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Home My WebLink About2007-027 Taxicab Rates Change; YMC Amendment 5.78.100 =4 ORDINANCE NO. 2007- 27 AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals, relating to taxicab rates, and amending Yakima Municipal Code 5 78 100 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 5 78 100 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows 5 78 100 Taxicab rates and zones A. Taxicab Rates (1) The following rate schedule of taxicab rates is established and adopted as the maximum rates that may be charged for taxi fare in the city of Yakima, and it shall be unlawful for any person driving or operating, or engaged in the business of operating, any taxicab to charge any greater rate for taxicab fare than that specified therein TAXICAB RATES For one passenger for the first one - fifteenth mile or fraction thereof $3 00 Thereafter for each additional one - fifteenth mile or fraction thereof 14 17 and annually updated by the methods described in subsection A.(2) For each additional passenger (per trip) 50 (No charge shall be made for children under six years of age when accompanied by an adult.) For each twenty seconds of waiting time after the first three minutes 20 (2) Beginning March 1, 2008 and adjusted annually March 1 thereafter, the each additional one - fifteenth mile or fraction thereof rate for taxicabs will be calculated by the City of Yakima Finance Department as follows BHF /ORDINANCE Page 1 of 4 Starting with a base amount of 17 cents each and every year, the amount will be adjusted using the U S Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban West Region All Items Annual Number beginning with 2006 of 205 7 The rate of annual increase or decrease will be computed as a percentage to the nearest hundredth of a percent. The percentage increase or decrease will be multiplied to the 17 cents base amount and round up or down to the nearest cent. That will be the adjustment for that year All subsequent years will be computed using 205 7 as the base number and determining the percentage from the latest annual CPI number compared to the base This rate shall be filed in the office of the city clerk by February 20 or the next business day if February 20 falls on a weekend or holiday B Posting Notices of Rates (1) Maximum Rates A copy of the schedule of maximum rates specified by this section shall be posted in each taxicab so as to be plainly visible to every passenger seat in the vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a taxicab unless a copy of such rate schedule is so posted (2) Actual Rates In the event uniform rates lower than the maximum rates provided by this section are charged by any taxicab driver or operator of any taxicab business, a schedule of those actual uniform rates shall be posted in each taxicab so as to be plainly visible to every passenger seat in the vehicle, and, in such event, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a taxicab unless a copy of such actual uniform rate schedule is so posted (3) Contract Rates No provision of this section shall preclude any taxicab driver or operator of a taxicab business from charging a reduced fare, based on rates less than those posted in the taxicab, to any passenger pursuant to an agreement for such a reduced fare, provided, in the event such reduced fares are charged by any taxicab driver or taxicab business operator, the schedule of actual rates charged, posted in each taxicab, shall include the phrase "other rates by contract," or other language of similar import. BHF /ORDINANCE Page 2 of 4 (4) Discounted Fares The person charging the fares authorized in this section shall reduce the total fare charged to any physically, sensory or mentally handicapped person or person sixty -two years of age or older a minimum of ten percent. It shall be the obligation of the person benefited by this subsection to request the discount and offer proof of such disability or age to the person charging the fare Provided, that, each taxicab shall have posted in its passenger section a sign which shall read substantially as follows Physically, sensory or mentally handicapped passengers or persons sixty -two years of age and over may receive a minimum of ten percent fare discount. This subsection shall not be applicable to contract fares C Zones (1) Zone Map and Schedule The city of Yakima is zoned into nine zones numbered Zone 0 through Zone 8, as depicted on a map entitled "Taxicab Zone Rate Map," dated and filed in the office of the city clerk. In addition to the taxicab rates set forth in subsection A of this section, a zone fare may be charged per trip as follows Zone 0 $0 00 Zone 1 50 Zone 2 1 00 Zone 3 1 50 Zone 4 2 00 Zone 5 2 50 Zone 6 3 00 Zone 7 3 50 Zone 8 4 00 If the passenger's point of origin or destination is in Zone 0, no additional zone fare shall be charged If the passenger's point of origin and point of destination fall within the same zone, the zone fare for that zone may be charged If the passenger's point of origin and point of destination fall in different zones, neither of which is in Zone 0, the zone fare for the higher rate zone may be charged, regardless BHF /ORDINANCE Page 3 of 4 of whether the point of origin or point of destination falls within the higher rate zone (2) Posting Zone Map A copy of the zone map referred to in this subsection shall be posted in each taxicab so as to be plainly visible to every passenger seat in the vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a taxicab unless a copy of such map is so posted (Ord 2004 -05 § 1, 2004 Ord 96 -39 § 3, 1996 Ord 3136 § 2, 1988 Ord 2377 § 1, 1980, Ord 2172 § 1, 1978 Ord 1560 § 2, 1973, Ord 1030 § 7, 1968 Ord 147 § 10, 1960) Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5 day of June, 2007 0 I David Ed 4, Mayor ATTEST a l- , 01-0-ik- -- DlJu`, City erk Publication Date June 8, 2007 Effective Date July 8, 2007 BHF /ORDINANCE Page 4 of 4 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No *1 6 For Meeting Of June 5, 2007 ITEM TITLE Consideration of Ordinance relating to public safety and morals, relating to taxicab rates, and amending Yakima Municipal Code 5 78 100 SUBMITTED BY Bronson Faul, Assistant City Attorney CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Cindy Epperson, Financial Services Manager, 576 -6644 Bronson Faul, Assistant City Attorney, 575 -6033 SUMMARY EXPLANATION The City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 5 78 regulates taxicabs and sets rates The last rate adjustment was made in 2004 Since then, there has been an increase in fuel and other operational costs There was a request to adjust the current ordinance and allow a rate adjustment to reflect the higher costs An alternative version of the ordinance includes an annual review of the rates and automatic adjustment tied to inflation numbers Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. 4 ,_1� - ` it Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION The alternate ordinance that includes an annual review of the rates and automatic adjustment tied to inflation was passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2007-27 City of Yakima Taxicab Rate Adjustment Per Municipal Code 5.78.100 A. CPI for Taxicab rate adjustments All Urban West Region Base Index %age increase Annual 2006 205 7 Annual 2007 212.23 3 17% Taxicab rate for additional 1/15th mile Rate Per Municipal Code Difference March 1, 2007 $ 0 17 March 1, 2008 $ 0.18 $ 0 01