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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, INDEFINITELY POSTPONING A HEARING
ON THE VEHICLE FOR HIRE PERMIT OF YELLOW CAB COMPANY
OF SEWARD AND AUTHORIZING THE CONCLUSION OF A VOLUNTARY
DRUG TESTING PROGRAM TO BE USED AS A MODEL FOR
VEHICLE FOR HIRE BUSINESSES IN SEWARD
WHEREAS, the City Council has repeatedly expressed its grave concern over what appears
to be a continuing and growing substance abuse problem within the City of Seward; and
WHEREAS, through the DARE program, community education, and active involvement of
the Seward City Police in drug education, the City Council has expressed its desire to deal with this
extraordinarily difficult social issue; and
WHEREAS, operators of vehicles for hire have a direct impact on the public safety on a daily
basis int hat they operate vehicles throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, a vehicle for hire business could, in certain circumstances, act as an illegal
distribution system for controlled subst9rices within a community; and
WHEREAS, the combinat~ofi of dangers posed by the operation of vehicles and the potential
use of those vehicles as a soun;e" of distribution for controlled substances can endanger the public
health and safety; and /
WHEREAS, in.voluntary cooperation with the City, Yellow Cab Company of Seward has
indicated a willingnes~{o work toward the development of a voluntary drug testing and prevention
program for its drive~s; and
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WH~AS, such a program would promote the public health and safety and demonstrate
a cooperati spirit between businesses within the community and the City all aimed at reducing this
public s ty and health danger; and
WHEREAS, the City wants to encourage the development of such program and to assist in
its'implementation; and
WHEREAS, Yellow Cab Company has demonstrated its commitment to positive steps in that
regard;
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-149
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The city manager is directed to conclude negotiations for the adoption and
implementation with Yellow Cab Company of a voluntary drug testing and prevention program along
the general lines outlined in the policy agreement and tentative agreement attached to this resolution.
Section 2. Such agreement, if concluded, shall be presented to the City Council at its
regularly scheduled meeting or a special work session called for the purpose of dealing with that
agreement no later than the end of January 1991.
Section 3. In cooperation with Yellow Cab Company and its attorneys, the city clerk and city
attorney are directed to attempt to modifY the existing Seward Code in order to provide for such drug
testing and prevention programs and to incorporate those procedures int he vehicle for hire
procedures set forth in the Code.
Section 4. The hearing set for November 26 at a special meeting of the City Council is hereby
indefinitely postponed and upon conclusion of a written agreement between the City and Yellow Cab
and the approval of that agreement by the City Council shall be canceled.
Section 5. This resolution, the tentative agreement and any final agreement between the City
and Yellow Cab Company is not to be considered as an admission of guilt or wrong doing by Yellow
Cab Company or any of its employeesj/'
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Section 6. This resolutio~;Shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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PASSED AND APPR,0VED by the City Council of the city of Seward, Alaska, this
day of , 1~0.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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William C. Noll, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: