08-1209WITHDRAWN 12/10l08
C1TY OF,
Presented by
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Green Sheet # 3061116
ORDINANCE
�INT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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� An Ordinance Amending Chapter 376 Of The Saint Paul Legislative Code To
2 Deregulate Taxicab Fares.
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4 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITX OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
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8 Section 376.15 of t Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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to Sec. 376.15. Fares and arges; regulations.
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I2 (a) Fares. No person, fir or corporation owning, operating or controlling any motor vehicle operated
] 3 and licensed as a taxica sha11 charge any other rate except as herein pTOVided:
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� 9 � � , • � � �-Each taxicab company's minimum and per-
zo mile rates shall be registered with the departn�� n o fsafety and inspections. Minimum and per mile rates
2� may be changed following °°°� °�'�� �� �� "��° tice to the department of safety and inspections, a�
22 approval of said rate change and ublication of t rate chan e
23 the De artment of Safet and Ins ections the taxic com an
2a Saint Paul dail news a er of eneral circulation for t ee cons
25 rovide �roof of ublication to the De artment of Safet nd In
z6 effective thirt � 30 da s followin ublication. The mini um
27 dollar $1.00 and incremental rates cannot chan e more th tf
28 chan e moxe fre uentl than once er one hundxed ei ht I 8'
z9 months followin� the effective date of this ordinance. Rates m�
3o rear doors of the taxicab and inside the passenger compartment
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39 Minimum fare:
ao First 1/5 Mile:
al Cost�er 1(5 Mi1e:
�t2 One mile fare:
be posted on the outside right and left
'k�ie following manner and of sufficient
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Two mile fare:
Five mile faze:
far the operation of such ta�cicabs, than as �proved u�� in subsecrion (1) above shall
the operators thereof; provided, however, that discounts of up to fifteen (IS) percent may be
total fare on the following conditions:
clearly posted inside the passenger compartment of the t�icab;
52 b. Such discounts ma be given only to persons in one (1) or more of the following groups:
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5a I. Senior citizens (age 55 oldex);
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56 2. Pexsons with disabilities;
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ss 3. Officers and employees of busi sses located within the city whose volume use of taxicabs is
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6t (3) No extra fare sha11 be charged by the wne
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63 (b) WaiCing time. Charges for waiting time �
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65 (1) For each honr of "waiting time at address,"
66 �$�489j, the waitin� time rates may be chanaf
67 inspections, approval of said rate change, and
6s rate chan�e bv the department of safetv and in:
69 change in a Saint Paul daily newspaper of �en�
�o company shall roo vide oroof of publication to
7 i shall be effective thirtv (30� days followina pu
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or operators of such taxicabs far addirional passengers.
not exceed the following:
"waiting time for engagement," *•� °�*��
(s� "Waiting time" defined. "Waiting time at address" is herein de i ed to mean the time beginning when
a cab aa at an address to which it has been called, and ending wh it departs from such address.
"Waiting time after engagement" shall mean the time a cab is not in moti at the request of the passenger
or passengers after the cab has commenced the transportation of such passe er or passengers.
(�c) Hourly rates. Nothing herein contained shall prevent any person from mak g an agreement with the
operatar of a taxicab to furnish transportation at a rate to be agreed upon betwee them for azi hour, day,
week, month or longer period, ,
de�l-ars-(�99}-but the person with whom the operator of a taYicab makes such agre ment shall not be
permitted to hire out the vehicle to any other person.
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9s This Ordinance
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effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and
Yeas Na s Absent
Bostrom
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Stark
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' Action Requested:
� Bliminate the cap on taxicab fares in Saint
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�, Pta�niog Commission
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1 DeoG of&afetv & In �ections DeDartment Di rec[or
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allowing the indushy [o increase fares up to 10% twice a year.
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�� Initiating Probiem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
I The ciry was approached by a number of tasicab owners in the spn�g of 2
I was reviewed by the Business Review Council and recommended for imp
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� Disadvantages if Approved:
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eliminate the city's oap on taxicab fares. The matter
�tion after the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Cosf/Revenue Budgeted:
a skdl not normally possessed by any
Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions:
Has this personffirm ever worked under a contract for lhis department?
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2. H this person/firm eVer been a Gity employee?
Yes No
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