HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER 94 CHAPTER 94. ROCHESTER BUS LINE FRANCHISE
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94. ROCHESTER BUS LINE FRANCHISE
94.01. Franchise Granted. Rochester City Lines, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation,
hereinafter referred to as the grantee, is granted a non-exclusive franchise or privilege to
establish, maintain, and operate a public regular route bus transit system and related services
upon and along the streets of the City for the period January 1, 2017, through December 31,
2021. (3744, 12/12/05; 4040, 11/21/11; 4047, 1/4/12; 4053, 3/5/12; 4271, 12/5/16)
94.015. Franchise Required. No person shall establish, maintain, and operate a
public regular route bus transit system and related services upon and along the streets of the
City unless such action occurs pursuant to and in compliance with the terms and conditions of
a franchise ordinance adopted by the Common Council. (4074, 6/18/12)
94.02. Routes and Schedules. Subject to the provisions of chapter 221 of the
Minnesota Statutes, the council shall by written resolution, establish all routes and schedules
to be followed and maintained by the grantee, and all changes, extensions or curtailments of
the same shall first be approved by the council by written resolution. Grantee shall have the
right to establish temporary routes over any of the streets of the city and run special buses to
circuses, fairs, exhibitions, picnics or other public gatherings, either within or without the city,
subject to the power of the police department to re-route such special buses when necessary
for proper traffic control. Grantee shall be authorized reasonable terminal space at the
terminal points of its scheduled routes and shall be permitted to park its buses in such space
or spaces for such reasonable time as is necessary to enable it to comply with established
schedules, any of the ordinances of the city to the contrary notwithstanding.
94.03. Rates. The value to be charged the grantee for public bus transportation shall
be determined and established by the Minnesota Transportation Regulation Board, or any
successor agency of the State.
94.04. Non-transferability. The grantee cannot sell, transfer or assign any or all of the
rights and privileges granted by this franchise without the prior consent of the council
evidenced by written resolution.
94.05. Notice of Termination. No temporary suspension of service by the grantee
due to strikes, riots, weather conditions or any other reasonable cause shall constitute a
basis for a revocation or termination of this grant of franchise or privilege. Grantee may not
wholly discontinue or terminate its activities as a bus line under this franchise without first
giving to the council at least 30 days prior written notice of its intention to do so.
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94.06. Buses. Subdivision 1. Licenses. On the first day of January of each year
during the term of this franchise, the grantee shall secure a license for each bus then being
operated by the grantee under the provisions of this chapter. The fee for each license is
$18.00. Each license shall expire on December 31 of the license year. Each additional bus
placed in service after January 1 of each year shall be licensed by transferring the license of
a bus retired from service or by purchasing a new license and paying therefor that portion of
the above specified license fee which the remainder of the license year bears to the entire
year.
Subd. 2. Condition. Each bus operated within the city under authority of this
franchise shall comply with the following provisions: (a) The name "Rochester City Lines"
shall appear on the sides of the bus in prominent letters; (b) the route name shall be posted
on the front and right side of the bus in clear view of passengers waiting to board; and, (c) the
name of the driver and number of the bus shall be posted in clear view of boarding
passengers.
94.07. Continuing Authority of Council. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as
limiting or restricting the right of the council to reasonably regulate and control the routing,
parking, speed, safety of operation and equipment of the buses, and loading and unloading
of passengers by the buses of the grantee; or restricting or limiting the council in the exercise
of the general police powers with respect to the regulation of the use of the public streets.
(885, 1/3/55; 1301, 3/29/65; 1312, 7/6/65; 1330, 11/1/65; 2023, 2/20/79; 2048, 6/4/79; 2218,
11/17/81; 2402, 10/15/84; 2674, 1/18/90; 2958, 12/6/94; 3281 11/2/99; 3744, 12/12/05; 4040,
11/21/11; 4047, 1/4/12; 4053, 3/5/12; 4074, 6/18/12; 4271, 12/5/16)