98-031RESOLUTION 98R - 31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ADOPTING CERTAIN FEES TO COVER THE
COST OF PROCESSING TAXICAB OPERATOR PERMITS
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53075.5 requires the
City to adopt an ordinance or resolution in regard to taxicab
transportation service within the City, including regulation of
employment of taxicab drivers, establishment or registration of
rates for taxicab transportation service, and a drug and alcohol
testing program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has entered into an inter-
agency agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority
("OCTA") in which the City agreed to participate in the Orange
County Taxi Administration Program ("OCTAPr) and the OCTA agreed
to provide the staff and administrative services necessary to
implement the program (the "OCTAP Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the goal of the OCTAP is to increase public
safety, reduce administrative costs, and expand the provision of
private transportation service in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, OCTAP will provide all the services necessary
for the City to comply with Government Code Section 53075.5
regarding regulation of taxicab transportation services within
the City; and
WHEREAS, the OCTAP Steering Committee has determined
the cost of administering the program and has established certain
fees covering those costs, which costs are set forth in Exhibit
~A" hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and approves of
the fees established by the OCTAP Steering Committee; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted Ordinance No.
repealing Chapter 4.72 in its entirety and adopting a new Chapter
4.72 to Title 4 of the Anaheim Municipal Code regulating taxicab
businesses in the City, which authorizes certain fees to cover
the City's cost of processing taxicab operator permits to be
established by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a