Title
Consider Minutes of Regular City Council Meeting of November 14, 2017.
Summary
City of Killeen
Regular City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
November 14, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose L. Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Kilpatrick, Councilmembers Debbie Nash-King, Juan Rivera, Shirley Fleming, Gregory Johnson, Jonathan Okray, and Steve Harris (5:02)
Also attending were City Manager Ronald L. Olson, Deputy City Attorney Traci Briggs, City Secretary Dianna Barker, and Sergeant-at-Arms Cole.
Councilmember Nash-King gave the invocation, and Mr. Riakos Adams led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro-Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Fleming. The motion carried unanimously.
Minutes
Motion was made by Councilmember Okray to approve the minutes of the October 24th Regular City Council Meeting. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Motion carried unanimously.
Councilmember Harris arrived at this point.
Ordinances
OR-17-016 Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 29, Transportation.
The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff comments: Traci Briggs
Chapter 29, Transportation, is the city’s regulation of for-hire transportation services, including taxicabs, limousines and shuttles. Staff was asked to revise the ordinance to minimize the regulations and to ensure it is enforceable. The main revisions of the proposed ordinance are: having all transportation services obtain a five-year operating authority; elimination of vehicle inspections; and modifying the driver requirements to align with driver requirements in state law for transportation network company (TNC) driv...
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