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Home My WebLink About07091 ORD - 11/27/1963.3 IMS:JKH:10 -21 -63 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO $3.99 ECONOMY CAR RENTALS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSI- NESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSI- NESS 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 $120.00 RENTAL FEES OR FEES WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE LEGALLY IMPOSED UPON SUCH A BUSINESS;AND SETTING OUT CER- TAIN CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID BUSINESS IS TO BE OPERATED AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE. 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 IS HEREBY GRANTED TO $3.99 ECONOMY CAR RENTALS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC., FOR THE 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 y NOW IN EXISTENCE OR WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE PASSED , REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A "DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE" BUSINESS AND REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES USED IN SAID BUSINESS. B. THAT THE GRANTEE OWN ALL VEHICLES OPERATED BY HIM IN SAID BUSINESS AND THAT SAID GRANTEE HOLD LEGAL TITLE TO SAID VEHICLES IN HIS NAME. C. THAT THE GRANTEE PAY BEFORE BECOMING DELINQUENT ANY CHARGES, AD VALOREM TAXES OR OTHER FEES AND OBLIGATIONS WHICH THE CITY MAY NOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO IMPOSE AND COLLECT WHICH ARE OR 091 i MAY BE IMPOSED BY AN ORDINANCE DULY AND LEGALLY ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. D. IN CONSIDERATION FOR GRANTING THIS FRANCHISE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, GRANTEE AGREES TO PAY UNTO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS ($120.00) PER YEAR FOR THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 36 -92 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, 1958, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE No. 5815• E. To PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AUTOMOBILES TO MEET ALL REASONABLE DEMANDS FOR AUTOMOBILE RENTAL SERVICE. GRANTEE SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT ALL AUTOMOBILES SHALL BE IN GOOD OPERATIVE CONDITIONS FREE FROM KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECTS AND IN A CLEAN, NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. GRANTEE SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AUTOMOBILES. GRANTEE EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, BY AND THROUGH ITS TAXICAB INSPECTOR OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT GRANTEES AUTOMOBILES AT REASONABLE TIMES TO DETER- MINE WHETHER OR NOT SAID AUTOMOBILES ARE IN GOOD OPERATIVE CONDITION, FREE FROM MECHANICAL DEFECTS AND IN A CLEAN, NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE CONDITION. F. GRANTEE SPECIFICALLY AGREES TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A CURRENT LIST SHOWING THE MAKE, MODEL AND LICENSE NUMBER OF EACH AUTOMOBILE OWNED AND USED BY GRANTEE. SUCH LIST SHALL BE SUBMITTED ON THE FIRST (1ST) DAY OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH DURING THE TERM OF THIS FRANCHISE. G. TO FURNISH GOOD, PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE, ADEQUATE TO MEET ALL REASONABLE DEMANDS ON A FAIR, EQUAL AND -2- 19 NON- DISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND TO CHARGE FAIR, REASON- ABLE AND NON- DISCRIMINATORY PRICES FOR SUCH SERVICES. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT GRANTEE MAY BE ALLOWED TO MAKE REASONABLE AND NON- DISCRIMINATORY DISCOUNTS, REBATES OR OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF PRICE REDUCTIONS TO VOLUME RENTERS OR USERS. H. GRANTEE EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW THE RATES AND CHARGES BEING MADE BY GRANTEE AND TO SET REASONABLE RATES. 1. GRANTEE'S AGENTS SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMING SERVICES HEREUNDER' SHALL BE NEAT, CLEAN AND COURTEOUS AND GRANTEE SHALL NOT PERMIT ITS AGENTS SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES TO SOLICIT OR CONDUCT BUSINESS IN A LOUD, NOISY, BOISTEROUS OFFENSIVE OR OBJECTIONABLE MANNER. J. IT IS AGREED, HOWEVER, THAT GRANTEE SHALL BE RELIEVED OF LIABILITY FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS IN ANY CASE IN WHICH GRANTEE FURNISHES TO GRANTOR A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM THE CORPUS CHRISTI MANAGER CONTAINING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RENTER IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VIOLATION OCCURRED, AND MAKING THE PERSON WHO DELIVERED THE CUSTODY OF THE CAR TO THE RENTER WHO WAS IN POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE, AVAILABLE AS A WITNESS. SECTION 3. ANY WILFUL INFRACTION OF THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE OR ANY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A DRIVERLESS AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS OR THE OPERATION OF SAID VEHICLES USED IN SUCH BUSINESS SHALL BE CAUSE FOR THE FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE, PROVIDED THAT THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE GRANTEE HAS GIVEN CAUSE FOR FORFEITURE OF THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BE A QUESTION OF FACT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL UPON A HEARING DULY HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND AFTER AT LEAST FIVE (5) DAYS NOTICE IN WRITING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE GRANTEE OF 7HE DATE AND PLACE OF SAID HEARING BY THE CITY SECRETARY. ALL NOTICES FROM THE CITY ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESS OF THE GRANTEE WH1.CH THE GRANTEE HAS ON -3- FILE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY WHEN WRITTEN MAILED POSTAGE PREPAID, SHALL BE SUFFICIENT COMPLIANCE WITH ANY NOTICE REQUIRED FROM THE GRANTOR UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS FRANCHISE. SECTION 4. THIS FRANCHISE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER ITS PASSAGE ON THIRD READING THEREOF AND PUBLICATION THEREOF AS REQUIRED BY CHARTER AND PROVIDED GRANTEE DELIVER 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 Al FOR THE Fl T TIC AND PASS / 0 ITS SECOND READING ON THIS THE D AY OF 19, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. 1 THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINq F., WAS READ FOR H SE VIME AND SED TO ITS THIRD READING ON THIS THE U DAY OF c/ �9 y BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD + JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON C;k -<-- M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. THAT THE FOR G ORDINANCE A READ FOR THE THI II AND PASSED FINALLY ON THIS THE DAY OF 19 y BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD _ JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE _&_/ DAY of ATT CITY SECRETARY APPROV D AS TO LEjqAL FORM THIS Q '7A DAY OF -a 0-1)- 1963: 055 I TY ATTORNEY �11J . OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI/ TEXAS March 29, 1965 Mr. J. B. Trimble, Attorney 1800 South Staples Bldg. Corpus Christi, Texas i Dear J.B. under date of March 24, 1965, the City Council passed a motion granting the request of the $3.99 Economy Car 1 Rentals of Corpus Christi Inc., that they be'allgwed to 1 terminate their franchise to operate a driverless auto- mobile business, and in the future to operate under the existing ordinance covering driverless automobiles. I thought you might like the above information for your ". files. t Very truly yours, al- T. Ray &ring J . City Secretary TRRsmem PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT i, STATE OF TEXAS, tss: County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ... ......... ........... ........... Leland G• Barne- s- --- --- --- ---- --- -- -- --- --- who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the - ....... ... �]a.s.sifi�.s3- .Advartis.ing- .Manager..... of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi-Times, i Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of LEGAL ... - An Ordinance grenti - -- to--3.Q-Q-_conomy--.C$r-_RQntgs-_a--_#srtohige-:--------- to business of operating 'riverless Automobi ea -- of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in . .. ..... .... .. ... .........he. -Times on the..28.-.. day of...... QSFIP. or ..............19- .6.3., and l6a .....2- .- timaa .... thereafter JMX.- ..- .- .....-- ........... aamxr dkic ..namel3r.-- Navambar..6...and 2Q,1Q63� 3 ° ........- -----..Times. v Ql ssif`ied Adve- t sing eager Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... 5 ............ day of....... Dec ember r Louis e yiak Public, Nueces rt . . .� � r... ` .. ,, r r rr •n IIQn w l .. ... . ,op-IT t.ry .f, .,,:. •7C c, c c- COR. auto- ea The addition of 1 i classroo and additional administrati Sunday By EARL L. DOUGLASS The Sunday school lesson for lecember 1 is entitled "The .race of Generosity." It deals dth one of the most important spects of our faith. The word 'generosity" comes from the ,.tin word "gens," which neaps "tribe." The generous erson therefore is one who has he feeling of fellowship for ethers. He looks upon the hu- aan race as a vast family, or ripe, and he has that out -going pint of food will toward every- ody whwh makes him indeed' citizen of the world. ANYONE reading this lesson the text of which is II Cor. :6.15) may indeed be confused y the involved statements he ncounters. Throughout these en verses runs the theme of owing and rbaping. The position which St.+ Paul, the vriter of the epistle, takes is hat he that sows generously vill reap generously. If he is paring in the' seed he casts qto the ground he must not be 6rprised or dismayed if his iarvest is correspondingly cur ailed. A good harvest depends ipon a wise and plenteous sow- ng. Religious faith involves boun- iful and cheerful generosity.: I we think we can be trulyM %ristian and at the same time naintain a policy of penny pinching relative to the ] Jhurch's great projects, then ve are mistaken. God has a i pecial love for generous peo -� de. sometime even those who nake no pretense of religion I vhatsoever are generous ml heir giving. On the whole, how - ver, generosity and religious oM Abstain a n An Aye Aye Aye 11 PPRDVED, 1tiU ., 1%a, W. D. P""'r AaslstaM City Altomey JameL eemara MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T CAS nore can-he be depended upon D be ready to go down into his pocket or to send a check when m appeal is jnhde for some rood cause. And this lesson also mphasizes the fact that if a ;ift is made in the right spirit t gives even more benefit to he giver than to the one who ecetves tAb'gift. IN ALL THIS, of course, we ave the exaniple of God Him - elf. Everything we enjoy in his life is a gift from God. We nay take the factors of life and work diligently upon them o our improvement and to the ietterment of the world, but the iasic factors themselves are 'oil's gifts. Even the hands vith which we work and the nind with which we think have seen given us of God. We have tothing to do with the creation if the ;e important factors. God ias made it amply possible for ;verybody to do a helpful piece if work in the world and He is lever satisfied until we accom- ilish that good work. He does tot expect us to have achieve - nents of outstanding glory, if le has modestly endowed us vith ability. But what he does expect is hat we shall give, and give al- vays, in the right spirit. vurtbermore, God has given us he greatest example of His iwn generosity in the gift of 11' Son to a needy and un. er lesving humanity. If we got mly what we deserved we night get punishment and dis- tster. Through_ the working of 7:30 Friday ROUTE 66 ®I0 1 NNW 11 cO Ve• M Ordinance Yms le and Paned I en this the 63, by the fel- rtd aan Abstal M. do Aye a Ml Aye I time e AN Gassed et7 Yote ,4M N- ylna : rd Aye I AbstalnlnR a. AYe Aye I A. Aye APPROVED, thli 1963, W. D. Pllcher Assltlant City Attorney James L. Barnard AIAYOR CORPUST�NRISV, TEXAS f•9n