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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06450 ORD - 03/07/1962JFP:JKH:1 -24 -62 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NATIONAL CAR RENTALS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC., SUCCESSOR TO MISSION RENT -A -CAR, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS FOR THE OPERATION OF 'DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES" ON AND OVER THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $120 AND OF ANY FURTHER CHARGES, RENTAL FEE OR FEES WHICH MAY - SUBSEQUENTLY BE IMPOSED UPON SUCH BUSINESS; AND SETTING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID BUSINESS 13 TO BE OPERATED AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE AND THE METHOD OF REINSTATING SAME; PROVIDING FOR A WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE TO BE DELIVERED BY THE GRANTEE TO THE CITY SECRETARY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN SET FORTH, THERE 15 HEREBY GRANTED TO NATIONAL CAR RENTALS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC., FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILES" ON AND OVER THE STREETS OF THE CITY. OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 2. THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED HEREIN MAY BE EXERCISED ONLY IF GRANTEE COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS: A. THAT THE GRANTEE OBEY AND COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH ARE NOW IN EXISTENCE OR WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE PASSED REGULATING THE BUSI- NESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS AND REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES USED IN SAID BUSINESS. B. THAT GRANTEE SHALL OWN ALL VEHICLES OR LEASE ALL VEHICLES FROM BONAFIDE DEALERS IN NUECES COUNTY, WHICH VEHICLES ARE USED IN HIS BUSINESS AND THAT SAID GRANTEE OR LESSOR SHALL HOLD LEGAL TITLE TO SAID VEHICLES IN ITS NAME, AND UPON DEMAND THEREFOR SHALL EXHIBIT CERTIFICATES OF TITLE OF ALL VEHICLES OR EXHIBIT ITS LEASE CONTRACT TO ANY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTA- TIVE OF THE CITY 64V5 US CHRISTI. C. THAT THE GRANTEE SHALL REPORT AND PAY WHEN DUE AND BEFORE BECOMING DELINQUENT ANY CHARGES OR OBLIGATIONS CONTRACTUAL OR OTHERWISE, WHICH THE CITY MAY NOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT OR WHICH ARE NOWT OR MAY BE, IMPOSED BY ANY VALID ORDINANCE DULY AND LEGALLY ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND THE FAILURE TO DISCHARGE THESE OBLIGATIONS OR ANY ONE OF THEM, SHALL OPERATE AS A REVOCATION OF THIS FRANCHISE AND ALL PERMITS AND LICENSES ISSUED THEREUNDER. D. (1) THAT THE GRANTEE SHALL RENDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE STATE LAWS GOVERNING THE RENDITION OF PROPERTY, AND PAY TO THE CITY BEFORE SAME SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT ALL AD VALOREM TAXES AGAINST EACH VEHICLE THAT IT USES IN ITS BUSINESS WHETHER OWNED OR LEASED FROM BONAFIDE DEALERS IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND ALL OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN THE CONDUCT OF GRANTEE'S *DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE'S BUSINESS, AND FAILURE TO DIS- CHARGE THESE OBLIGATIONS, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, SHALL OPERATE AS A REVOCATION OF THIS FRANCHISE AND ALL PERMITS AND LICENSES ISSUED THEREUNDER. (Z) IN CONSIDERATION FOR GRANTING THIS FRANCHISE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIs GRANTEE AGREES TO PAY UNTO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($120) PER YEAR FOR THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE III SECTION 36 -92 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE' 19581 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 5815. SECTION 3. ANY WILFUL INFRACTION OF THE TERMS OF THIS ORDI- NANCE OR ANY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULATING THE —2- BUSINESS OF OPERATING A DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS OR THE OPERATION OF SAID VEHICLES USED IN SUCH BUSINESS SHALL BE DEEMED A FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY NOTICE OR ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCILS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, UPON THE CITY'S GIVING NOTICE TO GRANTEE THAT IT CONSIDERS THE FRANCHISE TO BE FORFEITED, SETTING FORTH GENERALLY THE REASONS THEREFOR, GRANTEE SHALL HAVE FIVE (5) DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO CORRECT OR REMEDY SUCH DEFAULT OR DEFAULTS AND TO APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO WAIVE SUCH DEFAULT OR DEFAULTS AND REINSTATE GRANTEE'S FRANCHISE AFTER WHICH TIME GRANTEE MUST CEASE TO DO BUSINESS IF NOT REINSTATED BY THE COUNCIL. SECTION 4. THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER ITS PASSAGE ON THIRD READING THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY CHARTER AND PROVIDED GRANTEE DELIVERS WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, WHICH ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATIONS HEREIN PROVIDED ON THE PART OF GRANTEE. THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS I*Ap FOR THE F RST TIME AND PAS D TO ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE DAY OF 19 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEN F. MCDONALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES Le BARNARD JOSE Re DELEON M. Pe MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JL JAMES Ho YOUNG THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS EAD FOR THE Sg ME AND PASS ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE DAY OF '19 , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN Fe MCDONALD Tom R. SWANTNER DR, JAMES Lo BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON Me Po MALDONADO W. Jo ROBERTS JAMES He YOUNG THAT THE FORE00 NG ORDINAN S REA FOR =THIRD TIME AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE BAY OF '9 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES BEN F. MCDONALD Tom Re SWANTNER DR. JAMES Lo BARNARD Jose R. DELEON Ma Pe MALDONADO We J. ROBERTS JAMES He YOUNG p PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE DAY of an r/7� 19 ATT ITY SeCRETA APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM iS DAY OF 4 CORPUS THE CITY OF PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVPP STATE OF TEXA County of Nueces } -' Y� Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day Perso .............. ... nall _Leland G!.. Barnes . -., Y came........____... r - who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ' C�assiP ed.A - -•• -• .........- ggana er dBertis3ttg- •_•-_.._- g.... -.. -. of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Timem, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Chris f, I4EGA2;._� Ordinance Texas, in said County and State, and that the f bu'si riessno�— die a0e 6 50--8 nting t. 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