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Home My WebLink About026243 ORD - 04/26/2005 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 57, VEHICLES FOR HIRE, SECTION 57-135, FARES-.AMOUNTS, TO INCREASE TAXICAB FARES TO $2.25 FOR THE FIRST ONE-FIFTH (1/5) MILE OR LESS, THIRTY-FIVE CENTS ($0.35) ADDITIONAL FOR EACH SUCCEEDING ONE- FIFTH (1/5) MILE OR FRACTION THEREOF AND ADDING A TWENTY-FIVE CENT ($0.25) PER FARE TEMPORARY FUEL SURCHARGE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances, Chapter 57, Vehicles for Hire, Section 57-135, Fares-Amounts, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 57-135. Fares-Amounts. There is hereby established as the rates of fare for taxicabs within the city limits of the City of Corpus Christi for one or more persons, not exceeding five (5) persons, of one Elallar and seventy five Gents ($1.75) fer the first ene fifth (1!5) mile or less, and thirty five cents ($O.Jlii) aElElitisl'1al for sash EUGGesEling ol'1e fifth (1/lii) mile or fraGlion thereof. of two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) for the first one-fifth (1/5) mile or less. and thirty-five cents ($0.35) additional for each succeedina one fifth (1/5) mile or fraGlion thereof. In addition to the above taxicab rates of fare. taxicabs mav charae a flat rate fuel surcharae of twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each fare durina such Period when the averace retail price of one (1) callan of reaular aasoline sold within the City of Corpus Christi exceeds one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50). For each one hour of waiting time, the maximum charge shall be twenty- four dollars ($24.00), accumulated in increments of forty cents ($0.40) per minute. The above established rates of fare are the maximum that may be charged, provided however, for fares collected from passengers picked up at the airport, such airport passenger fares may include a fifty cent ($ 0.50) surcharge per fare collected from one or more persons not to exceed five (5) persons. Lower rates may be charged at the option of the taxicab certificate holder. CJ2fl243 SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 3. Publication of this ordinance shall be made in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the city in accordance with the requirements of the Charter of the City of Corpus Christi after which publication this ordinance shall be in force. SECTION 4. Violation of this ordinance is an offense, punishable as provided in section 1-6 of the City Code of Ordinances. That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to Its second reading on this the ..l9!Day of f-v1),00 ,2005, by the following vote: Brent Chesney Melody Cooper (I,t - LfLlt' CiNj&:: , :.~ Henry Garrett Rex A. Kinnison Bill Kelly ~ Mark Scott lb-IL ;J .~ w,' J j'(\ij' Jesse Noyola Jerry Garcia John Edward Marez That the foregoing ordinance was read f~r the second time and passed finally on this the 2<.4>.. Day of 0 f lA-t . 2005, by the following vote: Henry Garrett Lt~ Rex A. Kinnison ~f BremChnn~ (h~ Melody Cooper ( 1f).,r ~ Bill Kelly ( ~:~ Jnse Noyola (~t- Jerry Garcia (l.,vy.- Mark Scott cJyJ0Ct John Edward Marez ~)L.-- - 7 PASSED AND APPROVED this the~~-r"-Day of @~Hvt ,2005. ATTEST: Arma~'ecretary THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI proved ~ %~ 2005; R dy A. Stoneroad Assistam City Attorney EFFECTIVE DATE '5/2/0 <; I I] :2 r: ~ 4 ~~ . . 't..\..:\\ \":..\\'\ c ,', i -"~" " "\ 'O~ ?,?- "S \,\\l;1t~te ;hexas ," County of Nueces PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5192427 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana Hinojosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is SENIOR COLLECTOR of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, ,Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on the World Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 2ND day(s) of MAY, 2005, $97,12 .bL'~ ctj0u.~.s~ SENIOR COLLECTOR TWO (2 ) Time(s) Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of MAY 03. 2005, .~ ~04fL,~ _ Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas ROSA MARIA FLORES Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 04/23/09, CAIJ"EA,TIMES. Mav2, 2~ !!I!!!!~ OF ORDINANCE NOj 021243 Amending the Cofpu~ Christi Code oj Ordinances, Chapte 57. Vehicles for Hire Section 57-135, Fares Amounts, to inc tax_ fa... 10 ., for the first one-ftfth \4 mile _or less, thirty- cents ($0.35 additional for eac succeeding one-fift (1,.S) mile or fraction thereof and addIng~ tw&nt:y-flve cen ($0,25) Par la tempor,ry fUB sur~',,"r'ge; .n~ provlcllng for penaltle~ This ordinance wa passed and approv by Ihe City Council 0 the City of ColpU Christi on April 2ll1', 2005, Is! Armando ~ City SacIOItiryl Cilv of Conoue_ChriOti