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ORDINANCE NS-1184 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REPEALING CHAPTER 38 OF T~E SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND EN- ACTING A NEW CNAPTER 38, ENTITLED "VE~ICLES FOR HIRE" REQUIRING A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE OPERA. ON OF SUCH VE~ICLES, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: This ordinance is declared by the City Council to be an emergency measure necessary to preserve the public peace, health, and safety. Section 2: The City Council finds that the reasons for the emergency are as follows: a. The operation of taxicabs within the City of Santa Ana is of great importance and of great impact to the public health and safety. The City Council further finds that standards and procedures for the issuance of the Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate taxicabs in the city are necess- ary to protect public health and safety. Such regu- lation of taxicabs is necessary to protect the citi- zens of Santa Ana from inju~'~y such vehicles and to safeguard the public against the use of taxi ve- hicles in illegal acts and for illegal purposes including prostitution. b. The City of Santa Aha has had severe problems in enforcing fair competition practices and taxi operations among the taxi companies operating in the City under the present ordinance. The City has acted to alleviate that problem by drafting an ordinance which has the input and scrutiny of the authorized taxi companies, This ordinance provides standards for fair competition and allows for effective and efficient enforcement of the taxi operations. The standards and procedures of this new ordinance will be substantially superior to those of the existing ordinance in protecting the health and safety of the citizens of the City of Santa Aha. c. There are currently before the city Council several parties seeking Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate taxicabs. In order to insure the public health and safety in passing upon the requests of these parties, it is necessary that the standards and procedures of the new ordinance be applied without delay. Section 3: Chapter 38 of the Santa Ana Municipal code, Ve- hicles for Hire, together with all amendments thereto, con- sisting of Sections 38-1 to Section 38-20 inclusive, is hereby repealed. Section 4: That the Santa Aha Municipal code is hereby amended by adding a chapter, to be numbered Chapter 38, which said chapter reads as follows: -1-