6547ORDINANCE NO. 6 5 4 7
AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO
AMERICAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND
AMERICAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION, LLC DBA 24/7
TAXI CAB, FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING TAXICAB
SERVICE IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, Section 1400 of Article XIV of the Charter of the City of Anaheim
(the "Charter") establishes procedures for the award of franchises by the City, provides that any
person, firm or corporation furnishing the City or its inhabitants with transportation may be
required by ordinance to have a franchise therefor, and further provides that the City Council is
empowered to grant such franchises and to establish additional procedures and terms and
conditions of such grants; and
WHEREAS the City Council has adopted Anaheim Municipal Code Section
1.02.010 requiring any person, firm or corporation furnishing the City or its inhabitants with
transportation to have a valid and existing franchise therefor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 5765 adding
Chapter 4.73 of the Anaheim Municipal Code establishing additional procedures for the granting
of franchises for taxicab service in the City of Anaheim and establishing additional terms and
conditions of such grants; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to findings and determinations heretofore made by the City
Council as set forth in said Ordinance No. 5765, Section 4.73.045 of said Chapter 4.73 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code provides for the award of not more than three initial franchises for the
operation of a total of two hundred and thirty (230) taxicabs within the City (the "Initial
Franchises"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to findings and determinations heretofore made by the City
Council as set forth in Resolution No. 2009-039, Section 4.73.040 of said Chapter 4.73 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code provides that the City Council may determine that the public
convenience and necessity require the operation of additional taxicabs in the City and on
February 24, 2009, the City Council determined that the public convenience and necessity
require the operation of a total of 255 taxicabs in the City of Anaheim (the "Franchises"); and
WHEREAS, the current franchises will expire on February 28, 2023, and the City
Council has heretofore solicited competitive proposals from interested persons, firms and
corporations for the award of the Franchises pursuant to that certain Request for Proposal issued
by the City on August 15, 2022 (the "RFP"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the RFP, the City of Anaheim has heretofore received a
written proposal dated August 15, 2022, for a non-exclusive franchise to operate taxicab service
within the City of Anaheim (the "Proposal") from American Ground Transportation, Inc. and
American Ground Transportation, LLC dba 24/7 Taxi Cab, (the "Franchisee" or "24/7 Taxi") for
50 taxicabs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim heretofore reviewed said
Proposal, and considered the information presented therein, and in the staff reports and
recommendations and other relevant information relating thereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Article XIV of the Charter, the
City Council did adopt its Resolution No. 2022-114 declaring its intention to grant a non-
exclusive franchise to the Franchisee for the purpose of operating taxicab service in the City of
Anaheim; stating the terms and conditions upon which it was proposed to grant the Franchise;
and establishing the date, hour and place when and where any persons having any interest therein
or objection thereto could appear and be heard thereon; and
WHEREAS, notice of said public hearing was published and otherwise given in
the manner required by Article XIV of the Charter; and
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2022, the City Council commenced the duly noticed
public hearing upon said Proposal and the proposed grant of a Franchise to Franchisee to operate
taxicab service within the City of Anaheim, which public hearing was completed by the City
Council on November 1, 2022, and at which public hearing the City Council did hear testimony
and consider evidence from persons having any interest in the proposed franchise, and did
consider any and all objections thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby overrules all objections to the proposed
grant of a Franchise to the Franchisee to operate taxicab service within the City of Anaheim in
accordance with the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GRANT OF FRANCHISE.
The City Council hereby grants a non-exclusive franchise to American Ground
Transportation, Inc. and American Ground Transportation, LLC dba 24/7 Taxi Cab, for the
operation of fifty (50) taxicabs within the City of Anaheim, and for temporary permits for large
conventions or other similar events which temporarily increase the demand for taxicabs beyond
the number regularly franchised and when specifically authorized by the Community
Preservation Manager or her/his designee at such times and upon such dates as specified in the
Proposal and RFP.
SECTION 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FRANCHISE.
The terms and conditions upon which said Franchise is granted, and with which
the Franchisee is hereby expressly required to comply, are each of those certain terms,
conditions, limitations, representations and requirements as expressly set forth in (i) the RFP; (ii)
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the Proposal; and (iii) the regulations and requirements for the operation of taxicabs as set forth
in the Anaheim Municipal Code as amended from time to time (the "Regulations"). The
Proposal, the RFP and the Regulations are incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in
full. The aforesaid documents are on file, and available for public inspection, in the Office of the
City Clerk of the City of Anaheim during regular business hours.
SECTION 3. TERM OF FRANCHISE, ANNUAL REVIEW
Upon timely acceptance hereof, the term of this franchise shall commence upon
the later of either the effective date of this ordinance or the date of acceptance of this franchise
by the Franchisee as required pursuant to Section 1403 of the Charter through and including
March 1, 2033, unless terminated sooner pursuant to the terms of Chapter 4.73 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code.
This franchise shall be subject to annual review as more particularly set forth in
Section 4.73.200 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. If, as a result of such annual review, the City
Council finds and determines that the franchisee has not complied in good faith with the terms
and conditions of the franchise, the City Council may initiate proceedings to terminate or
suspend the franchise.
SECTION 4. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Franchisee shall indemnify, hold harmless, release and defend the City, its
City Council and each member thereof, and its officers, employees, commission members and
representatives from and against any and all liability, claims, suits, costs, expenses, fines,
judgments, settlements, charges or penalties whatever, including reasonable attorneys fees,
regardless of the merit or outcome of the same arising out of, or in any manner connected with,
any, any or all of the operations or services authorized, conducted or permitted under this
franchise.
SECTION 5. INSURANCE.
The Franchisee shall provide and maintain in full force and effect during the term
of this franchise liability insurance in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section
4.73.180 of Chapter 4.73 of the Anaheim Municipal Code and RFP.
SECTION 6 CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.
In the event of any conflict between any provisions of this ordinance and any
provision of Chapter 4.73 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, the provisions set forth in said
Chapter 4.73 shall prevail.
SECTION 7 SEVERABILITY.
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section,
paragraph, sentence, phrase or word of this ordinance be declared for any reason to be invalid or
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unenforceable by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the
City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the
elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 8 SAVINGS CLAUSE.
The adoption of this ordinance shall not in any manner affect the prosecution for
violations of ordinances which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor
be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any
violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as
ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be
construed as restatements and continuations and not as new enactments.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 1st day of November, 2022, and thereafter
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the �_ day of
November , 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem O'Neil and Council Members Diaz,
Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYO PRO ftNl OF THE CIT OF
ANAHEIM
AT
CITY CLAK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Ordinance No. 6547 introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Anaheim, held on the 11 day of November. 2022, and that the same was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 15t' day of November, 2022, by the
following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tern O'Neil and Council Members Diaz, Ma'ae, Moreno, Valencia
and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16t' of November, 2022.
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SUMMARY PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 6W
AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM GRANTING A NON-
EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO AMERICAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION, INC.
AND AMERICAN GROUND TRANSPORTATION, LLC DBA 24/7 TAXI CAB, FOR
THE PURPOSE OFOPERATING TAXICAB SERVICE IN THECITYOF ANAHEIM
The primary purpose of this ordinance Is to grant American Ground Transportation,
Inc. and American Ground Transportation, LLC dba 24/7 Taxi Cab a taxicab franchise
for 50 taxicabs.
1, Theresa Bass, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Is a summary of Ordinance No. MAT, which ordinance was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the CIN of Anaheim on November 1, 2022 and was duly
passed and atlopled at a regular meeting of the Council on November 15, 2022 by the
following roll COI I vote of the memberS tnereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem O'Nel l and Council Members Dlaz, Ma'ae, Moreno,
Valencia and Faessel
NOES: None
ABASENT:
None
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The above summary Is a brief description of the sublect matter contained In the text of
Ordinance No..AW4 which has been prepared pursuant to Section 512 of the Charter of
the City of Anaheim. This summary does not Include or describe every provision of the
ordinance and should not be relied on as a substitute for the full text of the ordlnance.
To obtain a copy of the full text of the ordinance, please contact the Office of the City
Clerk, (714) 765-5166, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There
Is no charge for the copy.
Anaheim Bulletin
Published: 11 /24122
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original Ordinance No. 6547 and was published in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 24t"
day of November, 2022, pursuant to Section 512 of the City Charter of the City of
Anaheim.
CITY C ERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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