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Home My WebLink AboutBIL 051 Draft 01 2010-2012COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 51 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, ISLAND -WIDE FARE STRUCTURE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. To amend Article 4, Public Transit System, Island -Wide Fare Structure, of the Hawaii County Code. The amendment of this article will establish a $1.00 cash fare for riders of the Hele-On bus system. Children under the age of five, senior citizens, individuals with disabilities and students will be able to ride free of charge; and for all other riders, a discount of twenty-five percent will be provided on a fare pre -payment program utilizing bus passes or bus tickets. SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Article 4. Public Transit System. Division 1. Island -Wide Fare Structure. Section 18-90. Fares. I Every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged [the fffes set out in the f hewing sehe ides.] a $1 cash one-way fare. [(a) Hilo 14amdktta Waimea Kehala Kona-. For- one way travel within eaeh zene set eu4 in fare sehedule A, a base eash fffe of 75 eefAs A411 be eelleeted. For- ene way travel between any twe zones, the eash fare to be serene -way tr-avel within eaeh zone set out in fafe sehedule R a base eash fare f 75 eefAs'-o. ll be eelleeted. Eer- one-way travel etween any twe-zenes,the fare to be (e-)} (h) Fare prepayment [fit] discounts. All tickets for travel [between the peints set out in above sem] can be prepurchased at a discount of [ten] twenty-five percent off the scheduled cash fare[.] by purchasing a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"). Q [The] A monthly bus pass fare plan [shall b based upon individualssua^ee a bus passes fef travel within and be�ween designated zones set out in the above schedules upen payment of the designated fnenthly bus fares to the mass tfansit ag en ) per-eent diseetint in this paragraph apply response fare.] will be offered at a cost of $30 for unlimited rides on all routes. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period. Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. [(d)]Dc Fare [ fepa ., eat this^„n+] waived for children under the age of five (5), senior citizens, [hyped per -sons] individuals with disabilities and students. All fares for travel by children under the age of five, senior citizens, [handicapped persons] individuals with disabilities and students [, between th eints set ew+ it the off the—seheduled ease fare.The monthly bus pass fare Y., lshall be based p individual issuanee f b passes f tf of withinand between designated shallmass transit ageney. The ten not nNN 7 r prepaid tiekets and monthly bus passes pur-ehased pursuant to this par-agfaph. The thirty thTee .a one third o ent d nt in this paragraph shall + +L. i111J apply + demand response fare.] shall be waived. (1) Children under the age of five shall ride free of charge. (� Senior citizens age sixty and older shall ride free of charge after providing proof of age from a valid State ID card driver's license birth certificate or passport. ( An individual with a disability shall ride free of charge with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card” issued by the County of Hawaii. (4) Students (through college) shall ride free of charge after providing a valid school identification card. [(e) Circuit fares. - For same day round trip tT-avel diseettn4 based an the regular- one way fare, the eir- veto be llected-is set out in sehedule G in +• o 18 92 f{M Ld) Shared -ride fares. Shared -ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule: Coupon Price 5 coupon book................$15 ($3 per coupon) 10 coupon book...............$25 ($2.50 per coupon) 15 coupon book...............$30 ($2 per coupon) For one-way travel limited to a maximum of nine miles under the shared -ride program the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule [D] A in section 18-92. 2 [(g)]Ce) Promotional fares. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower bus fares when a new route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes. (2) The transit administrator may establish fares on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed ninety calendar days for bus routes and services. island wide t-Fanspertation ffee zone. (T) The sof this subseetion is to provide the pubs^ .,,;41, a 4,..,,,n,,,,ftat;en alternative to the -private -auxt mob to The p-e;ision of an effeetive-puis transpettation system dor -the residence of the County of 14wai'i will produce eeenemie, seeW ,1 lifestyle benefits far- -the residents of 14awai'i County. T- distanees residents mttst travel for- work, medieal, edueation, and seeial needs wi44 be alleviated by providing„b.lie 4« eft.,tio a4 no n4 to the usef. CC2l1 zone. R.. boarding .1 alighting any regularly scheduled b,,, „to operated by the Ge n, f L.T., :'; or-its designeeshall r;.1 e Fo of el,ar� �7 The transportation k6k zone shall of apply to County centraetoil share r-idetaxi 4 4 .i b, 4 bCounty operate , cr=ccccr-ccrr�cv ccarv�ei`v''iccT-or- -�oP operated sehedule 1 bus (4) The County wide transpoi4ation Wktta zone shall tefmina4e on june 30, 2 (5) Within 'one year- orthe 'li"'vicac` zone's eYteetive-date and again not late than ni,+o+ ` rte T 202011, the transit administrator- shall repei4 to the u.,,,,ai _`..'> �� —LC iTC[[o'f .��ZIAZ�rG�J or-��V Gllt+ 11u. Y�u1 a County it on the impact of its element 4ie Section 18-91. Baggage. A driver of any mass transit bus owned, maintained and operated by the County shall charge $1 for each piece of baggage, including large backpacks, except that any small bag such as a train case, handbag, briefcase, or a package that can be carried on the lap of the passenger and within the passenger's respective seat shall be conveyed without charge. Section 18-92. Fare schedules. [ rd 14 ��31, 3 1 3 � 11,1.1 ji, 11 1] 11 ]1 J� I 5 iKealia 146naunau Capt. Cool Kailua n,.ean view Estates $2-.2-5 $3-.00 &1,7_5 $-138 $i99 3:40 3:90 4.80 3a3 -5-88 438 X80 5-23 7:80 6-.00 940 FARE SCHEDULE [l8] A Shared -Ride Fares One -Way Mileage 0 — 4.0 miles 4.1 — 9.0 miles No. of Coupons (Per Person) lcoupon 2 coupons Rates are maximum charge per zone. Shared -ride carriers may charge less at their discretion." SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2011. , Hawai`i Date of Introduction: Date of 1 st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: REFERENCE: Comm• 189 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL ME ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII 7