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1406_00001ORDINANCENO.1406 ANORDINANCEOFTHE CITY0F MOSESLAKEGRANTINGA FRANCHISETOBIGBENDSENIORSERVICESASSOCIATIONFORTHEESTABLISHMENT,MAINTENANCE,ANDOPERATIONOFAMOTORBUSTRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMINTHECITYOFMOSESLAKE,FOR THE TRANSPORTATION FOR HIREOF PASSENGERSAS A COMMONCARRIER,AND FIXINGTHE TERMSANDCONDITIONSOF SUCH GRANT THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITYOF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS: I Section 1.Definition ofTerms:Whenever used inthis grant offranchise,the following terms shallhave thefollowingmeaning: A.The term "company"means Big Bend SeniorServicesAssociation. B.The term "city"means the Cityof Moses Lake,and whenever the term "city"is used in a territorial sense,itshallbe held to refer totheterritoryincluded withinthe corporate limits ofthe city,as the same may from timeto time exist,and to such additîonal territoryas may,for the purpose of thisordinance,come under the jurisdictionof the city. C.The term "CityCouncil"means the present or future governing body of the city. D.The term "street"shall mean the streets,avenues,alleys,bridges,and other public ways in the city,however they may be designated. E.The term "motorbus"means anytracklessvehiclepropelled by powergenerated bygasoline,oil,electricity,or otherwise,but does not include any vehicle using overhead wire. Section 2.GrantofFranchise:The authority,right,privilege,and franchise is hereby granted to Big BendSeniorServicesAssociationtoestablish,maintain,and operate a motorbus serviceforthe transportationforhireofpassengersbyvehiclespropelledbypowergeneratedbygasoline,oil,electricity,or otherwise, over and upon the streets of the city;all in accordance with the terms,conditions,and provisions of cityordinancesnowIneffectorsubsequentlyadopted. Section 3.Routes:Operationunder this franchise shall be upon and along certain designated or flexibleroutes,which shall be established,changed,extended,shortened,or abandoned bythe company or whensuchconditionsrequirechangesberequestedbytheCityCouncil. I Section 4.Eauioment:The character and type of transportation equipment shallconsist of motorbusesgeneratedbygasoline,oil,electricity,or otherwise. The number of motorbuses shallbe of such size and seating capacity as to adequately fillthe needs oftheroute. The equipment shall be properly maintained and be safe,dependable,and in sanitarycondition,and shallinallrespectsmeettherequirementsImposedbytheStateofWashington. Section 5.Loadinq Areas Designated:Certainareas such as the curb on the righthand side ofthe streetbeyondvariousintersectionsmaybedesignatedbythecity,as it deems necessary from timeto time,forthepurposeofloadinganddischargingpassengers.Allexpenses incurred by the city in marking said areasshallberefundedtothecitybythecompany. Section 6..F.argg:Fares for services are to be established by the company. Section 7.Indemnification:The company shall at all times hold the city harmless against any and alldamages,claims,and demands for injuriesto persons or propertywhich may be made against the city inanymannergrowingoutoftheownership,maintenance,or operation of the motorbuses and any and allotherequipmentofthecompany,providedthe city's negligenceis not the proximatecause of the injury. Section8.Insurance:The company shallcomplywith any andallliabilityinsurance requirementsimposeduponInter-city and inter-county carriers by the State of Washington. Section 9.Franchise Non-Exclusive:This franchise and grant shall never be construed as creating In origrantingtothecompanyanyexclusivegrant,right,or franchise,but itis expressly understood and agreedtobeanon-exclusive franchise;however,additional franchise grants must be granted exclusively to provideneedsthatpresentproviderscannotmeetaftergiventheopportunitytodoso. Section 10.Franchise Fee:Since the franchise is non-exclusive,the company should not experiencediscriminationastospecialfeesotherthanthosefeesrequiredbyothercommercialbusinessesinthecityandthecitywillestablishchargescomparabletoothercommercialbusinessesinthecity. Section 11.Transfer of Franchise:No sale,lease,assignment,or othertransfer of this franchise shall beeffectiveunlessanduntilthesameisapprovedbytheCityCounciloftheCityofMosesLake.Anyproposedbuyer,lessee,assignee,or transfereeofthisfranchise shall,ifapproved bythe CityCouncil,agreetoperformalltheconditionsrequiredofthecompanyhereunder.In additionthereto,any buyer,lessee,assignee,or transferee,approved bythe City Council,shall be required to file proof of abilityto dischargeallobligationsandliabilitiesimposeduponthecompanybythisfranchise. ORD.1406/Page 2 Section 12.Forfeiture:TheCityCouncilmay,at any time,declare a forfeitureofthisgrantfor a violation or a default by the company of any ofthe terms herein;provided,however,that none of the terms ofthis grant shallbe deemed to be a violatîon such as to permitforfelture unlessthe company shallbe firstDivenwrittennoticeofsuchviolationordefaultwhichnoticeshallstatewithparticularitywhereinsuchviolation or defaultconsists,and ofthe intent to declare a forfeiture.Thereafter,ifsuch violation or default shallnotbecorrectedandcontinueforaperiodofmorethan60daysafterdeliveryormailingtothecompanyofsuchwrittennotice,all of the rights and privileges had by the company under the provisions of thisordinancemaybeforthwithdeclaredforfeitedandrevoked. Section 13.Invalidity -Severability:Each section of this grant and each part of each section hereof isherebydeclaredtobeanindependentsectionorapartofasection,and the holdingof any section or partthereoftobeunconstitutional,void,illegal,ineffective,or contraryto the provisionsofthe charter ofthe city or the amendments thereto,or the laws orconstitutionsofthe State of Washingtonfor any reason,shallnotaffectanyothersectionorpartofthisordinance. Section 14.Charterand Laws Applicable:Thisordinanceis enacted and the grant herein providedis made subject to all ofthe provisionsofthe charter of the city,the ordinances of the city,and laws of the State ofWashington,and the company shall be bound by each and every provisionofsuch charter,ordinances,andlawsinsofarasthesamemaybeapplicableherein,sa though such provisionwas expressly written andmadeapartofthisfranchisegrant. Section 15.Acceptance of Franchise:This grant is made upon the express condition that the companywithin30daysaftertheeffectivedateofthisgrant,shallfîlewiththe clerk ofthe city a written certificationofaliabilityInsurance.Thisordinance ofa franchise grant shallconstitutea contract between the city andthecompanyforalltheuses,services,and purposes herein set forth.The company by its acceptance ofthisfranchise,binds itself to providethe necessary motorbuses and to establish,operate and maintainthetransportationservicescontemplatedinthisordinancebeginningnotlaterthan60daysfromthedateof acceptance of this ordinance by the company,unless such acceptance is extended by the CityCouncil,and continuingthereafter without substantial interruptionexcept for causes beyond the control of the company,untilthe expirationofthe term ofthe grant herein. Section 16.Termination by the Company:This franchise and contract may be terminatedby the companyupongiving60dayswrittennoticeofitsdesiretoterminatesaidfranchise.The citymay however shortenthis60daytimeforgoodcauseshownandthefranchiseshallbeforthwithterminatedandthecompanyshallnolongerbeliabletocomplywiththetermsandconditionsofthisfranchise. Section 17.Effective Date:This ordinance shall take effectand be in force five (5)days after its passageandpublicationasprovidedbylaw. Adopted by the CityCounciland sig i