RES-10406 Adopting Revised Orange County Taxi Administration Program RegulationsRESOLUTION NO. 10406
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE ADOPTING REVISED ORANGE
COUNTY TAXI ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53075.5 et. seq. requires every city or
county to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by adopting an Ordinance or
Resolution in regard to taxicab transportation services which are operated within the
jurisdiction of said city or county; and
WHEREAS, Orange County cities have formed a voluntary association, the Orange
County Taxi Administration Program (OCTAP), to coordinate taxicab service permitting and
other administrative functions with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in
order to increase public safety, to reduce administrative costs for the public and the private
sector, and to expand the provisions of private transportation service in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 1997, the City of Orange entered into an interagency
agreement with the OCTA in which the City agreed to participate as a member agency in
OCTAP and the OCTA agreed to provide the staff and administrative services necessary to
implement the Program; and
WHEREAS, OCTAP established uniform regulations applicable to taxicab
companies and taxicab drivers, adopting minimum standards for insurance, equipment,
mechanical conditions, taxicab fares, and other aspects of taxicab operations; and
WHEREAS, the uniform regulations established by OCTAP are designed to comply
with the City's responsibilities under Government Code Section 53075.5; and
WHEREAS, OCTAP has been in operation since 1998 and has conducted quarterly
meetings with OCTAP Steering Committee and OCTAP Public Safety Committee,
comprised of designated representatives from each OCTAP member agency; and
WHEREAS, the OCTAP Safety Committee has reviewed, and the OCTAP Steering
Committee has reviewed and approved amendments to the OCTAP Regulations to further
protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons utilizing taxicab services in member
agencies' jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Orange hereby ratifies and adopts the revised OCTAP Regulations dated and approved by the
OCTAP Steering Committee on October 1, 2009, which Regulations are attached hereto as
Attachment A.
Adopted this 12th day of January 2010.
aroly~ ~'. ~avecche, Mayor,Z ity of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary y, Cit Jerk, ~ o Orange
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of January, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Ma a City Clerk, f Orange