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Every person or entity issued a taxicab operator permit shall:
(A) Display on the exterior of each taxicab the name or trademark of the person under whose authority the taxicab is being operated or the name of the lessor or lessee thereof;
(B) Display in the interior of each taxicab the sign required by Cal. Vehicle Code, Section 27908;
(C) Display the schedule of rates and charges in a conspicuous place in each taxicab. visible to all passengers, together with the name, business address, and telephone number of the taxicab operator;
(D) Calculate taxicab fares on an accurate meter approved and inspected by the county weights and measures officer;
(E) Collect from taxicab passengers only the amounts displayed on the schedule of rates and charges, plus any tip that the passenger offers;
(F) Obtain for each taxicab and keep in force during the term of the permit, public liability and bodily injury insurance, issued by a California admitted insurance carrier or an insurance carrier with an A.M. Best rating of A-VII or better. The insurance policy shall be endorsed to state that coverage may not be suspended, voided, canceled, or reduced in coverage or limits without 15 days' prior written notice to the license collector. The insurance policy shall insure the operator and shall name the city as an additional insured of such taxicab against loss by reason of injury or damage that may result to persons or property from the negligent operation or defective construction of such taxicab, or from violation of this article or of any other law of the state or the United States. The insurance policy shall be in the sum of not less than $500,000 combined single limit for personal injury and property damage for each taxicab in any one accident. The risk manager may authorize the license collector to accept insurance that does not meet the foregoing criteria or require insurance that exceeds the foregoing criteria if the risk manager determines that such insurance will provide adequate protection, based on, but not limited to, factors such as whether the applicant belongs to a risk retention group satisfactory to the risk manager; whether the applicant's operating risks are less than or more than standard risks; and whether the required insurance is reasonably available to a qualified applicant;
(G) Obtain and keep in force during the term of the permit, workers' compensation insurance covering all employees of the permittee;
(H) Maintain each taxicab in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition;
(I) Notify the license collector immediately when any vehicle not described in the application for the permit is placed in service as a taxicab and submit the information about the vehicle and the certificate of inspection required by the application form;
(J) Notify the license collector immediately on termination of a taxicab driver's employment;
(K) Require that each taxicab driver have a valid California driver's license and a valid city taxicab driver permit;
(L) Comply with any other reasonable conditions imposed by the license collector or the police chief;
(M) A taxicab operator shall participate in the pull-notice program pursuant to Cal. Vehicle Code, Section 1808.1 to regularly check the driving records of all taxicab drivers;
(N) A taxicab operator shall maintain a safety education and training program in effect for all taxicab drivers, whether employees or independent contractors; and
(O) A taxicab operator shall maintain a disabled access education and training program to instruct its taxicab drivers on compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and amendments thereto, and state disability rights laws, including making clear that it is illegal to decline to serve a person with a disability or who has a service animal.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-9) (Ord. No. 2468, 2628, 2954)
Every person to whom a taxicab driver permit is issued shall:
(A) Display the permit in the taxicab in a place conspicuous from the passenger area;
(B) If the taxicab driver is self-employed, comply with all the conditions of a taxicab operator's permit set forth in subsections (A) through (F), (H), and (I) of section 11-268;
(C) Return the permit to the license collector immediately on termination of employment or self-employment as a taxicab driver; and
(D) Comply with any other reasonable condition imposed by the license collector or the police chief.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-10) (Ord. No. 2468, 2954)
(A) Taxicab driver permits and taxicab operator permits shall continue in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year in which they are issued, unless revoked or modified as provided in section 11-271; provided, however, that taxicab driver permits shall automatically become void on termination of employment or self-employment as a taxicab driver. A taxicab driver permit or taxicab operator permit issued in the last quarter of a fiscal year shall continue in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year in which it is issued, and for the next fiscal year, subject to the foregoing provisions regarding revocation, modification, and automatically becoming void.
(B) Permittees shall submit to the license collector applications to renew taxicab driver permits and operator's permits for following fiscal years, together with fees for the renewal and any changes in the information provided in the initial application or a previous renewal application; evidence that required insurance will be in effect for the new fiscal year; and a new certificate of vehicle inspection for each taxicab. In addition, an applicant for renewal of a taxicab driver permit shall submit proof of a negative test for controlled substances and alcohol as required by the city's controlled substance and alcohol testing program, have a new photograph taken by the police chief, and provide a document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, dated no more than ten days before the application is submitted, showing that the applicant holds a valid, current California driver's license.
(C) The license collector shall refer to the police chief completed applications for renewal of taxicab driver permits and taxicab operator permits. The police chief and the license collector shall process, grant, and deny the applications for renewal as provided in sections 11-265 and 11-266. An applicant for renewal whose application is denied may request a hearing as provided in section 11-267. Conditions on renewal permits shall be as provided in sections 11-268 and 11-269.
(D) Applications for renewal of taxicab permits and taxicab operator permits should be submitted by June 15 of each year to allow sufficient time for processing before the current permit expires on June 30.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-11) (Ord. No. 2468, 2954)
(A) A taxicab operator permit or a taxicab driver permit may be revoked or suspended, or additional conditions imposed thereon, for failure of the permittee to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and conditions, based on matters occurring after the permit is issued or on matters not considered at the time of issuance of the permit, that would have authorized denial of the permit or the imposition of conditions on the permit.
(B) The police chief may file with the license collector a written request for revocation, suspension, or modification of a taxicab operator permit or a taxicab driver permit, stating facts showing that the permittee has not complied with applicable laws, regulations, or permit conditions and recommending that the permit be revoked or suspended or in what respect the permit should be conditioned.
(C) On receiving the request, the license collector shall mail to the permittee a notice that the permit is recommended for revocation, suspension, or conditioning in a specific manner and stating the reasons for that recommendation. The notice shall inform the permittee that the recommendation will be adopted and the permittee will be deemed to concur with the recommendation if the permittee does not make a written request for a hearing in the manner provided in subsection (D) of this section.
(D) On receiving the notice, the permittee may make a written request for a hearing. The request must be received by the license collector within 14 days after the license collector mailed the notice of recommended revocation, suspension, or conditioning to the permittee and shall be accompanied by the hearing fee set by resolution of the city council. The request for hearing shall state the reasons that the permittee alleges the notice of recommended revocation, suspension, or conditioning to be incorrect.
(E) The procedures for holding a hearing, rendering a decision, and seeking judicial review of the decision shall be as provided in subsections (H) through (N) of section 11-154 of the code.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-12) (Ord. No. 2468, 2493, 2954)
ARTICLE XII. JOLLY JUMPS
For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(A) JOLLY JUMP - Inflatable recreational equipment containing landing surfaces on which users may jump or bounce, which equipment is intended for outdoor use.
(B) CITY STAFF - Persons employed in the parks and facilities division of the public works department.
(Ord. No. 2543)
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