2017/04/19 Council Agenda Packet

Ii Section 16. Effective date Pursuant to section 3.4 of the City of Everett Charter,this ordinance will become effective upon 15 days after it is valid, except that a company subject to this Ordinance with a valid and current for-hire business license at the time this Ordinance becomes effective shall not be required to comply with section 4 of this Ordinance until such company's current for-hire license expires. Upon the expiration of such company's current for-hire business license and no later than August 1, 2017, the company shall comply with section 4 of this Ordinance in its entirety to continue to lawfully operate the company in the City. Notwithstanding the forgoing, a company with a valid and current for-hire business license at the time this Ordinance becomes effective, which the City revokes or suspends subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance, shall be required to fully comply with section 4 of this Ordinance to thereafter lawfully operate in the City. Section 17. Review At least once every five years, staff will brief the City Council on the City's experience with this Ordinance (as it now exists or is subsequently amended)to determine whether it reflects the current needs and desires of the City in relationship to the regulation of the for-hire industry. Section 18�. Repealer Ordinance 2297-98 (chapter 5.68 EMC), as amended, is hereby repealed, including all ordinances in conflict herewith. Section 198. Severability Should any section, subsection,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any person or situation,be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses,phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 2019. General duty It is expressly the purpose of this Ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this Ordinance. It is the specific intent of this Ordinance that no provision or any term used in this Ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the city or any of its officers or employees. Nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any Page 13 of 14 56