2286 ORD GRANTING LAMAR COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL INC FRANCHISE TO USE PUBLIC STREETS ETC OF COP

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ORDINANCE NO. 2286 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO LAMAR COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC., A FRANCHISE TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS, ALLEYS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE CITY OF PARIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE THAT QUALIFY BY VIRTUE OF BEING HANDICAPPED, OR AGE 65 AND OLDER, OR AN ESCORT PERSON FOR SAME, IN MOTOR VEHICLES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1976, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1981, UPON THE TERMS AND CON- DITIONS HEREINAFTER PRESCRIBED; PROVIDING FOR THE RE- GULATION OF SAID ORGANIZATION; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMINATION OF SUCH GRANT UPON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT OF SAID GRANTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE SUPERVISION OF SAID ORGANIZATION AND INSPECTION OF ITS VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT BY THE OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section 1. Ihere is hereby granted to Lamar County Human Resources Council, Inc. , hereinafter called Grantee, the right, privilege and franchise for a period of five (5) years, beginning January l, 1976, and ending December 31, 1981, to operate a trans- portation service in the City of Paris and on the streets, alleys, and public ways within the city limits of said City, for the transporta- tion of passengers as defined above. The Grantee herein shall maintain the principal office and place of dispatch within the cor- porate limits of the City of Paris, where the headquarters shall be maintained. It is expressly understood that the Lamar County Human Resources Council, Inc. is to provide passenger service in ve- hicles that are soley owned and under rigid control of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, and the extent of service shall be limited to those passengers aualifying under the guidelines of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 as inter- preted by the Texas Highway Department and as deemed feasible by the Lamar County Human Resources Council, Inc. It is further understood that the Lamar County Human Resources Council, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, incorporated in the State of Texas and this Grantee shall operate the transpor- tation program on a non-profit basis and shall with the permission of the City of Paris, periodically regulate fares to maintain a sol- vent non-profit status. This franchise is expressly limited to performing services as defined by the Urban Mass Transportation Program for the aging and handicapped and shall not be interpreted or extended to serve the general public. Section 2. The rights, privilege and grant herein contained shall not be transferred or assigned without the formal action and consent of the governing body of the City of Paris first had and obtained, and any attempted assignment or transfer of such rights and privileges by the Grantee herein without first having had and obtained such consent and permission from the governing body of the City of Paris shall operate ipso facto as a termination of the rights, privileges and grant herein contained.