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Home My WebLink AboutBIL 051 Draft 02 2010-2012 COUNTY OF HAWAII . = STATE OF HAWAII I I,,T l BILL NO. 51 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. 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 Hawai` i 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, Hawai`i 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. (a) Every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged [ - - . - - .. • - - _ - - . - :] a $1 cash one -way fare. [(a) Hilo Hamakua Waimea Kohala Kona. For one way travel within each zone set out in fare schedule A, a base cash fare of 75 cents will be collected. For one way travel between any two zones, the cash fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule A in section 18 92. (b-) Hilo Puna Ka`u. For one way travel within each zone set out in fare schedule B, a base cash fare of 75 cents will be collected. For one way travel between any two zones, the fare to be (c)} (b) Fare prepayment [ant] discounts. (1) All tickets for travel [between the points set out in above schedules] 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 "). (2) [The] A monthly bus pass fare plan [shall be based upon individual issuance of schedule upon payment of the designated monthly bus fares to the mass transit agency. The ten percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply to the demand 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. (3) Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative. [(d)](c) Fare [prepayment discount] waived for children under the age of five (5), senior citizens, [handicapped-persons] 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 the points set out in the above schedules, can be prepurchased at a discount of thirty three and one third percent off the scheduled case fare. The monthly bus pass fare plan shall be based upon set out in the above schedules upon pay - - - - . - - - - - . - - - - mass transit agency. The ten percent discount in paragraph (c) shall not apply to demand response fare.] shall be waived. (1) Children under the age of five shall ride free of charge. (2) Senior citizens age fifty -five and older shall ride free of charge, after providing proof of age from a valid State ID card, County of Hawai`i Senior ID card, driver's license, birth certificate or passport. (3) An individual with a disability shall ride free of charge with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card ", issued by the County of Hawai`i. (4) Students (through college) shall ride free of charge, after providing a valid school identification card. [(e) Circuit fares. fare to be collected is set out in schedule C in section 18 92.] f(-4)4 (d) 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)](e) 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. [(h-) Island wide transportation free zone. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide the public with a transportation alternative to the private automobile. The provision of an effective public transportation system for the residents of the County of Hawai`i will produce economic, social and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawai`i County. The be alleviated by providing public transportation at no cost to the user. (2) The County of Hawai`i shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus route operated by the County (3-) The transportation kokua zone shall not apply to County contracted share ridetaxi scheduled bus services. ( days prior to June 30, 2011, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawai`i County council on the impact of its implementation.] 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. 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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. 6 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. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I , Hawai`i Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: REFERENCE' Comm: 189.2 , 7