Okaloosa County BOCC — November 5, 2013 — Ground Trans Policy 12 17 13 Lined Changes — reading text

OFFICIAL POLICY OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTACHMENT #1 TO ORDINANCE NO. 77-11 RELATIVE TO GROUND TRANSPORTATION AT THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY REVISED July 12 12/17, 2007/13 ADOPTION 2-1-14 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM DESCRIPTION PAGE - Policy 6 - General 65 Article 1 Definitions 5 Taxicabs/Shuttle/Limousines 6 Article 2 Commercial Vehicles 58 Vans/Trucks/Operators with Pre-Arranged Agreements For Pick Up of Passengers and/or Baggage 1.1 General 65 1.2 Permits 7Application Form 5 1.3 Display 7Permits 5 1.4 Permit Fees 7Decals 6 1.5 Issuance 7Vehicles 1.6 17 1.8 1.98 1.9 1.10 1.11 LJd2 1.1312 ITEM Lost or Damaged Permit Application Form Vehicle Vehicles Under Repair Transfer of Permits Equipment Equipment Insurance Hold Harmless Vehicle Inspection DESCRIPTION 6 7Vehicle Exterior and Interior 6 8 87 87 7 8Insurance 7 9 98 9Inspe ctions 8 PAGE 1.14 1.1514 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.1817 1.18 1.19 1.20 | 1.21 Article 2 Zeal 2.2 23 2.4 2.5 26 2.7 2.8 13 Passenger Rates Care of Premises Dress Dress Identification Badge Business Tax Receipt Occupational License Refunds Refunds Signage Subcontracting Vehicles Operational Procedures Passenger Pick Up Passenger Drop Off Ready Line Queue Refusal of Fare Parking Silent Paging Pre-arranged Pick Up 109 109 10 109 1110 10 11Signage 10 11 1110 1110 10 11 11 11 12 12 IZ a 2.9 2.10 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 3.1 Article 6 Article 7 3.2 Article 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 Article 5 al Airport Hours of Operation Enforcement Courtesy Vehicles Bus Permits Courier/Delivery Services Exempt Activities General Permit Fee Rules Bus Airport Operation Permit Fee Airport Fee Towing Vehicles Airport Operation 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 148 Advert isements on vehicles 15 14 14 14 15 Charita ble and Religious 5.2 Article 610 Article 711 ITEM Article 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 Article 912 912.1 912.2 912.3 Article 1013 1013.1 1013.2 Article 11 Article 12 Article 13 Article 14 Permit Fee Background Checks Disqualifications DESCRIPTION Advertisements on Vehicles Advertisements Approvals Display Suspension and Revocation Conduct Suspension Revocation Enforcement Authority Penalties Taxicab/Shuttle Operators Performing Courier/Delivery Services Allowable Activities Prohibited Activities Commercial Activities Performing Charitable and Religious Events Events 15 15 1516 16 PAGE 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 16 16 17 17 18 Article 15 Article 16 Article 17 ITEM Article 15 Attachment A Attachment B Example 1 Schedule A Service Contract Definitions Authority of Airports Director To Establish Additional Rules and Regulations DESCRIPTION BCC Signature Page Definitions Acknowledgment Letter Hold Harmless Rate Sheet Fees 20 20 2418 PAGE 24 18 2522 2623 2724 2825 OFFICIAL POLICY OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY,NORTHWEST FLORIDA, IN ENFORCING PROVISIONS OF ATTACHMENT #1 TO ORDINANCE NO. 77-11 TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007, RELATIVE TO TAXICAB/SHUTTLES, COURTESY VEHICLE, BUS, LIMOUSINE, AND COURIER/DELIVERY SERVICE VEHICLES AND OPERATORS PERFORMING A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AT THE OKALOOSA REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS GROUND TRANSPORTATION POLICY (“POLICY”) PERTAINS TO AND COVERS INTRASTATE TRAVEL ONLY. INTERSTATE TRAVEL REQUIRES DIFFERENT RULES, REGULATIONS, AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. APPLY TO INTERSTATE TRAVEL. PLEASE SEE FLORIDA STATUTES FOR MORE INFORMATION ON INTERSTATE TRAVEL. GENERAL All vehicles for hire or desiringCommercial Vehicles utilized to pick up persons,passengers, pick up or drop off baggage, packages, or any item or object in general, shall be required to comply with this policy,Policy. Commercial Vehicles shall have valid airport permitsAirport Permits and shall observe all rules and regulations of OkaloosaNorthwest Florida Regional Airport (“Airport”) and the laws of the State of Florida. This policyPolicy is not applicable to the following unless specified withinherein: 1. Air Cargo transportation vehicles. 2. USAF militaryMilitary owned vehicles. 3. Operators who discharge passengers and baggage only. 4. Church vans or buses with proper church signage and registration. 5. Any motor vehicle not charging a fare to pick up and transport passengers off airport property. 5. Private passenger vehicles (i.e., non-commercial vehicles). ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS The following words and phrases when used in this ordinance have the meaning as set out herein: AIRPORT: All land encompassed by the OkaloosaNorthwest Florida Regional Airport, including, but not limited to, streets, parking areas, and approaches. AIRPORT PERMIT: A color coded decal which has been lawfully obtained from the Airports Director and affixed in accordance with Article 1, Section 1.3, to the taxicab/shuttle, courtesy vehicle, bus, limousine, or courier/delivery service vehicle andCommercial Vehicle, which allows the operator to conduct business at the airport. A recipient of a permit may be referred to as “Permittee”. (See Article 1, Section 1.3, 1.4, and Article 3, Section 3.2, for information on Permits and Temporary Permits.) BACKGROUND-CHECKS: The ground transportation company is responsible to provide to AirportsAirport Administration a background check on _ all employeesOperators (including owners). Please see Article 6 for more information and Article 7 for disqualifications... BUS: A large motor-driven passenger vehicle, fifteen passenger and above. CELL PHONE LOT: The cell phone lot is for passenger pick up use only. Commercial Vehicles are prohibited from entering or waiting in the cell phone lot. CHILD RESTRAINT REQUIREMENTS: Every operator of a motor vehicle, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is five (5) years of age or younger, provide protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device. For children aged through three (3) years, the device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat. For children aged four (4) through five (5) years, a separate carrier, and integrated child seat, or a seat belt may be used. FL Statute 316.613. COORDINATOR: The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office/Airport Division (OCSO/AD) shall serve as coordinator of ground transportation relative to inspection of vehicles, operator disputes, passenger complaints, and general interpretation and enforcement of the rules and regulations. Complaints will be forwarded to Airports Administration by the close of the next business day. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE: All vehicles, except private passenger vehicles, engaged in the business of transporting passengers or packages. Commercial vehicles shall include, but is not limited to, taxicabs, vans, shuttles, limousines, buses, courier/delivery vehicles, etc. COURTER/DELIVERY SERVICE: An operator who transports supplies, baggage, small packages, etc. for hire from OkaloosaNorthwest Florida Regional Airport to various places. COURTESY VEHICLE: A vehicle which carries persons between the airport and off airport businesses (such as valet parking lots, hotels, motels, and attractions) for which carriage the passenger pays no charge. It is not a “for hire” vehicle. Also, the vehicles must be identified with permanent company logo of the off-airport business. Vehicles shall be owned by the off-airport business and operated by employees of the off- airport business. CRUISING: The driving of a taxicabCommercial Vehicle at the airportAirport in search of or soliciting prospective passengers for hire. Cruising is prohibited. DISPATCHER: An employee who directs the movement of ground transportation services at the Airport. Directs, controls, coordinates, all departures of all personnel (except pre-arranged) for all ground transportation companies that work the ready and queuing lines. The dispatcher will be the direct link between the passenger(s) and the ground transportation company. Disputes willshall be settled by the dispatcher, coordinator, AirportsAirport Director or designated representative. Additional rules and regulations will be forthcoming when the dispatcher is hired. The AirportsAirport Director reserves the right to contract for a ground transportation dispatcher. DRESS: All personnel (drivers) will be properly dressed. Please see Article 1, item 1.16. FARE: Monetary compensation received from/for any person, baggage, package, or any item accepted for delivery or to be transported off the airport property. MayThis term is also be used in reference to a synonymous with the term “‘passenger..” HOLDING AREA: A location designated by the Airports Director that is within reasonable proximity to the entrance of the airport terminal where authorized taxicabs and limousines may wait for eventual access to passenger loading zones. The HOLDING AREA may also be referred to as the queuing line. HOURS: It is unlawful for any driverOperator to operate a vehicleCommercial Vehicle for hire more than fifteen (15) hours within any twenty-four (24) hour period. All City, County, State and Federal rules must be adhered to. FL Statutes 316.302 2 (b) IDENHFICATION BADGE: The ground transportation company is responsible for providing each driver/employeeOperator an identification badge. Please see Article 1, item 1.17. INSPECTION: ~=TaxicabCommercial Vehicle inspection at the Airport. The AirportsAirport Director, his representative or any Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office/Airport Division officerdesignee may inspect a taxicabCommercial Vehicle at any time while it is onat the airportAirport. LIMOUSINE: A large luxurious chauffeur-driven stretch sedan that sometimes has a glass partition separating the driver’s seat from the passenger compartment for hire that is not configured with a taximeter and which charges unmetered rates predetermined 10 on a contractual basis for carrying passengers by pre-arrangement or contract. Limousines signage willshall be a license plate on the front of the vehicle with the name of the company listed. SUV’s and Town Cars are not considered limousines if they work the ready line or queue line. These vehicles will have tomust have signage on both sides of the vehicle. Magnetic signs will not be allowed. LOG BOOKS: All companies will maintain a log book. A log book will contain the date, time, number of passengers and name of each to be picked up or dropped off at the airport, the scheduled arrival time and/or departure time of such passenger’s flight and their destination, shall be kept in each vehicle. Upon the request of the Airports Director or authorized representative, or any Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office/Airports Division officer, the driver/owner of the vehicle(s) shall provide said log book for inspection. All companies shall provide an annual report to the Airports Director no later than the 15"" day of January for the previous year. The annual report will include by month the number of operations to and from the Airport and a total number of operations for the year. Permission to operate at the Airport may be denied until a current report is submitted. OPERATOR: The owner or other person, firm or corporation operating or controlling the operations of one or more vehicles or any person who has rented such vehicle for the purpose of operation by hisits own agents. PASSENGER: (See FARE) PASSENGER LOADING ZONES: A clearly marked area designated by the Airports Director at the baggage claim curb entrance of the airport terminal. In addition, there will be clearly marked and separated passenger loading zones in close proximity to the entrance to the airport terminal for an appropriate number of limousines, buses and pre-arranged. There will be a clearly marked passenger loading zone within reasonable walking distance from the entrance of the airport terminal for courtesy