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Consider a memorandum/resolution granting an Operating Authority to Ambiance Limousine and Transportation.
SUMMARY
DATE: December 11, 2018
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Kathy Davis, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Operating Authority Application from Ambiance Limousine & Transportation
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Chapter 29, City of Killeen Code of Ordinances, provides the manner by which an operating authority is granted. An operating authority is for ground transportation and taxicab services. An applicant must file an application, fee, and supporting documentation.
Ambiance Limousine & Transportation has been granted a ground transportation in the recent past and has operated in Killeen without incident. The City of Killeen was notified by the applicant’s insurance company on February 1, 2018, that the automobile insurance coverage on the ground transportation vehicles was to cancel on March 1, 2018, due to non-payment of premiums. A letter was sent to Ambiance Limousine & Transportation notifying the company that as of the cancellation date of March 1, 2018, the operating authority with the City will become null and void unless they could provide proof of valid insurance coverage. The City did not hear from Ambiance Limousine in response to the letter.
On November 16, 2018, Ambiance Limousine & Transportation submitted an application, paid the required fee and supplied the proper supporting documents to be in compliance with Chapter 29 of the Code of Ordinances. The application is complete and provides for a limousine service and airport shuttle from any established pick-up point in Killeen. As indicated on the application, the company will operate three vehicles: a 2014 Chrysler Stretch Limousine with a seating capacity of 10, and two 2011 Ford E350 Vans with a seating capacity of 15 each. Operating authority permits are valid for five years with the window sticker permits expiring annually on December 31.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:...
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