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Consider a memorandum/resolution issuing Express Cab an operating authority.
SUMMARY
DATE: January 22, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Kathryn Davis, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Operating Authority Application from Express Cab
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Chapter 29, City of Killeen Code of Ordinances, provides the manner by which an operating authority permit is granted. An operating authority is the written authority granted by city council to provide ground transportation which includes taxicab services. An applicant must file an application, pay the required fee, and provide necessary supporting documentation.
Express Cab filed its first application for a taxicab franchise in 2007 and has been operating without incident. With the latest adoption of Ordinance 17-056 amending Chapter 29, all transportation services shall obtain a five-year operating authority, as opposed to a five-year franchise. The amendment further states that ground transportation services operating under a valid franchise or operating authority granted before the effective date of the amended ordinance (November 14, 2017) may continue to operate under that franchise or operating authority. Upon expiration, the ground transportation service shall apply for an operating authority under Chapter 29 to continue operating in the city. Express Cab’s franchise expires March 14, 2019.
The City Secretary’s office has received an application from Express Cab along with the required fee and supporting documents to be in compliance with Chapter 29 of the Code of Ordinances. The application is complete and provides for taxicab services in the city. Operating authority permits are valid for five years with the window sticker permits expiring annually on December 31.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
Grant the operating authority to allow the applicant to provide taxicab services to the citizens of Killeen, or do not grant the operating authority.
Which alternative is recomme...
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