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ORDINANCE NO_________
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS
95A.01, 95A.03, 95A.10, 95A.16, AND 95A.19, AND REPEALING
SECTIONS 95A.07, 95A.11, 95A.13, 95A.14, SUBDIVISION 2 OF
SECTION 95A.18, AND SECTION 95A.20 OF THE ROCHESTER
CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF
TAXICABS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 95A.01 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
95A.01. Definitions. Subdivision 1. As used in this chapter the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them.
Subd. 2. "Cab stand" means a public place alongside the curb of a
street or elsewhere, in the city, which has been designated by the council as
reserved exclusively for the use of Taxicabs. A cab stand may be designated by
the council as "open" to all Taxicabs, or "closed" to all Taxicabs except the
Taxicabs of one certain Taxicab franchise holder.
Subd. 3. “Late model” means a vehicle with a manufacture date no
more than ten years in the past. The city clerk may grant exceptions to this on a
case by case basis for classic and specialty vehicles.
Subd. 4. "Rate card" means a card for display in each Taxicab which
contains the rates of fare then in force.
Subd. 5. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the
business of carrying passengers and their luggage for hire having a seating
capacity of less than nine passengers and not operated on a fixed route.
Subd. 6. “Taxicab Business” means an entity owning and operating a
minimum of ten Taxicabs for hire, to or from any point in the city, with dispatch
available.
Subd. 7. "Taximeter" means a meter, instrument or device which
measures the distance driven or time elapsed upon which the fare is based and
converts them to monetary charges.
Subd. 8. “Transportation Network Company Driver” has the meaning
found in section 95B.01, subd. O.
Subd. 9. “Transportation Network Service” has the meaning found in
section 95B.01, subd. R.
Subd. 10. "Waiting time" means the time when a Taxicab is not in
motion from the time of acceptance of a passenger or passengers to the time of
discharge, but does not include any time that the Taxicab is not in motion if due
to any cause other than the request, act or fault of a passenger or passengers.
Section 2. Section 95A.03 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
95A.03. Service Required. Subdivision 1. Any franchisee shall render
an overall service to the public desiring to use Taxicabs and shall maintain a
central place of business in the city for the purpose of receiving calls and
dispatching cabs. Franchisees shall operate a minimum of ten Taxicabs.
Franchisees shall answer all calls received for Taxicab service within the limits
of the city as soon as it can do so and if such service cannot be rendered within
a reasonable time, it shall then notify the prospective passengers how long it will
be before the services can be rendered and give the reason therefor. Refusal to
accept a call anywhere in the limits of the city at any time when the franchisee
has available Taxicabs, or failure or refusal to give overall service shall
constitute a violation of this chapter and the council, for such refusal or failure,
may in its discretion, suspend, revoke or place the offender's franchise on
probation.
Subd. 2. Any franchisee shall accept both cash and credit card as
payment for services rendered in all vehicles operating under authority of any
franchise. Franchisee may also set up billing accounts and other payment
arrangements.
Section 3. Section 95A.10 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
95A.10. Identifying Colors; Transportation Network Service Vehicle.
Subdivision 1. Each Taxicab shall be painted in similar company colors, shall
have an identifying top light, shall bear on the outside of at least one door on
each side of the Taxicab in letters and numbers the trade or firm name of the
franchisee and the number assigned to each taxicab. Each Taxicab may in
addition bear an identifying symbol or design and the actual name of the
franchisee as owner.
Subd. 2. A Taxicab must comply with all laws applicable to a
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Transportation Network Service vehicle when it is operated by a Transportation
Network Company Driver.
Section 4. Section 95A.16 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
95A.16. Rates of Fare. Subdivision 1. Taxicab service within the city
limits shall be based upon a metered rate. Compensation for service may be
charged based on distance travelled and/or time elapsed during service.
Subd. 2. Rates must be posted by the Taxicab Business in the
Taxicab and in the application or website. The Taxicab Business must file all
rates and subsequent changes, including effective dates, with the city clerk.
Subd. 3. Upon completion of a prearranged ride made via an app, a
Taxicab business shall transmit to the rider an electronic receipt, either by
electronic mail or via text message. The message shall document:
A. The point of origin and destination of the ride;
B. The total distance and duration of the ride, if the fare is based on
distance travelled and/or time elapsed during the ride;
C. The total fare paid including the base fare and any additional
changes; and,
D. The driver’s first name and a means to submit a customer service
complaint or inquiry to the Taxicab business.
Section 5. Section 95A.19 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
95A.19. Taximeter Required. All taxicabs shall be equipped with
taximeters visible to passengers at all times, day and night; and, after sundown,
the face of the taximeter shall be illuminated.
Section 6. Sections 95A.07, 95A.11, 95A.13, 95A.14, subdivision 2 of Section 95A.18,
and Section 95A.20 are hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
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ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _____________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ____________________, 2017.
______________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord15\\95A.01 et seq
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AN ORDINANCE AMEND- Ing to rise Taxicabs and
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95A.03, 95AA0, 95A,1U,
AND 95AA9, AND`RE. ca thu id purpose of receiving
PEALfNC SECTIONS Fails and espathall' Fats ,
91aA,07, 95A,11, 95A,13, ate Franchisees shall' ora at-,
915A.07,
SUBDIVISION AFFIDAVIT � � ��� ate s;minimum is ten shall
2 ,1 SECTION 9SA,1f3, Fabs. Franchisees shall
AND SECTION 95A,20 OF answer all calls received
THE ROCHESTER CODE , ,g the
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OF ORDINANCES, RE- j State of Minnesota, County of Olmsted asItchsdiheandifsuch
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I-ATION OF'TAXICABS, withinaa reasonable nablbe edtiu�me,
THE COMMON COUNCILz
OF TIRE Sup Lovejoy, beim duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorized It shall then natlly the to-
OF CITY of ROCH-
ESTER DO ORDAIN: � Ont and em IO ee Cif the ublisher Of the news a er Known as the Bost- speclive assongers taew
Section 1, Section 95A,01 employee p p p Corng,It will be before the
of file Rochester Code Bulletin, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: services can be rendered
Of Ordinances is hereby and give the reason there-
amended and reenacted to for. Refusal 4O he accept s
read as follows; call anywhere y the ifnidts
95A,01, Definitions, sub- (A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements constituting Otttaoeifyatanyf�mewrrOn
division 1. As used in this ual'IficatlOn�s as a le al news a er, Els provided b Minnesota Statute the franchisee has aveiii- ;
chapter the lollowin words �' p p p able'1-axicabs,or failure or
and phrases shag have 331A,02, 331A.07 and ether applicable laws, as amended. refusal to gives overall ser-
vice shall constitute a viola-
the nieanings 8scribad to tion,of this chapter and the
thorn council,for such refusal or
Subd" 2. "Cab stand" ' (B) The printed notice failure, may in Its discre-
'raeans a public plane ; tion, suspend rovoxe or
alongside the curbof a place the offenders Iran-
street of elsewhere,In the Which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was chile ora probation 1
city, which,has been des- ' Subd. 2. Any franchisee
ignatad by tris Council a printed and published 1 time(sj; it was printed and published on the following Shari eccept both ease,sand
resented exclusively for credit card as'payment[Or
the use of Taxicabs.A cab dates; services rendered In all
stand may be designated vehicles o orating Tinder
by the"council as Open" PB 03/13/2017 authority orany franchise,
to all Taxicabs,or°"closed"° i�y� f 7 Franchisee play 41SO set,
to all Taxicabs except the up trilling accoaunts and oth- i
"Taxicabs at one certain er!payment afrantlorecift
Taxicab franchise holder, Section 3, Seollon 95A,10
Subd; 3, "Late model" Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from a to z, both inclusive, or the 'Roohester Coda
means h vehicle with a of ordlnences is hereby
manufacture(late no more which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the amended and roenacled 101
than ten years In tine pastread as'follows:
The city dlerlenmay rant ex-
composition and publication of the notice: g5p,10, fdela(dfying Colors; {
ceptions to this on a case Trtansportation Network I�
by case basis lot classic abcdetsghilklmnopgrstuvwxyz Service Vehicle,
and staeclalty vehicles. COMPANY L.L.C. avosubdlvlas6pOnidentifyingEach Tacxsp
Subd. Rasta card" POST B LETIN t�(�M cab shall be pointed in situ-
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means a card for display iter Foarm an colors, shalt
In each Taxicab which con- �`��' R��NN7DEAN H 3C7� BY�ti � �� ��� ��^,� li ve shall barer on the out-tains the rates of fare then NCTAftY -MINNESOTA � � gfros fan,SOA side of at feast one door onSued "Taxicab"means My COnarci ' TITLE: Media Sales Manager each side Of rho Taxicab
a maker vehicle regularly " k�� in letters and numbers the
engaged In the business trade or firm name of the
of carrying passengers and
franchisee and file num- '
their luggage for hire hav-l Subscribed and Sworn to me O bar assigned to each lab {
ing a seating capacity of i This ��a da of )�� 4 � cab, Each Taxicab may in
less than nine passengers y addition beat an Identifying
and not operated on a fixed symbol or design and the
actual name of the franchl-
ness'" means an entir ,,,..,.
sated. 5, "`taxicab Susi- I see as Owner.
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Notary Public salad A taxicab alas-
owning and Operating e RATE INFORMATION oOmpty with all taws ap 1
nminimum of ten Taxicabs 1 pl8cab a to a Transpoda-
for hire,to or from any point i tion Network Service vohi-
in the city, with dispatch' 1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial user $21.95 cle what)it is operated
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available. a Transportation Nelwor�f
Subd. 7 "TaximeterFor comparable space (per inch! er da /dilla rate) Company Driver.
means ametor,
instrument Section 4. Seclion 95A.16
or device which measures $5d2.a6 o1 the Rochester Code
the distance driven or fime 2) Hublicatlon Fee of Ordinances is hereby
elapsed upon which the amended and reenacted to
fare Is based and converts read as follcwrs:
them to monetary charges. I 95A,10, Rates of Fare.
Subd. 8. "Transportation Ad It 202"125:ORDINANCE N O.4287 AN ORDINANCE AMEN Subdivision 1, -Taxicab
Network Company Driver" service within the city limits
has file rneamng found in
section 95B4O1,Subd,O,
Subd, 9. Transportation
Network service" has the
meaninig round In section
9510,01,Subd,R. {
Subd. 10. "Waiting time"" j
means the time when a
Taxicab is not In motion
from, the lime al accep- l
tan Fe of a passenger or
passengers to the time;of
discharge„ but does not
include any time that the
Taxicab Is not In at oil
if die to anyauseaFthOf
than the reg
fault cid is passenger of pas-
sangers,
Section 2, Section 9A.03
of the Rochester Code
of Ordinances is hereby
emended and reenacted to 1
read as follows:
95A o3. Service Required,
subdivfsion i, Anyfranchl-
see shell render an overall
f�tK1i
shall he bared uponrt„me-
tared nate, Cornperisntlon
for service pray be oh4rged
based orf distance Urav
cited andror tirmto,oloosed
during srfrvice,
Subd. 2, gates must be
ppasted by the Taxicab
rdusiness in the Taxicab
and In tine application or
website, The Taxicab
Business must lite all rates
and subsequent changes,
Indfeding effective dales,
With the city c.lork
Subd. 3. Upon completion
of a prearranged ride shade
vier an app,e Takioalb best-
raess shall transmit to the I
-icor an eleolronic receipt i
either by electronic mall
or via tent message, The
massage shall document:
A. 'rhe aslnt of eri Ixa and
destinatltrn't Ildo,iIX,;;
8, The total distance and
duration of the ride, It
the fare is based on dis-
tance travelled and/or time
elapsed during the ride
C. The total fare pairs In-
cluding the base fare and
any additional ohadgo%
and,
D, The driver's first name
and a mearn~s to ,submit
a customor service com-
plaint of,inquiry to the"Taxi-
cab hcrslness..
Section 5, Section 95A.19 i
of the Rochoster Gods
of Ordinances is hereby
amended;and reenacted to
read as follows:
95A.19. Taximeter Be-
r>nired, All taxicabs shall
ba c�u11a roti with taxime-
tors visible to passengers
at all times,day and night;
and, after sundown the
face of the taximeter shall
be illuminated.
Section d, Sections
95A.07, 95AJ 1, 9%:13,
95A,14, subdivision ,2 of
Section 95A.1fl, and Sec;
tion 95A.20 are hereby re-
Pealed.
Section 7,.This ordinance
shall be effective from and
after the date of Its publica-
tion,
PASSED AND ADOPT
ED BY 'THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY
MINNE-
SOTA, 'THIS 9th DAY OF
March,2017
Ili Nand Stover
PRESIDENT F SAID
QOMMON COUNCIL
XFTEs,r,
Isf Anissa Iiollingshead
CITY OLERK
APPROVED r[JIS ,lobi
SAY OF March,7017.
/S/Ardell F,Brede
MAYOR
Seat of the City of
Rochester,Minnesota
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