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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 48-90 - 7/24/1990 - TAXICAB SERVICE/WEEKENDRESOLUTION NO. 48-90 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND AMERICAN TAXI COMPANY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and Du Page, State of Illinois as follows: Section 1: That the Village President be and is hereby authorized to sign the attached documents marked: Agreement For Senior Citizen/Handicapped Person Weekend Taxicab Service a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth and the Village Clerk is authorized to attest said documents upon the signature of the Village President. Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval according to law. PASSED this 24th day of Jules 1990. APPROVED this 24th ATTEST: Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk day of July , 1990. Charles J. Zettek Village President AGREEMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZEN/HANDICAPPED PERSON WEEKEND TAXICAB SERVICE THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 24th day of July , 1990, by and between the VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, an Illinois Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred as the "Village") and American Taxi Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Cab Company"): W I T N E S S E T H 1. That the Village of Elk Grove Village is an Illinois Home Rule Municipality and as such is empowered to enact certain regulations and enter into certain agreements as authorized by the Constitution of the State of Illinois. 2. That the Cab Company is duly licensed to provide taxicab service within the Village. 3. That the Village has been advised that the senior citizens/handicapped persons of the Village are frequently in need of taxicab service, including trips for necessary medical care and treatment, but that the cost thereof imposes a financial burden on them. 4. That the Village in the exercise of its home rule authority is desirous of subsidizing the taxicab fares normally required of senior citizens/handicapped persons to afford them the opportunity of transportation on weekends at a reasonable cost. 5. The Cab Company has indicated its intent,to fully cooperate in said weekend subsidy program, subject to such conditions as hereinafter set forth, and has indicated an ability to serve the senior citizens/handicapped persons at the fare price contained herein. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between the parties hereto as follows: DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: "Senior Citizen" shall include all residents of the Village sixty-five (65) years of age or older who have registered and received identification cards from the Village Clerk's Office. "Handicapped Person" shall mean a handicapped person having a Medicaid or Medicare card issued by the State of Illinois and/or a statement from a doctor stating a permanent total disability of a long term origin, which is expected to continue and who have registered and received an identification card from the Village Clerk's Office. "Trip" shall mean the boarding of a passenger or passengers at one location and travelling to one destination point, and shall not include• round -trips after short stopovers or trips with more than one stop -off point. "Service" shall mean the provision of subsidized taxicab transportation on Saturday and Sunday only. II. RATES Notwithstanding the normal rates for taxicab service as is set forth in Section 18.4213 of the Municipal Code of the Village, the Cab Company shall provide taxicab service to all registered senior citizens/handicapped persons of the Village at the following rates: A. A flat fee of Two Dollars and no cents ($2.00) shall be charged for all senior citizens/handicapped persons for one-way trips within the Village limits, Fifty-five Cents ($.55) of which shall be charged to the passenger and One Dollar and Forty-five Cents ($1.45) billed to the Village as hereinafter provided. B. Any trip beyond the Village limits shall be charged at the then applicable taxicab rates charged for regular service. The total fare shall be reduced by One Dollar and Forty-five Cents ($1.45), which amount shall be billed to the Village as hereinafter provided. III. ELIGIBILITY In order to be eligible for the subsidy taxicab program, a senior citizen/handicapped person as herein defined must register with the Village Clerk and receive an identification card. The Village ID Card must be presented to the cab driver upon entering a taxi. No other source of identification shall be honored by the Cab Company. IV. TRIP TICKETS The Cab Company will provide trip tickets, which tickets shall require the recording by the driver of such information as the Village deems necessary. The Cab Company shall submit copies of the trip tickets to the - 2 - Village on a monthly basis, or at such other time interval as is mutually agreeable and shall receive One Dollar and Forty-five Cents ($1.45) for each signed ticket submitted. Failure to have a trip ticket signed by the senior citizen/handicapped person passenger will preclude payment by the Village. V. MULTIPLE PASSENGERS A. If two or more senior citizens are picked up at the same location and travel to the same destination point, the fare will be either the flat rate, if within the Village, or the meter rate, if outside the Village limits, plus Ten Cents ($.10) per additional passenger. In both instances, the fare will be reduced by One Dollar and Forty-five Cents ($1.45), which shall be paid by the Village as hereinabove provided, and only one trip ticket shall be signed. If two or more senior citizens are travelling together, and have separate destination points, a separate fare will be charged for each separate stop, and separate trip tickets must be signed. B. If a senior citizen and non -senior citizen travel together, the subsidy shall not be in effect and the passengers shall pay the regular meter rate. C. If a handicapped person and non -handicapped person travel together the subsidy shall not be in effect and the passengers shall pay the regular meter rate. VI. DISCONTINUANCE The Village shall have the right to discontinue the subsidy program upon giving thirty (30) day written notice to the Cab Company, advising them of the Village's intent to cancel such service. VII. MqiioamrP The Cab Company shall make the Village an additional party insured on each insurance policy in effect. VIII. VIOLATIONS If the Cab Company violates any of the provisions of this Agreement, or fails to render proper service to senior citizens/handicapped persons, all licenses of such Company shall be subject to suspension or revocation - 3 - pursuant to hearing and notice by the Public Vehicle Commission of the Village. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto set their hands and seals this 24th day of July , 1990. VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AMERICAN TAXI Charles J. Zettek BY: Village President ATTEST: Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk - 4 -