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Home My WebLink AboutAGMT - OCTA (OC Taxi Admin Program Funding Agmt C-7-1985 )z 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND CITY OF SEAL BEACH THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 is effective this 223R� day of JUl 2018, (the "Amendment ") by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority, 550 South Main Street, P.O. Box 14184, Orange, California 92863 -1584, a public corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "Authority "), and the City of Seal Beach, a municipal corporation, 211 81h Street, Seal Beach, California 90740 (hereinafter referred to as "City"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Authority and City entered into a funding agreement (the "Agreement ") to continue the Authority's administration of the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ( OCTAP) on behalf of the Orange County cities, including City, and the County of Orange ( "County ") through June 30, 2018. WHEREAS, the Agreement conditioned the continued administration of OCTAP by the Authority upon the receipt of payment from each city, including City, and the County. WHEREAS, the cities and County have requested, and the Authority has agreed, to continue administration of OCTAP for an additional six (6) months through December 31, 2018 on behalf of the Orange County cities and the County upon receipt of additional funding from each city and the County, including City. WHEREAS, Authority and City desire to extend the Term of the Agreement for an additional six (6) months through December 31, 2018 for continued administration of OCTAP. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed by Authority and City that the Agreement is hereby amended in the following particulars only: Page 1 of 2 Rev Dale: 316/2018 1 z 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 to 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 is 19 20 21 22 23 Y' 24 �2A 25 ' 26 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 1. Paragraph 1 of the Agreement, Term, is hereby amended and shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: 1. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until December 31, 2018 ('Term "), unless extended upon mutual written agreement by the parties." 2. Paragraph 2, City responsibilities, is hereby amended and shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: "2. City Responsibilities. For the period of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, City agrees to pay Authority the amount designated in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and will continue to participate as a member of OCTAP. For the period July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, City agrees to pay Authority the amount designated in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and will continue to participate as a member of OCTAP." The balance of the Agreement remains unchanged. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth above. CITY OF SEAL BEACH By r-, Vikki Beatley Director of Finance ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY By R` Vatirv/ �- Pia Veesapen Manager, Contracts and Procurement Page 2 of 2 ESTIMATED COST ALLOCATION AMENDMENT NO.1 TO ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 JULY 1, 2018 - DECEMBER 31, 2018 EXHIBIT B City 2018 Population or Trips Funding Share Cost Recovery Based on Funding Share ** Aliso Viejo 51,950 1 -59% $ 2,367.24 Anaheim 357,084 10.95% $ 16,271.50 Brea 44,890 1.38% $ 2,045.53 Buena Park 83,995 2.58% $ 3,827.46 Costa Mesa 115,296 3.54% $ 5,253.77 Cypress 49,978 1.53% $ 2,277.38 Dana Point 34,071 1.04% $ 1,552.54 Fountain Valley 56,920 1.75% $ 2,593.71 Fullerton 144,214 4.42% $ 6,571.50 Garden Grove 176,896 5.42% $ 8,060.74 Huntin ton Beach 202,648 6.21% $ 9,234.20 Irvine 276,176 8.47% $ 12,584.70 Laguna Beach 23,309 0.71% $ 1,062.14 Laguna Hills 31,818 0.98% $ 1,449.87 Laguna Niguel 65,377 2.00% $ 2,979.08 Laguna Woods 16,597 0.51% $ 756.29 La Habra 62,850 1.93% $ 2,863.93 Lake Forest 84,845 2.60% $ 3,866.19 Mission Viejo Not in OCTAP $ - La Palma 15,948 0.49% $ 726.71 Los Alamitos 11,863 0.36% $ 540.57 Newport Beach 87,182 2.67% $ 3,972.68 Orange 141,942 4.35% $ 6,467.97 Placentia 52,755 1.62% $ 2,403.92 Rancho Santa Margarita 49,329 1.51% $ 2,247.81 San Clemente 65,543 2.01% $ 2,986.64 San Juan Capistrano 36,759 1.13% $ 1,675.02 Santa Ana 338,247 10.37% $ 15,413.14 Seal:Beach `. ::. _. 25,984 „0.80% $ 1,184,03 Stanton 39,470 1.21% $ 1,798.56 Tustin 82,344 2.53% $ 3,752.23 Villa Park 5,951 0.18% $ 271.17 Westminster 94,476 2.90% $ 4,305.05 Yorba Linda 69,121 2.12% 1 $ 3,149.68 County of Orange (includes JWA)* 265,320 8.14%1 $ 12,090.02 TOTALS 3,261,148 100% 148,603.00 * Based on trips not population ** Costs are estimated, may adjust slighlty 6113/18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND CITY OF SEAL BEACH FOR ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective this 2 I'd day of OCTOSC-12- 2017, by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority, 550 South Main Street, P.O. Box 14184, Orange, CA 92863 -1584, a public corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "Authority "), and the City of Seal Beach, 211 8th Street, Seal Beach, California 90740, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City ") each individually known as "Party" and collectively known as "Parties ". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ( "OCTAP ") is a voluntary association of Orange County cities and the County of Orange ( "County "), including City, which have delegated the issuance of taxicab vehicle licenses and driver permits and other administrative functions to the Authority; and WHEREAS, the City agreed to participate in OCTAP in order to increase public safety, reduce administrative costs, and expand the provision of private transportation service in Orange County; and WHEREAS, the Authority provides staff and administrative services necessary to implement the OCTAP rules and regulations. The City retains all responsibility for taxicab regulation and enforcement within its borders; and WHEREAS, the Authority collects permit fees to offset the costs of administering the program. Due to the declining revenues from permit fees, however, the Authority determined it is unsustainable for Page 1 of 3 Last Rev: 920/2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 OCTAP to continue as funded and therefore provided the requisite 12 -month notice to all cities and the County that the Authority will withdraw as the OCTAP administrative agency; and WHEREAS, the Orange County cities and County have requested, and the Authority has agreed, to continue administration of the OCTAP program on behalf of the Orange County cities and the County upon receipt of funding from each city and the County, including City; NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed by Authority and City as follows: 1. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until June 30, 2018 ('Term "), unless extended upon mutual written agreement by the Parties. 2. City responsibilities. City agrees to pay Authority the amount designated in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and will continue to participate as a member of OCTAP. 3. Payment. City agrees to pay Authority within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from Authority. 4. Authority responsibilities. Based upon the condition that City makes the payment to Authority referenced in Paragraph 3, Authority agrees to continue to administer OCTAP on behalf of City through the Term of this Agreement at the level allowed by available funding. 5. Termination. Should Assembly Bill 1069 (2017) or similar legislation pass and become effective during the Term of the Agreement, the Authority reserves the right to terminate the Agreement. If so terminated, the Parties agree to meet and confer regarding any unexpended funds provided by City pursuant to the Agreement. Page 2 of 3 AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the date first set forth 2 above. 3 CITY OF SEAL BEACH ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 4 - 5 BY: 6 I Vikki Beatley Virginia adessa Director of Finance Direct r Contracts Administration and Materials Management 8 Approved as 7 9 By: / Craig teel , City Attonney 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 VJ (-� , I Page 3 of 3 FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 EXHIBIT A Orange County Taxi Administration Program Member Agency Contributions Fiscal Year 2017 -18 city 2016 Population or Trips Funding Share Cost Recovery Based on Funding Share Aliso Viejo 50,509 1.52% $ 2,535.40 Anaheim 358,136 10.78% $ 17,977.34 Brea 43,710 1.32% $ 2,194.11 Buena Park 83,347 2.51% $ 4,183.77 Costa Mesa 114,603 3.45% $ 5,752.72 Cypress 49,743 1.50% $ 2,496.95 Dana Point 33,415 1.01% $ 1,677.33 Fountain Valley 56,714 1.71% $ 2,846.87 Fullerton 142,457 4.29% $ 7,150.91 Garden Grove 177,303 5.34% $ 8,900.07 Huntington Beach 195,212 5.87% $ 9,799.05 Irvine 258,386 7.78% $ 12,970.19 Laguna Beach 23,617 0.71% $ 1,185.50 Laguna Hills 30,681 0.92% $ 1,540.09 Laguna Niguel 66,142 1.99% $ 3,320.13 Laguna Woods 16,213 0.49% $ 813.84 La Habra 62,064 1.87% $ 3,115.42 Lake Forest 83,910 2.53% $ 4,212.03 La Palma 16,057 0.48% $ 806.01 Los Alamitos 11,738 0.35% $ 589.21 Mission Viejo 96,701 2.91% $ 4,854.10 Newport Beach 84,270 2.54% $ 4,230.10 Orange 141,420 4.26% $ 7,098.85 Placentia 52,263 1.57% $ 2,623.44 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,516 1.46% $ 2,435.36 San Clemente 66,245 1.99% $ 3,325.30 San Juan Capistrano 36,085 1.09% $ 1,811.36 Santa Ana 342,930 10.32% $ 17,214.04 251078 - ``'0:75% - =$ T258'84 Stanton 39,751 1.20% $ 1,995.38 Tustin 82,717 2.49% $ 4,152.14 Villa Park 5,948 0.18% $ 298.57 Westminster 94,073 2.83% $ 4,722.18 Yorba Linda 67,637 2.04% 1 $ 3,395.17 County of Orange (includes JWA)* 265,3201 7.98% 1 $ 13,318.25 TOTALS 1 3,322,911 100% 166,80030 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND CITY OF SEAL BEACH FOR ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement') is effective this 2r�day of Dr-zoBCR 2017, by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority, 550 South Main Street, P.O. Box 14184, Orange, CA 92863 -1584, a public corporation of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "Authority "), and the City of Seal Beach, 211 8th Street, Seal Beach, California 90740, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City ") each individually known as "Party" and collectively known as 'Parties ". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ( "OCTAP ") is a voluntary association of Orange County cities and the County of Orange ( "County "), including City, which have delegated the issuance of taxicab vehicle licenses and driver permits and other administrative functions to the Authority; and WHEREAS, the City agreed to participate in OCTAP in order to increase public safety, reduce administrative costs, and expand the provision of private transportation service in Orange County; and WHEREAS, the Authority provides staff and administrative services necessary to implement the OCTAP rules and regulations. The City retains all responsibility for taxicab regulation and enforcement within its borders; and WHEREAS, the Authority collects permit fees to offset the costs of administering the program. Due to the declining revenues from permit fees, however, the Authority determined it is unsustainable for Page 1 of 3 Last Rev: 9/20/2017 AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 1 OCTAP to continue as funded and therefore provided the requisite 12 -month notice to all cities and the 2 County that the Authority will withdraw as the OCTAP administrative agency; and 3 WHEREAS, the Orange County cities and County have requested, and the Authority has agreed, 4 to continue administration of the OCTAP program on behalf of the Orange County cities and the County 5 upon receipt of funding from each city and the County, including City; 6 NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed by Authority and City as follows: 7 1. Term. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until June 30, 2018 ('Term "), 8 unless extended upon mutual written agreement by the Parties. 9 2. City responsibilities. City agrees to pay Authority the amount designated in Exhibit A, 10 attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and will continue to participate as a member of 11 OCTAP. 12 3. Payment. City agrees to pay Authority within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from 13 Authority. 14 4. Authority responsibilities. Based upon the condition that City makes the payment to 15 Authority referenced in Paragraph 3, Authority agrees to continue to administer OCTAP on behalf of City 16 through the Term of this Agreement at the level allowed by available funding. 17 5. Termination. Should Assembly Bill 1069 (2017) or similar legislation pass and become 18 effective during the Term of the Agreement, the Authority reserves the right to terminate the Agreement. 19 If so terminated, the Parties agree to meet and confer regarding any unexpended funds provided by City 20 pursuant to the Agreement. 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / Page 2 of 3 1 2'. 3 4 5 6' 7 AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the date first set forth above. CITY OF SEAL BEACH Y Vikki Beatley Director of Finance 8 App 9 By: 10 -- - -- 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 VJ ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY By: Virginia Abadessa Director, Contracts Administration and Materials Manaqement Page 3 of 3 FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. C -7 -1985 EXHIBIT A Orange County Taxi Administration Program Member Agency Contributions Fiscal Year 2017 -18 City 2016 Population or Trips Funding Share Cost Recovery Based on Funding Share Aliso Viejo 50,509 1.52% $ 2,535.40 Anaheim 358,136 10.78% $ 17,977.34 Brea 43,710 1.32% $ 2,194.11 Buena Park 83,347 2.51% $ 4,183.77 Costa Mesa 114,603 3.45% $ 5,752.72 Cypress 49,743 1.50% $ 2,496.95 Dana Point 33,415 1.01% $ 1,677.33 Fountain Valley 56,714 1.71% $ 2,846.87 Fullerton 142,457 4.29% $ 7,150.91 Garden Grove 177,303 5.34% $ 8,900.07 Huntington Beach 195,212 5.87% $ 9,799.05 Irvine 258,386 7.78% $ 12,970.19 Laguna Beach 23,617 0.71% $ 1,185.50 Laguna Hills 30,681 0.92% $ 1,540.09 Laguna Niguel 66,142 1.99% $ 3,320.13 Laguna Woods 16,213 0.49% $ 813.84 La Habra 62,064 1.87% $ 3,115.42 Lake Forest 83,910 2.53% $ 4,212.03 La Palma 16,057 0.48% $ 806.01 Los Alamitos 11,738 0.35% $ 589.21 Mission Viejo 96,701 2.91% $ 4,854.10 Newport Beach 84,270 2.54% $ 4,230.10 Orange 141,420 4.26% $ 7,098.85 Placentia 52,263 1.57% $ 2,623.44 Rancho Santa Margarita 48,516 1.46% $ 2,435.36 San Clemente 66,245 1.99% $ 3,325.30 San Juan Capistrano 36,085 1.09% $ 1,811.36 Santa Ana 342,930 10.32% $ 17,214.04 Seal;Beach" 25;07870:75 % — :$`'- ^ -- 1258:84: Stanton 39,751 1.20% $ 1,995.38 Tustin 82,717 2.49% $ 4,152.14 Villa Park 5,948 0.18% $ 298.57 Westminster 94,073 2.83% $ 4,722.18 Yorba Linda 67,637 2.04% $ 3,395.17 County of Orange (includes JWA)* 265,320 7.98% $ 13,318.25 TOTALS 3,322,911 100% 15 166,800.00 ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM (OCTAP) INTER - AGENCY AGREEMENT . The City of Seal Beach (City) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) agree to: A. Participate in the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ( OCTAP) with the goal of increasing public safety, reducing administrative costs, and expanding the provision of private transportation service in Orange County, B. Mutually adopt OCTAP Rules (attached) to govern the administration of taxi service within participating jurisdictions. IL The City agrees to: A. Participate as member of OCTAP effective a �( I� and continue until terminated by a one year written otice. B. Appoint City Manager or his /her designee to be member of the OCTAP Steering Committee and City Police Chief or his /her designee to serve on OCTAP Public Safety Committee, C. Adopt and enforce a city taxi cab ordinance consistent with OCTAP Rules, and use such ordinance as the exclusive method of regulating taxi cabs within the City. D. Enforce and if necessary prosecute all violations of city taxi ordinance and OCTAP Rules. 111. The OCTA agrees to: A. Provide staff and administrative services necessary to implement and enforce the OCTAP Rules. B. Collect license and permit fees to offset administrative costs. C. Provide City with 12 months written notice prior to withdrawing from OCTAP. s Signed /dated: for City OOTA Chief Executive Officer ,r � ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ( OCTAP) RULES Scope: A. OCTAP is a voluntary association of Orange County cities which have delegated the issuance of taxicab vehicle licenses and driver permits and other administrative functions to the OCTA. Each city will retain all authority and responsibility for taxicab regulation and enforcement within its borders. 1. As used in these Rules, the term Taxi includes those services defined in Government Code section 53075.5 and regulated by municipal agencies in California. B. The objective of OCTAP is to increase public safety, reduce administrative costs for the public and private sector, and to expand the provision of private transportation service in Orange County. C. Each city will select the company(ies) authorized to operate within that city, and will determine the boundaries of service those companies may serve. II. Administration: A. A Taxicab Administrator, an employee of OCTA, will manage all OCTA responsibilities required to administer OCTAP activities. B. An OCTAP Steering Committee will meet quarterly to advise OCTA on policy issues. The Committee includes the City Manager or his /her designee from each participating city, one representative of licensed taxicab companies chosen by all licensed taxicab companies, and one representative chosen by all of the Chambers of Commerce of participating cities. C. An OCTAP Safety Committee will meet quarterly to advise OCTA and the OCTAP Steering Committee on issues of public safety. The Committee will include the Police Chief or his designee from each participating city.. III. Authorized taxicab companies /operators A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will adopt policies and procedures governing the issuance of operating licenses to taxi companies. B. OCTA will review applications for service, conduct background and insurance reviews, and issue a license to approved companies - Such license may be revoked only by OCTA, with appeal to the OCTAP Steering Committee or other appeals process adopted by the Committee. C. Each participating OCTAP city will authorize some or all of the licensed taxi companies to operate within their city and will notify the OCTA of those approved companies. No other companies or 'individuals may provide taxi service within the city. IV. Authorized Taxicab Vehicles A. Only taxicab vehicles approved by OCTAP may operate within an OCTAP city. B. The OCTAP Steering Committee will develop policies and procedures for the licensing of taxicabs, including provisions for periodic vehicle inspections. C. Each city will determine the number of taxicabs authorized to operate within the city. D: Each city will enforce the OCTAP. licensing requirements, prosecute violators, and notify OCTA of such occurrences. V. Authorized Taxicab Drivers A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will develop policies and procedures for the permitting of taxicab drivers, including provisions for background checks and other requirements adopted by OCTAP. The development of these policies will be based on recommendations of the OCTAP Safety Committee. B. OCTA will issue taxi driver permits for all participating OCTAP cities. Only taxicab drivers permitted by OCTA may operate within an OCTAP city. C. Revocations and denials of driver permits may be appealed to the OCTAP Steering Committee or an appeals process approved by the Committee. D. Each city will enforce the OCTAP permitting requirements and will promptly notify OCTA of violations. VI. Public complaints A. - Each participating OCTAP city will notify OCTA about public complaints regarding taxicab companies, vehicles, and drivers within .its jurisdiction. VII. OCTAP license and permit fees A. A fee schedule for OCTAP functions will be proposed by.the OCTAP Administrator, reviewed by the OCTAP Steering .Committee, and approved by the OCTA Board of .Directors. Each city taxi ordinance shall provide that payment of OCTAP fees is required prior to furnishing taxi service. B. The fee schedule is intended to achieve full cost recovery for all costs incurred by OCTA in the administration of OCTAP. All fees will be collected and retained by OCTA unless otherwise. authorized by the OCTAP Steering Committee. C. Changes'to the fee schedule must be approved by the OCTAP Steering Committee and the OCTA Board, with affected operators and drivers notified in advance of such approval. D. OCTA will not collect franchise fees, business license fees, or other fees imposed by participating cities on taxi operators or drivers. VIII. Taxi fares A. Each year the OCTAP Administrator will conduct a study of comparable taxicab fares and recommend a fare schedule to the OCTAP Steering Committee. Each city agrees to adopt the taxicab , fare levels approved by the OCTAP Steering Committee. IX. Other responsibilities A. All policies, procedures, ordinances, rules,'etc'. pertaining to taxicab operators, vehicles, drivers, fares, notices, safety; taxicab stands and pickup, hours of operations, and all other functions not specifically provided for in these rules as written or amended, will be the responsibility of each city. X. Dispute Resolution A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will establish a dispute hearing process so that drivers and operators may appeal license and permit,decisions made by the OCTAP Administrator. ti XI. Liability A. OCTA is providing an administrative service on behalf of each' participating city, and is not assuming any liability for the performance of taxicab operators, vehicles, or.drivers...' . B. OCTA is not responsible for the enforcement of city ordinances. X11. Amendments . A. These rules may be amended by a majority vote .of the OCTAP Steering Committee and approval of the OCTA Board of Directors. J 0&/0,3/q-7 o ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ( OCTAP) ER- AGENCY AGREEMENT The City ) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) agree to: A. Participate in the Orange County Taxi Administration Program ( OCTAP) with the goal of increasing public safety, reducing administrative costs, and expanding the provision of private transportation service in Orange County. B. Mutually adopt OCTAP Rules (attached) to govern the administration of taxi service within participating jurisdictions. II. The City agrees to: A. Participate as member of OCTAP effective July 1, 1997 and continue until terminated by a one year written notice. B. Appoint City Manager or his/her designee to be member of the OCTAP Steering Committee and City Police Chief or his/her designee to serve on OCTAP Public Safety Committee. C. Adopt and enforce a city taxi cab ordinance consistent with OCTAP Rules, and use such ordinance and any applicable state laws as the exclusive method of regulating taxi cabs within the city. D. Enforce and if necessary prosecute all violations of city taxi ordinance and OCTAP Rules occurring within the City. III. The OCTA agrees to: A. Provide staff and administrative services necessary to implement the OCTAP rules and enforce administrative violations. B. Collect license and permit fees to offset administrative costs. C. Provide city with 12 months written notice prior to withdrawing from OCTAP. Signed /dated: for city OCTA Chief Executive Officer 2127/97 0 0 ORANGE COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ( OCTAP) RULES Scope: A. OCTAP is a voluntary association of Orange County cities which have delegated the issuance of taxicab vehicle licenses and driver permits and other administrative functions to the OCTA. Each city will retain all authority and responsibility for taxicab regulation and enforcement within its borders. As used in these Rules, the term Taxi includes those services defined in Government Code section 53075.5 and regulated by municipal agencies in California. B. The objective of OCTAP is to increase public safety, reduce administrative costs for the public and private sector, and to expand the provision of private transportation service in Orange County. C. Each city will select the company(ies) authorized to operate within that city, and will determine the boundaries of service those companies may serve. It. Administration: A. A Taxicab Administrator, an employee of OCTA, will manage all OCTA responsibilities required to administer OCTAP activities. B. An OCTAP Steering Committee will meet quarterly to advise OCTA on policy issues. The Committee includes the City Manager or his/her designee from each participating city, one representative of licensed taxicab companies chosen by all licensed taxicab companies, and one representative chosen by all of the Chambers of Commerce of participating cities. C. An OCTAP Safety Committee will meet quarterly to advise OCTA and the OCTAP Steering Committee on issues of public safety. The Committee will include the Police Chief or his designee from each participating city. III. Authorized taxicab companies /operators A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will adopt policies and procedures governing the issuance of operating licenses to taxi companies. 227/97 0 0 B. OCTA will review applications for service, conduct background and insurance reviews, and issue a license to approved companies. Such license may be revoked only by OCTA, with appeal to the OCTAP Steering Committee or other appeals process adopted by the Committee. C. Each participating OCTAP city will authorize some or all of the licensed taxi companies to operate within their city and will notify the OCTA of those approved companies. No other companies or individuals may provide taxi service within the city. IV. Authorized Taxicab Vehicles A. Only taxicab vehicles approved by OCTAP may operate within an OCTAP city. B. The OCTAP Steering Committee will develop policies and procedures for the licensing of taxicabs, including provisions for periodic vehicle inspections. C. Each city will determine the number of taxicabs authorized to operate within the city. D. Each city will enforce the OCTAP licensing requirements, prosecute violators, and notify OCTA of such occurrences. V. Authorized Taxicab Drivers A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will develop policies and procedures for the permitting of taxicab drivers, including provisions for background checks and other requirements adopted by OCTAP. The development of these policies will be based on recommendations of the OCTAP Safety Committee. B. OCTA will issue taxi driver permits for all participating OCTAP cities. Only taxicab drivers permitted by OCTA may operate within an OCTAP city. C. Revocations and denials of driver permits may be appealed to the OCTAP Steering Committee or an appeals process approved by the Committee. D. Each city will enforce the OCTAP permitting requirements and will promptly notify OCTA of violations. 2127197 VI VII OU IX. X. vzns7 0 Public complaints A. Each participating OCTAP city will notify OCTA about public complaints regarding taxicab companies, vehicles, and drivers within its jurisdiction. OCTAP license and permit fees A. A fee schedule for OCTAP functions will be proposed by the OCTAP Administrator, reviewed by the OCTAP Steering Committee, and approved by the OCTA Board of Directors. Each city taxi ordinance shall provide that payment of OCTAP fees is required prior to furnishing taxi service. B. The fee schedule is intended to achieve full cost recovery for all costs incurred by OCTA in the administration of OCTAP, and shall not exceed the reasonable approximate cost. All fees will be collected and retained by OCTA unless otherwise authorized by the OCTAP Steering Committee. C. Changes to the fee schedule must be approved by the OCTAP Steering Committee and the OCTA Board, with affected operators and drivers notified in advance of such approval. D. OCTA will not collect franchise fees, business license fees, or other fees imposed by participating cities on taxi operators or drivers. Taxi fares A. Each year the OCTAP Administrator will conduct a study of comparable taxicab fares and recommend a fare schedule to the OCTAP Steering Committee. Each city agrees to adopt the taxicab fare levels approved by the OCTAP Steering Committee. Other responsibilities A. All policies, procedures, ordinances, rules, etc. pertaining to taxicab operators, vehicles, drivers, fares, notices, safety, taxicab stands and pickup, hours of operations, and all other functions not specifically provided for in these rules as written or amended, will be the responsibility of each city. Dispute Resolution M 9 A. The OCTAP Steering Committee will establish a dispute hearing process so that drivers and operators may appeal license and permit decisions made by the OCTAP Administrator. XI. Liability A. OCTA is providing an administrative service on behalf of each participating city, and is not assuming any liability for the performance of taxicab operators, vehicles, or drivers. B. OCTA is not responsible for the enforcement of city ordinances. XI I. Amendments A. These rules may be amended by a majority vote of the OCTAP Steering Committee and approval of the OCTA Board of Directors. 2127/97