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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 05-151COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 154 Draft 2 ORDINANCE NO. O5 151. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, DIVISION 1, SUBSECTION 18- 90(h), OF THE HAWAI`l COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 18, article 4, division 1, subsection 18- 90(h), of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 EDITION), is amended to read as follows: "(h) jTranspoi4a4ian kelata zene.] Island -wide transportation free zone. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to m°° °t ridership in eeana ieall`T depressed districts to t«„ffie °..�:,... in and digtfi0t' Tl.° alleviating assist e may, upen consultation with N.e t.. psi PRIWICil a transpat4atiRs kokua zone. Riders boarding and transit .le rl..wai' 1 by the fount. administrator, establish . alighting a ubli its designee a yehi operated of e transpaFtation kokua ffee within zone shall of eharge. 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 Hawaii will produce economic, social and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawaii County. The distances residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social needs will be alleviated by providing public transportation at no cost to the user. The County of Hawaii shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders boarding and alighting any regularly scheduled bus route operated by the County of I Iawai`i or its designee shall ride free of charge. (3) The transportation kokua zone shall not apply to County contracted shared -ride taxi services, County operated curb to curb van services, or County operated non - scheduled bus services. (4) A designated transportation kokua area shall terminate two years after its implementation, unless extended or terminated by the council. (5) Within one year of the date of the implementation, and again not later than ninety days prior to termination of the transportation kokua zone, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawaii County council on the impact of its implementation, at which time the council may extend or terminate the established zone(s)." SECTION 2. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 3. 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 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: October 18, 2005 Date of 1st Reading: October 18, 2005 Date of 2nd Reading: November 9, 2005 Effective Date: November 17, 2005 3 Introduced By: Date Introduced: First Reading: Published: REMARKS: OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii Donald Ikeda October 18, 2005 October 18, 2005 November 1, 2005 Second Reading: November 9, 2005 To Mayor: November 10, 2005 Returned: November 17, 2005 Effective: November 17, 2005 Published: November 23, 2005 REMARKS: 'ROt,L 6ALL V TE AYES NOES ABS EX Arakaki X Higa X Hoffinann X Holschuh X Ikeda X Isbell X Jacobson X Pilago X Safarik X 9 0 0 0 ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX Arakaki X Higa X Hoffmann X Holschuh X Ikeda X Isbell X Jacobson X Pilago X Safarik X 9 0 0 0 I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as indicated above. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: �K C, 7 DEPUTY CORPORATION COUNSEL COUNTY OF HAWAII Date I t k r t,- w v- Approve Disapproved this I1 _ day o/ < -lov rn , 20 OS AYOR, C , N Y OF HAWAII COUNCIL CHAIRMAN COUNTY CLERK Bill No.: 154, Draft 2 Reference: C- 450.1 /PWIRC -25 Ord No.: 05 1551.