HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 59-91 - 12/10/1991 - AGRMT/SENIOR CITIZ/HANDICAPPED PERSON RESOLUTION NO. 59-91
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE
CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ELK
GROVE VILLAGE AND JON'S SUBURBAN TAXI
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, 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 10th day of December 1991.
APPROVED this 10th day of December 1991.
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
AGREEMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZEN/HANDICAPPED PERSON
WEEKEND TAXICAB SERVICE
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this loch day of December 1991, by and
between the VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, an Illinois Municipal Corporation
(hereinafter referred as the "Village") and Jon's Suburban Taxi
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Cab Company") :
WITNESSETH
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:
I.
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 a Special Users
Travel Card from the Regional Transportation Authority.
"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 a Special Users
Travel Card from the Regional Transportation Authority.
"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. The passenger shall be charged at the then applicable taxicab rates
charged for regular service. The total fare shall be reduced by Two ($2.00)
Dollars, 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
Regional Transportation Authority and receive a Special Users Travel card.
The 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
Village on a monthly basis, or at such other time interval as is mutually
- 2 -
agreeable and shall receive Two ($2.00) Dollars for each signed ticket
submitted. Failure to have a trip ticket signed by the senior
citizen/handicapped person passenger will preclude payment by the Village.
V.
MULTIPLE PASSENGERS
A. If two or more senior citizens are picked up at the same location
and travel to the same destination point, the fare will be the meter rate
plus Ten ($.10) Cents per additional passenger. In these instances, the
fare will be reduced by Two ($2.00) Dollars, 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 person eligible for the reduced fare travels together with a
person not eligible for the reduced fare, then 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 or amend the subsidy
program upon giving thirty (30) day written notice to the Cab Company,
advising them of the Village' s intent to cancel or amend such service.
VII .
INSURANCE
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
pursuant to hearing and notice by the Public Vehicle Commission of the
Village.
- 3 -
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto set their hands and seals this
10th day of December 1991.
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE JON'S SUBURBAN TAXI
Charles J. Zettek BY:
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
- 4 -