2014-015 Granting a shuttle service license to Courtesy Cab Company

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ORDINANCE N0. 2014 -015 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ISSUING A LICENSE TO COURTESY CAB COMPANY OF PARIS TO OPERATE A VAN SHUTTLE SERVICE ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SAID LICENSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Courtesy Cab Company, has filed an application for a license to operate a van shuttle service on the public streets in the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas; and WHEREAS, city staff having reviewed the application, insurance certificates and other supporting documents received from applicant, hereby recommend that a one -year license to operate a shuttle service in the city limits of the City of Paris be issued to Courtesy Cab Company effective September 9, 2014; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby finds and determines that the application satisfies the requirements of the City Charter and City Ordinances for a license to operate a shuttle service, and further finds and determines that the applicant has made the requisite showing of public necessity and convenience for said shuttle service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That by a two- thirds (2/3) majority vote of the City Council of the City of Paris, the City Council hereby finds that public necessity and convenience require that a non - exclusive license be issued to Courtesy Cab Company ( "Licensee ") to operate a van shuttle service on the public streets of the City of Paris, Texas for a one -year term beginning September 9, 2014 and ending September 8, 2015. Section 3. That the right, privilege, and grant herein contained shall not be transferred or assigned by Licensee without first obtaining the formal action and written consent of the City Council of the City of Paris, and any attempted assignment or transfer of said rights and privileges by the Licensee without first obtaining such consent and permission from the City Council of the City of Paris shall operate, ipso facto, as a termination of the rights, privileges, and grant herein contained. Section 4. That the van shuttle service operated or maintained under this license shall be used for the purpose of the transporting of passengers and the personal luggage of such passengers to and from locations inside the city limits to locations both inside and