TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
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Ordinance Amending Sections of Chapter 19 to Address Unscheduled Intercity Bus Drop Offs and Impoundment of Vehicles Used in Violation of the Code
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BACKGROUND:
Current events have created the need for the City of Joliet to create regulations which govern unscheduled intercity bus drop offs.
Under the proposed framework, companies who wish to make an unscheduled drop off within the City of Joliet must first submit an application to the Chief of Police. The application shall include the names of each passenger, as well as a background check. If approved, a scheduled drop off time and location will be set. If the carrier does not comply with the application and approval process, it is a violation of the Ordinance which is subject to a fine of $750 per passenger and impoundment of the vehicle.
The Ordinance shall not apply to bus transports operated in conjunction with school sponsored educational activities such as field trips, buses transporting student athletes and chaperones to and from sporting events or tournaments, buses transporting professional athletes to and from sporting venues, or tour buses providing round trip service to tourist destinations.
RECOMMENDATION:
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The Administration recommends the Mayor and the City Council approve the attached Ordinance regulating unscheduled intercity bus drop offs and providing for impoundment of vehicles engaged in that practice.
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