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Rick Davis--P.D.
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RESOLUTION NO. 79-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, DECLARING, ESTABLISHING., AND SETTING
RATES OF FARE' TO BE CHARGED BY TAXICABS IN
THE FRESNO-CLOVIS .METROPOLITAN AREA.
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held at 3:00 (axmx*
(p.m.) on the 23rd day of January, 1979, at a regular meeting
of the Council of the City of Fresno, State of California, at
which time and place evidence was heard for and against rates,
charges and fares to be charged by taxicabs in Fresno -Clovis
metropolitan areas; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fresno now finds and
determines, based upon all the evidence submitted that the rates
of fare, hereinafter particularly set forth, are fair, just and
equitable, and all objections to the contrary, are hereby
overruled.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council, of the City of Fresno, pursuant'
to the provisions of Subsections 6-924(b) and (c) of the Fresno
Municipal Code, does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. RATES OF FARE. Upon the effective date of this
resolution, the rates of fare to,be charged to the public for
use of taxicabs shall be as follows.
(a) For a taxicab operating on a mileage basis, the
fare charged shall be a maximum of one dollar and twenty
cents ($1.20} for the initial charge or flag drop, and a.
maximum mileage charge of ten cents ($0.10) for each 1/12
mile or fraction of a mile thereafter; and twenty cents ($0.20)
for each one minute of waiting time..
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(b) For a taxicab operating on an hourly basis, the
fare shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) per hour or fraction
thereof to a maximum distance of ten miles. If the maximum
distance traveled during any one hour exceedstenmiles,
the rate for each mite in excess of ten miles shall be
the same as the permittee's then prevailing mileage rate;
provided, that no additional charge shall be made for
additional passengers to the same destination.
SECTION 2.
(a)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RATES OF FARE.
Hereafter, rates of fare on a mileage basis shall
be changed when an adjustment equal to the percentage change
in the Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles - Long Beach,
All Items, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical workers, from the
date of the last rate change, would equal ten cents ($0.10)
per mile or more. The Controller, within five (5)
working days of the receipt of official Consumer Price
Index information indicating such percentage change,
shall notify all Taxicab permittees of the new rates,
which shall be effective within five (5) working days -
of the Controller's notice. Any changes in rates,
within the authorized range, thereafter, shall require
twenty-four (24) hours' notice to the Controller.
(b) Rates of fare on an hourly basis shall be made
as above, provided, that only changes in increments of
fifty cents ($0.50) per hour shall be made.
SECTION 3. REPEAL OF PRIOR RESOLUTIONS. On the effective
date of this resolution, Resolution No. 77-244 and all other
resolutions which conflict with this resolution shall be repealed
without further action by the Council.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall become
effective and in full force and effect at 1201 a.m. on February
1, 1979.
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNT OF FRESNO ) ss„
CITY OF FRFSN0
I, JACQUEL:LNE, L. P.YIE, WZ, City Clerk of the City of Fresno,
County of Fresno., State of California, too hereby certify the foregoing
Resolution N3o. " 7 A - 49 was adopted by the Council of the City of
Fresno, California., at, a regular meeting held on the 3`3 t 1i _day of
J,nu<�ry , 1979.
JACQU:EM L. RYLE, CM
City Clerk