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Home My WebLink About1990-06-25 90-244 ORDINANCE1 Action Cm• June 16, 1990 awn No 90-244 MeniMpnon Amending Chapter IV, Article 1,Section 7.1 - Additional Passengers RespomiEN Normmng Planning Division The Maine Department of Transportation recently introduced the Greater Bangor Ride program to the area. This program allows elderly, low inc eq or handicapped people toPurchasediscounted tickets which they can use to ride taxis, The Bus or Eastern Transportation, The purpose of the Greater Bangor Ride Program is to extend the purchasingpower of trans- portation dollars. by charging half the face. value of books of tickets. According to a, letter from Mr.Arnold Leavitt, MDOT Transportation Services Specialist, the Greater Bangor Ride program would be enhanced If the City exempted the ticket program from the regulation that allows taxi drivers to charge $0.25 for additional riders. Specifically, the request is to exempt the Greater Bangor Rider half-fare program from charges for additional passengers provided everyone in the group boards and exits together. The letterareceived from Mr. Leavitt states that the taxi companies are willing to. honor this arrangementbut that the taxi drivers point out that a City regulations allows them to charge additional riders $0.25 extra. Staff called the operators of A-1 Taxi, Larry Baron's Town Taxi yellow Taxi, and Checker Cab, and Harold's Taxi. Those operators suggeeted.that some of their drivers already were not charging the addi tional $0.25 fare. However, it would seem reasonable to holdpublic hearing on this master if the City Council wishes to conaideyiit. MMgn1 Com w �� ACY twosmtad Information. � 1 "' VAppronihwwtWt ols Introduced FW uPssada r. ,';...awtHadtaT' d -,L Paye_of_ 90-244 Aarig:dto Councilor Sax1, June 25, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (9rLbjUMtCQr Amending Chapter IV, Article 1, Section ] 1 - AdditionalPassengers -- Be u order by WCBy Ca or ae CUM afBanpor. aa7df v THAT, Chapter IV, Article 1, Section 7.1 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor be amended as follows: - 7.1 Additional Passengers. If. there is more than one passenger having the same origin and destination, all such passengers. shall pay equal proportionate parts of the charges shown on the taximeter. At the option of the owner of such . taxicab, anadditional charge of not more than 250 may be made for each additional passenger, having the same origin and destina- tion, as the first passenger. If there is more than one passenger, and the destinations are different, each passenger shall pay his equal proportionate part of the charges shown on the taximeter at the first stop, and at each subsequent stop, the remaining passengers shall each pay their proportionate parts of the difference between the amount [hen shown on the taximeter and the amount shown by the taximeter at the next preceding atop. However, not withstandin "[he atieve re uirevienes the additional pasaenRer ma pot: e:c'aTKed: to: earora'df Greater Bangor Hi s ricked Ts pT0Va EFI&t.avery passenger boards together an travels [o rue same destination. STATEMENT OF PACT: Additions are underlined. 90-244 ORDINANCE IN CITY COUNCIL I TIThp,) Awarding Chapter IV, Article I June 25, 1990 Referred to Municipal - Section 7.1 - Additional Passengers ope ratio a Cp ittes - :Rece ]et _e3ifig. CI CLv/(/fswc✓ '("��'^•"'�Awnpi�ed to IN CITY XOUNCIL July 25, 1990 Qw'm Passed by the fallowing yes and no votes. Councilors voting yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Cohen, Sawyer, Sail. Sosnaud and Stone. Council ra absent: England and Sullivan. 1/ CLERK f.v STATE OF MAINE 90-244 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAMP01gATKV UKOING STATE HOU 500Ntl .A}000STA,MAINE 0<33-0016 WA sco'woRc�m,,,,o,,., I _ JUNJ:81990 June 15, 1990 Cla-ft AGFRS OFFICE Mr. Edward A. Barrett, City Manager Bangor City Hall 73 Harlow Street Bangor, Maine 04401 Dear Mr. Barrett: There have been Several calls from senior citizens to the Area Agency on Aging and several to eastern Transportation Services on the City's regulation on taxi's that effectively - counters part of the cost savings generated by the Ticket Program. we were able to negotiate an agreement with participating taxi companies whereby they would charge a Single fare for groups of two, three or four Bangor Ride ticket holders, provided everyone In the group boards together and travels to the same destination. The taxi companies are willing to honor this arrangement but the taxi drivers point out that a city regulation allows them to charge additional riders 25e extra. It would be very much appreciated if there could be an exception to the regulation allowing the additional charge for those riders with Bangor Ride tickets. The ticket holders, as you know, are elderly, low income or handicapped people and really need this assistance. We will be grateful for anything you can do to expedite this exclusion. sincerely, MINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION B U f Transportation Services Arnold L. Leavitt Transialist Highway tion ServicesTransportation ionCDivisi xlghway Mass mraneportation Division ALL: ty cc: Robert Osbourn