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1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br />1.1. OCTAP. <br />1.1.1. The Orange County Taxi Administration Program (OCTAP) is a voluntary <br />association of Orange County Agencies created to coordinate taxicab <br />service permitting and other administrative functions with the Orange <br />County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in compliance with California <br />Government Code § 53075.5 as authorized by participating Agencies. <br />1.1.2. OCTAP has been in operation since 1998 pursuant to interagency <br />agreements between OCTA and participating Agencies. The OCTAP <br />Regulations have been adopted and have evolved during OCTAP's <br />operation. <br />1.1.3. The OCTAP Regulations are intended to continue the interagency <br />relationship between OCTA, OCTAP and participating Agencies while at <br />the same time reducing the multiplicity of documentation involved in the <br />regulation of taxicab services in Orange County. <br />1.2. Objective. <br />The objective of OCTAP is to increase public safety, to reduce administrative <br />costs for the public and private sector, and to expand the provision of private <br />transportation service in Orange County. <br />1.3. Agency Legislative Independence and Authority Retained. <br />1.3.1. Each Agency retains all authority, responsibility, and independence for <br />taxicab regulation and enforcement within its jurisdiction. <br />1.3.2. Each Agency retains all authority to select the Company(ies) authorized to <br />operate within its jurisdiction, and will determine the boundaries of service <br />those Company(ies) may serve, including the number of Taxicabs <br />authorized to operate within its jurisdiction. <br />1.3.3. Each Agency shall be responsible for enforcing the OCTAP licensing <br />requirements, prosecuting violators, and agree to notify OCTA of such <br />occurrences. <br />1.3.4. OCTA will not collect franchise fees or business license fees imposed by <br />participating Agencies on Taxicab Companies or Drivers. <br />1.3.5. All policies, procedures, ordinances, rules, and regulations pertaining to <br />Taxicab Companies, Taxicab Drivers, Taxicabs, fares, notices, safety, <br />taxicab stands, pickup, hours of operations, and all other functions not <br />Page 1 <br />65?72iJ <br />