1983-19Bill 1983-19
AMENDMEPdT TO CHAPTER VI
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE
OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
I. Chapter VI, Section 6.20 of the Ordinance Code of the City of
Richfield, entitled "TAXICABS" is hereby amended in the follow-
ing respects:
A. By amending subdivision 2 thereof to read as follows:
"Subd. 2. License Required. No person shall engage in the
business of operating taxicabs or auto liveries in the city
without first obtaining a license. Any taxicab licensed to
operate in another political subdivision of this state in-
cluding the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport may
carry passengers to any place or point within the city; but
neither the owner nor operator of such vehicle shall
solicit or pick-up business on the streetsof the
city or to othertivise operate within the city without being
licensed under t}ie provisions_of this section.
B. By amending subdivision 5 thereof to read as follows:
"Subd. 5. Insurance Requirements. No license shall be issued,
and any existing license shall be immediately revoked by the
manager, until the applicant or licensee files with the city a
current policy of insurance whereby each vehicle for which a
license is required is covered against loss or injury in the
following amounts:
(1) Each passenger, at lease X25;888 $100,00
(2) Each accident, at least X58;999 $300,000
(3) Property damage, at least $8;889 $50,000
If the applicant has qualified as a self-insurer under Minnesota
Statutes, section 170.52, and has filed with the city a certified
-copy or a duplicate original of his self-insurance certificate
issued by the state commissioner of highways, no policy of insur-
ance shall be required to be filed with the city. In lieu of a
policy of insurance or certificate of insurance, applicant may
file with the city a surety bond issued by a surety company auth-
orized to do business in the State of Minnesota, in the sum of
X58;898 X100,000 running to the city for the benefit of the city
and all persons who may suffer damages or injury_to person or
property arising out of the ownership, operation, use or main-
tenance of any one person injured or killed or whose property
is damaged, and ~g8;898 $300,000 on any one accident, irrespec-
tive of the number of persons injured or killed or the amount of
damage to property. This bond shall be kept in full force and
effect during the full time of the license and the liability
thereon shall be continuing, notwithstanding any recovery there-
on. If the bond at any time during the term of the license is
deemed to be undesirable by the city it shall be replaced by a
suitable bond to the licensee. The bond shall contain provisions
guaranteeing payment of any final judgment entered against the
owner or licensee of any taxicab licensed with the city irrespec-
tive of financial responsibility or any acts or omissions of the
owner or licensee."
C. By amending subdivision 8 thereof to read as follows:
"Subd. 8. Investigation and Inspection. Each application shall
be referred to the Eb}ef-ef-pe}}ee Director of Public Safety for
investigation of the applicant and any vehicle to be operated in
his taxicab or auto livery business. The eh}ef-ef-pe}}Ee Director
of Public Safety shall determine the operating condition of any
such vehicle and make a report to the council based on his findings.
The council may grant licenses applicable only to those vehicles
described in the application and approved in the report of the
Eb}e€-a€-pe}}ee Director of Public Safety."
D. By amending paragraph (7) of subdivision 10 to read as follows:
"(7) Eqa}ppe~-w}th-sgatte~p~eeT-w}Rdewe-aid-w}pds~}e}ds-aed-fse~
whee}-b~a~es In compliance with all applicable safety requirements
of the State of Minnesota, the provisions of this code and the re-
gulations of the Department of Public Safetya"
II. Chapter VI, Section 6.21 of the ordinance code of the City of Richfield
entitled "TAXICAB DRIVERS" is hereby amended in the following respects:
A. By amending subdivision 3 thereof to read as follows:
Subd. 3. Scope of Section. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-
division 2 of this section, any taxicab driver licensed to operate
in another ~a~}e}pa}}ty political subdivision in this state, includ-
ing the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, may carry passen-
gers from such sae}E}pa}{ty political subdiv~s~on into the city aed
~eee}~e-}sea}-~aeseege~5=fey-Ea~~}age-to-tbe-}}sees}eQ-yap}e}pa}}ty
w}the~~-p~eE~~}eg-a-}}eeeae-aede~mth}s-seat}ep•,-p~e~}deb,-hewe~e~,
seeb-fee}ge-tai}Eab-d~}~e~-deee-yet-ae}}E}t®be~}sass-®n-the-streets
e~-the-e}ty-ee~-peek-ep-pasaepge~a;-e~eept-w~e~e-a-t~}p-fey-s~eh
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passepQe~S-bas-beee-a~~aeQed-az-a-eepz~a~-efT}ee-ef-the-eempap~r
#'aw-wbe~-tbe-d~i~e~-lees-bds~eess;-wb~eh-eff~ee-~s-}seated-aet-
si:de-the-bededa~~es-ef-the-E~ty. and may freely enter and travel
upon the streets and thoroughfares for that purpose, and in such
case it shall not be necessary for the driver to obtain a R~ch-
field taxicab driver's license; but such driver shall not be per-
mitted to solicit or ick u business on the streets of the cit
or to otherwise operate within the city without being licensed
under the provisions of this section. While ~n the city the for-
eign driver shall observe all the regulations and conditions of
this section."
B. By amending paragraph (1) of subdivision 4 thereof to read as
follows:
"(1) He must possess a-~a~~d-ehaa~fe~~'s-~~Eepse the required
class of license from the State of Minnesota.
Co By adding thereto the following new subdivision:
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"Subd 12 Display of License Every driver licensed-under this
section shall keep the city issued license posted in his taxicab
in clear view of his passengers at all times the taxicab is being
operated within the cityo"
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota,
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This 27th day of
ATTEST:
June ' ~ ~ , 1983.
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SUN
NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
RICHFIELD SiTN
8940 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
D. K. MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The Richfield Sun and has full knowledge
of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper
format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said
newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its
news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not
wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisement. (4) Said newspaper is' circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently gaid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-
class matter in its local post-office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Richfield in the
County of Hennepin, and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county,
established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements
and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its
employ and subject to his direction and control during all sfzch regular business hours and devoted
exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said
newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper
is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other
unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (8) Said
newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of
publication mentioned below. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior
to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary
of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating
that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed 8111 1 9Ei 3-' 1 9
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, fora~E' successive weeks;
that it was first so published on Wed the Z s day of ~T71-u+y 19 ~ ~
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit:
abcdefghij kimnopgrstuvwxyz
(Official Publication)
BILL 1983-]9
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER VI OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE
CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
I. Chapter VI, Section 6.20 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield
entitled "TAXICABS'^~is hereby amended in~the following respects:
A. By amen ; 'vision 2 thereof to read as follows:
`Subd, squired. No person shall engage in the business
of operati. ' f s or auto liveries in the city without first
obfaini}tg alicd~,E: Any taxicab licensed 'to operate in another
political subdivision of this state including the Minneapolis-St. Paui
International~Airport may carry passengers to any place or point
within the city• but neither the owner nor operator of such vehicle
shall sotlrJlt; ~,_~~-up business on the streets of the city or to
otherwisi!'operate,within the city without befog licensed ender the
provisionsfof'thi6slection.
B. By amending subdivion 5 thereof to read as follows:
"Subd. 5. Insurance Requirements. No license shall be issued, and
any existing license shall be immediately revoked by the manager,
until the applicant or licensee files with the city a current policy of
insurance wfiereby,each vehicle for which a license is required is
covered against loss,or injury in the following amounts:
(1) Each passenger, at least 545,006 $100,000
(2) Each apcjde,Ift;;dt least~66,666 5300,000
(3) Propertlydama~e,atleast$HI;660S50,000 ,
If the appltrBSitlhas qualified as self-insurer under Minnesota
Statutes, se¢titgt 1~U.52, and has filed with the city a certified copy or
a duplicate r gi al:' of his self-insurance certificate issued by the
state comrttiSBionps~of highways, no policy of insurance shall be
required [o yye filed with the city. In lieu of a policy of insurance or
certificate of fnsutiance, applicant may file with the city a surety
bond issuedbya.~urety company authorized to do business in the
State of Mlnne'sdta; in the sum of $b0,t100 $100,000 running to the city
for the benefibof+th{e city and all persons who may suffer damages or
injury to persod or property arising out of the ownership, operation,
use or maintenance of any one person injured or killed or whose
property is damaged, and 8b0,806 5300,000 on any one accident,
irrespective of the number o[ persons injured or killed or the amount
of damage to pL ~ " Tty„•. This bond shall be kept in full force and effect
during the full ~'af the license and the liability thereon shall be
continuing, ngtvdlthstanding any recovery thereon. If the bond at any
time Burin t e tor~~of the license is deemed to be undesirable by the
City it sha~46~Trelrlr9ced by a suitable bond to the licensee. The bond
shall conta5n provt$ipas guaranteeing payment of any final judgment
entered again 9 "ner or licensee of any taxicab licensed with the
city irrespect ~ social responsibility or any acts or omissions
of the owner 1 " e."
C. By amending su iv on 8 thereof to read as Follows:
"Subd. 8. InVtigqgtion and Inspection. Each application shall be
referred to the' it~i.0i-peifee Director of Public Safety for investiga- -
tion of the appficant Sod any vehicle to 6e operated in his taxicabor
auto livery bushtpgs:~The chieFef $olfee Director of Public Safety
shall determine fhe'operating condition of any such vehicle and make
a report to`the council based on his findings. The council may grant
licenses appliQa only to those vehicles described in the application
and approvelt~ne<report of the ehieF~o4pofiee Director of Public
_ Safety." f&a
D. By amendingp¢Tdtgraph (7) of subdivision lOto read as follows:
' (7) D-gtt' t~lt ~hatteepree[ waxdews attd wyndsfttelde-and~ear
whewl.bwke~tg!pliance with all applicable safety requirements
of the Statd"'19ti0"1Kihnesota, the provisions of this code and the
regulations of the Department of Public Safety."
II. Chapter VI, Seetlon 6.21 of the ordinance code of the City of Richfield
entitled "TAXICAB DIVERS" is hereby amended in the following respects:
A. By amending subdivision 3 thereof to read as follows:
Subd. 3. Scop~of Section. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subdivision 2 of tb$s section, any taxicab driver licensed to operate in
another aw political subdivision in this state, including the
Minneapolis; ~,~,Paul International-Airport, may carry passengers
from such a++ty political subdivision into the'city aad+reeefve
leeal-paeeewg'ere.;ier-eatYtege to_Eke ~fceasiag ttwxicipelity~vfbheek
pKOear+ag-~lietip~e un~r+this-seeiiea; preuzded; JtewevesT sacl~
foreign terxieeb diver-doc~neE solicit business sn tfie-streets ~F tlae
c~ ner pick-xp{~gissengera, eKeept-wherea tripieFSUefs passengers
hers 13eew.arzangWl`xtE a-eetM.ral-of4fee sf Eke rowtpaxy~or~vlto+w the
drivoc dewcbwitteas~, whietwfttCe.fc loaated.eutaide bhe laeattdarfes et'.
tlte~ity.. $bd may freely enter and travel upon the streets and
thoroughf ea,ipe that purpose, and in such case it shalt not be
necessary o,~u~h~ driver to obtain a Richfield taxicab driver's
license; eh driver shall not be permitted to solicit or pick up
business dddnnn the streets of the city or to otherwise operate within the
city with being licensed under the provisions of this section. While
in the ci1~+ th0 foreign driver shall observe all the regulations and
B. By amen~fttj; p9fragraph (1) of subdivion 4 thereof to read as Follows:
"(1) Hl~~tnust possess awalfd epauEfear's.ticence the required class
of license from the State of Minnesota.
C. By addin thereto the following new subdivision:
Subdr~ of License. Every driver licensed under this
sections city issued license posted in his taxicab in clear
view of itf~ ers at all times the taxicab is being operated
withinthe` "
Passed by thR Cit~riCouncil of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, This 27th day
of June, ]983. ,..
JOHN E. HAMILTON
Mayor
ATTEST:
SYLVIA K. BERGH
City Clerk
(July 13. 1983)-RICH
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