HomeMy WebLinkAbout16382 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,382 File ; 8f,i 9/24 14:34:51.
2 Terri Hollis w':r-th
Pulaski Circuit Countd GIer<
3 A RESOLUTION TO SET AUGUST 6, 2024, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC
4 HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF TAXI FARE
5 RATES WITHIN THE CITY OF LTITLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS,Little Rock,Ark.,Rev.Code§34-42 requires the Board of Directors to hold a hearing to
9 consider proposed changes in Taxi Fare Rates upon the submittal of a proposal for such change to the City;
10 and,
11 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors last increased Taxi Fare Rates via Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance
12 No. 20,044(November 3,2008);and,
13 WHEREAS, WHC Little Rock, LLC, d/b/a zTrip and d/b/a Yellow Cab, the holder of two (2)
14 Operator Permits and sixty (60) Taxicab Permits for 2024, has submitted a proposal to address the rising
15 cost of living and increasing fuel costs; and,
16 WHEREAS,the amendment to increase Taxi Fare Rates is as follows: 1) initial meter charge from
17 $3.00 to$3.25; and 2)each additional one-eighth mile from $0.25 to$0.33.
18 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1.The hearing on the ordinance to amend Little Rock,Ark.,Rev.Code§34-43(b);Chapter 34
21 Article II (1988), Ground Transportation Service Vehicles, shall be held at a meeting of the Board of
22 Directors at Little Rock City Hall,located at 500 West Markham Street,Little Rock,Arkansas at six o'clock
23 on August 6,2024.
24 Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of such hearing in the manner prescribed
25 by law by publishing the notification in a newspaper published in Pulaski County,Arkansas,and having a
26 general circulation in the City of Little Rock,Arkansas.
27 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution,which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
31 resolution.
32 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are
33 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
34 ADOPTED: July 30,2024
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1 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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4 Allison Segars,wpu' City Clerk Frank Scott, r., or
5 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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8 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Atto ey
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