A warning device must be installed near the driver to indicate , by means of a light or buzzer, when this emergency door is open. 3 . Proper heating equipment. 4 . Proper defrosting equipment. 5. The vehicle undercarriage must have a guard placed over any slip-joint on the driveshaft. (For example, the universal joint and the differential. ) 6 . The exhaust pipe system must terminate at the end of the bus , or in any event terminate beyond the rear drive wheels. 7 . Standees will not be permitted unless adequate safety facilities are installed. 8 . The Grantee must keep daily records on each driver, showing the hours of his work, including the hours of starting and stopping work. (c) Vehicles may be inspected at irregular intervals by the Chief of Police of the City of Redlands . (d) Grantee shall secure and maintain at all times a policy or policies of insurance in the following categories and mini- mum amounts : Bodily Injury Liability $100 , 000 each person Bodily Injury Liability . . . . $300 , 000 each occurrence Property Damage . . . . . . . . $ 50 , 000 The City of Redlands will be named as an additional insured on above policies . The Grantee shall file certificates , in form acceptable to the City, of evidence of such coverage with the City Clerk. (e) The Grantee shall maintain a distinctive color scheme with the name of the company on each side of each vehicle. SECTION ELEVEN : The City Council of the City of Redlands declares that public convenience, necessity and welfare require a minimum of one passenger carrying vehicle (bus) to be maintained and operated by the franchise holder, in accordance with schedules and upon routes pre- scribed by orders issued by the City in accordance with Section Six, herein, such vehicle to be operative within the city limits of the City of Redlands , together with necessary operator available for the vehicle. In the event the existing franchise holder fails to provide such minimum requirements or fails to abide by any term of this franchise, the City shall upon such determination notify the Grantee in writing and the Grantee shall have ten days to increase service to minimum standards . If the Grantee fails , the City may grant an additional franchise. SECTION TWLEVE: It shall be unlawful for the Grantee or any vehicle operator to give directly or indirectly, or cause to be given, any rebates , commissions , reserve rebates , or any reduced rates or cash discounts to any person or persons , or to any groups , except as pro- vided herein. A schedule of such rates shall be posted in a conspic- uous place within the vehicle (bus) • Ordinance No. 1402 Page two SECTION THIRTEEN: To promote the public interest in the estab- lishment and operation of an efficient passenger carrying service (bus) , the City of Redlands shall provide the following assistance to Grantee. (a) To pay $815 . 00 per month to Grantee monthly. Cost of gaso- line and oil supplied by City, (Par. (b) below) , will be deducted from this payment . (b) To supply gasoline and oil from the City ' s gasoline storage facilities to Grantee at City cost price, with such fuel to be provided to Grantee only by employees of the City and to be used only for an operating passenger carrying vehicle (bus) in accordance with this ordinance within the boundaries of the City of Redlands . (c) Payments will commence when the Grantee begins to operate the bus service and will continue only during such time as Grantee provides bus service in accordance with all provi- sions of this ordinance. Section Three: 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 Government Code of the State of California, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. Section Four: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Redlands . ATTEST: Cat rk 4 Mayor of the City of dlands APPROVED FOR FORM: - S// Edward F. Taylor City Attorney I , Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at an adjourned regular meeting -thereof on the 9th day of December, 1969, by the following vote: AYES : Councilmen Martinez, Cummings, DeMirjyn, Knudsen, Mayor Burroughs NOES : None ABSENT: None Ordinance No. 1402 KA AA-I­ i 4� A "�q-c rTP -Fhrpp