City Council

http://www.savannahga.gov AGENDA MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OCTOBER 15, 2015 1. Approval of the summary/final minutes for the City Manager’s Briefing of October 1, 2015. 2. Approval of the summary/final minutes for the City Council meeting of October 1, 2015. 3. An appearance by members of the Family Promise of Greater Savannah to receive a proclamation declaring the week of October 18, 2015, Family Promise of Greater Savannah Week. 4. An appearance by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area Inc. to recognize the organization’s 50th Anniversary. 4.1. An appearance by leaders from Armstrong State University to receive a Resolution celebrating the institution’s 80th anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of its southside campus. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE HEARINGS 5. Joyce Griggs for The Griggs Group, LLC t/a Alive Mini Market, requesting beer and wine (package) license at 707 Harmon Street, which is located between East Gwinnett Street and Wolf Street in District 2. The applicant plans to operate as a convenience store. (New request/existing business) Continued from the meeting of October 1, 2015. Recommend approval. 6. Michael L. Hebron for Island Hospitality Management III, Inc. t/a Springhill Suites by Marriott, requesting to transfer liquor, beer and wine (drink) license with Sunday sales from William Wade at 150 Montgomery Street, which is located between Oglethorpe Avenue and York Street in District 2. The applicant plans to continue to operate as a hotel. (New management/existing business) Recommend approval.  -2- 7. Tonlya Boyd for Exclusive Bar & Grille, requesting liquor, beer and wine (drink) license at 2003 Greenwood Street, which is located between Pennsylvania Avenue and Nevada Street in District 3. The applicant plans to operate as a bar/lounge. (New ownership/management) Recommend approval. 8. Antonio S. Pinto for Concord Payroll – Midtown LL, LLC t/a Hampton Inn & Suites Midtown, requesting to transfer liquor, beer and wine (drink) license with Sunday sales from Mark Stratton at 20 Johnston Street, which is located between Abercorn Street and White Bluff Road in District 4. This location was previously approved for a transfer on August 20, 2015. The applicant plans to continue to operate as a hotel. (New management/existing business) Recommend approval. 9. Antonio S. Pinto for Concord Payroll – Savannah LL, LLC t/a Hilton Garden Inn Midtown, requesting to transfer liquor, beer and wine(drink) license with Sunday sales from Mark Stratton at 5711 Abercorn Street, which is located between Johnston Street and Janet Drive in District 4. This location was previously approved for a transfer on August 20, 2015. The applicant plans to continue to operate as a hotel. (New management/existing business) Recommend approval. PETITIONS 10. Requesting License for Encroachment and Right-of-Way Work and Maintenance Agreement for Various Improvements within Oglethorpe Lane - Petition 140874. Josh Espinosa (Petitioner) on behalf of the Independent Presbyterian Church (Property Owner) is requesting the right to make extensive landscape, hardscape, and streetscape enhancements to W. Oglethorpe Lane (between Bull and Whitaker Streets adjoining the church). These improvements will be made at the expense of the church and will beautify the public right-of-way. Specifically, the owner is proposing the following: 1. Bluestone sidewalk pavers in place of existing concrete sidewalks. 2. Subterranean roof downspout connections to the City storm drain system to reduce discharge onto public sidewalks. 3. Installation of an irrigation system and landscaping. 4. Low voltage conduit and landscape lighting. 5. Communication conduit between various church buildings. 6. Boiler line extension. 7. Partitions for trash carts. 8. Install gate to enclose a trash dumpster.  -3- The property owner is also proposing the use of brick pavers, granite curbs and in-lays, and bike racks within the roadway of Oglethorpe Lane. These additional roadway improvements are standard materials that will be reviewed and potentially accepted as dedicated roadway enhancements via a separate road permitting and dedication process. The proposed improvements have been reviewed by the Metropolitan Planning Commission and have been issued a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA). The Bureau of Public Works, Development Services Department, Sanitation Department, Legal Department, and Real Property Services Department have reviewed the petition and offer the following conditions to approval: 1. The referenced work must follow all the stipulations listed in the COA and are subject to review and permitting by relevant City departments. 2. All new sidewalks, sidewalk improvements, additions, and/or modifications must meet the latest ADA standards. 3. Where possible, it is requested that downspouts be constructed with a covered trough through the sidewalk such that discharge is directly to the street gutter and not onto the sidewalk. If petitioner feels that this is not a viable option they are required to coordinate with City Stormwater and Streets Maintenance staff to review potential alternatives. 4. Private utilities are not permitted to cross the public rights-of-way. Therefore, proposed road crossings for low voltage lighting, communications, and irrigation will not be permitted. 5. Encroaching building fixtures will be subject to the property owner entering into the City’s standard Revocable License for Encroachment Agreement. 6. Encroaching right-of-way improvements (that are not building fixtures) will be subject to the property owner entering into a Right-of-Way Work and Maintenance Agreement. Recommend approval to allow encroachment and right-of-way improvements requested by Independent Presbyterian Church via petition 140874, subject to the conditions noted. (A map and exhibit are attached.) Recommend approval.  -4- ORDINANCES Second Readings 11. An Ordinance to Revise the Tour Service for Hire Ordinance. An ordinance to amend Part 6, Licensing and Regulation, Chapter 1, Business and Occupations, Article R. Tour Service for Hire, of the City Code. Changes include: • Changes to definitions, including re-definition of “Tour Guide”, to reflect elimination of the testing and permitting requirements and identification of specific restricted areas (Sec. 6-1502); • Removal of sections containing provisions inconsistent with elimination of the testing, qualifications and permitting requirements (Sections 6- 1508, 6-1511, 6-1513, 6-1514, 6-1515, 6-1516, 6-1517, 6-1518, 6- 1519, 6-1520 and 6-1521); • Revisions to require tour companies to obtain a business tax certificate, and register their tour guides with the City; • Revisions to require tour guides to display identification, as set forth in the proposed new Section 6-1512; • Revisions to reflect a shift in internal regulatory oversight from Parking Services to Tourism (Sections 6-1522, 6-1523, 6-1524, 6-1525, 6- 1529, 6-1530, 6-1536, 6-1537, 6-1543, 6-1546, 6-1547, 6-1549 and 6- 1550). • Revisions to eliminate the provisions concerning designation of “hot spots” and, instead, prohibiting tour guides from conducting tours in restricted areas, which are predominantly residential, during certain hours. The restricted areas are: • The 400 and 500 blocks of East St. Julian Street and Washington Square from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. (Nov.1st through Feb. 28th) and 9:30 p.m. to 10a.m. (March 1st through October 31st). • The area of the city which is south of Liberty Street and east of Lincoln Street, from 12:00 a.m. to 8 a.m. year-round. (An ordinance is attached.) MISCELLANEOUS 12. Final Plat – Highland Falls, Phase 3. Recommend approval of a major subdivision plat of Highland Falls, Phase 3, containing 26 single family residential lots located off of Highlands Boulevard in District 1. Recommend approval.  -5- BIDS, CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS 13. Land Lease of Future Park Site in Kensington Park. A land lease has been negotiated between the City of Savannah (Tenant) and the Kensington Park Association, Inc. (Property Owner) for the use of an unimproved four acre parcel located at 101 Althea Court in the Kensington Park subdivision (PIN 2- 0131-05-012). The site is a rare, large vacant parcel well-located in the midst of an established residential district, just a couple blocks north of an elementary school. The City plans to develop new public recreation facilities at the site and the first phase of improvements is proposed to include a new playground and parking area. The term of the lease is twenty (20) years with the option for an additional twenty (20) years. The annual rent will commence at four hundred eighty dollars ($480.00) and escalate at the rate of two percent (2%) per year. Therefore, total rent over the initial twenty-year term will be $11,663. Recommend authorizing the City Manager to execute a long-term land lease of 101 Althea Court (PIN 2-0131-05-012) from Kensington Park Association, Inc. (An aerial map is attached.) Recommend approval. 14. Well Maintenance – Annual Contract – Event No. 3372. Recommend approval to award an annual contract for well maintenance services to Woodrow Sapp Well Drilling, Inc. in the amount of $114,500.00. The services will be used by Water Supply and Treatment Department for maintenance of well sites. This bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Requested. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. Woodrow Sapp Well Drilling, Inc. (D - Brunswick, GA) (D) $114,500.00 Rowe Drilling Co. (D) $119,040.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Capital Improvements Fund/Capital Improvement Projects/Other Costs/Well Preventative Maintenance Program (Account No. 311-9207-52842-WT0814). A Pre-Bid Meeting was conducted (D) and one vendor attended. Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 14.1. Bacon Park Golf Course Bridge Repair – Contract Modification No. 1 – Event No. 3557. Recommend approval of Contract Modification No. 1 to Johnson- Laux Construction in the increased amount of $51,803.04. The Bacon Park bridge repair project was an emergency procurement to replace the 18th hole bridge and repair the 15th hole bridge at Bacon Park due the bridges being in poor and unsafe conditions.  -6- This contract modification is needed to complete additional work on the 15th hole bridge due unforeseen conditions. Also included is a switch to sod from seed for both the 15th and 18th hole bridges to quickly provide additional stability to the course. During the excavation of the wingwalls at the 15th hole bridge, cold joints were found in the existing concrete and the area was previously backfilled with loose gravel instead of suitable fill on both sides. The engineer has recommended sealing the exposed joints to prevent water intrusion and placing a geotextile over the gravel to retain the new material. Flowable fill was also needed under the approach slabs as it had previously been backfilled with large pieces concrete. Additionally, the southside approach of bridge was originally constructed in two layers. The top layer needed additional rebar and pins to attach it to the second layer. This contract modification requires Council’s approval. The original contract amount was $269,650.97. The total of all items associated with this modification result in an increase of $51,803.04, making the contract total price $321,454.01. This project was originally an emergency procurement. In order to repair the bridges quickly, the State of Georgia’s job order contractor was engaged. This contract is competitively bid through the State of Georgia. Recommend approval of Contract Modification No. 1 to Johnson-Laux Construction for an increase in the contract amount of $51,803.04. Funds are available in the 2015 Budget Capital Improvements Fund/Capital Improvement Project/Other Costs/Bacon Park Golf Course Bridge Repair and Renovation (Account No. 311-9207-52842-RE0126). Recommend approval. 15. Repainting of Street Lights and Traffic Signal Poles – Annual Contract – Event No. 3525. Recommend approval to award an annual contract for painting services to E & D Coating, Inc. in the amount of $63,751.00. The services will be used by Streets Maintenance Department and other City departments for the repainting of street light and traffic signal poles in various locations around the City. The work will improve the appearance of our public spaces in neighborhoods across Savannah, and is part of the City’s larger blight reduction initiative. The bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. E & D Coating, Inc. (Savannah, GA) (B) $ 63,751.00 Mitchell & Everett Construction (D) $ 31,700.00* Miller Painting Company (D) $ 98,250.00  -7- Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, General Fund/Traffic Engineering/Other Contractual Service (Account No. 101-2103-51295). A Pre-Bid Conference was conducted and two vendors attended. (B)Indicates local, non-minority owned business. (D)Indicates local, non-minority owned business. *Indicates low bidder not meeting specifications. Recommend approval. 16. Panasonic Toughbooks – Event No. 3536. Recommend approval to procure Panasonic Toughbook laptops from ARC Acquisition, Inc. in the amount of $38,572.10. The laptops will be used by Information Technology Department to replace Public Safety field laptops which are no longer operational. The Toughbooks are used by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police to access critical criminal and dispatch information while in their patrol vehicles, allowing officers to be more effective and spend more time in the field. The bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. ARC Acquisition, Inc. (Austin, TX) (D) $ 38,572.10 Firmament Solutions, Inc. (D) $ 48,524.50 CDW Government, LLC (D) $ 48,706.20 En Pointe Technologies, LLC (D) $ 56,506.70 Omni Systems, Inc. (A) $ 62,136.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Capital Improvements Fund/Capital Improvement Projects/Other Costs/Public Safety Video Surveillance (Account No. 311-9207-52842-OP0136). A Pre-Bid Conference was held and no vendors attended. (A)Indicates local, minority owned business. (D)Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 17. License Plate Reader Solution – Annual Contract – Event No. 3568. Recommend approval to award an annual contract for license plate readers to TJ Madden and Associates in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00. The license plate readers will be used to provide Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department officers with the ability to more efficiently identify stolen vehicles and identify persons or vehicles connected to a crime. The proposal was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The proposers were: B.P. TJ Madden and Associates (Braselton, GA) (D) $ 31,478.00 Applied Intelligent Systems (D) $ 44,898.00 Secure Watch 24 LLC (D) $ 42,736.50 L-3 Communications (D) $ 38,750.00 Federal Signal Corporation (D) $ 55,320.00  -8- Qualifications System References Local Fees Total Prospers & Experience Capabilities Participation (30 pts) (30 pts) (10 pts) (5 pts) (25 pts) (100 pts) TJ Madden & 24.00 27.60 9.60 0 25.00 86.20 Associates Applied Intelligent 23.60 25.40 8.80 0 17.53 75.33 Systems Secure Watch 22.20 25.80 7.60 0 18.41 74.01 24 LLC L-3 Communications 20.00 23.20 6.00 0 20.31 69.51 Mobile Federal Signal 19.60 24.60 5.40 0 14.23 63.87 Corporation Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Condemned Assets Fund/Condemned Funds – Federal/Equipment (Account No.102-4121- 51520). A Pre-Bid Conference was held and three vendors attended. (D) Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 18. Savannah River Landing Dock Repairs – Event No. 3575. Recommend approval to award a contract for construction services to Myrick Marine in the amount of $648,000.00. The services will be used to repair the Riverwalk Dock adjacent to the Savannah River Landing site. Boat wake has caused damage to the existing docks. The project will require the removal of the damaged sections of dock and replace those sections with a wave attenuator that will absorb the impact of the wake. The project will also install utility service pedestals that will provide shore power. The docks were originally built using an infrastructure grant from the State Department of Natural Resources that was allocated from US Fish and Wildlife. Per that agreement the docks are to be repaired and made available to the public in a timely fashion. The bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Of the four pre-qualified bidders, two submitted bids for this project. Delivery: As Requested. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. Myrick Marine Contracting Corporation (Garden City, GA) (D) $648,000.00 TIC – The Industrial Company (B) $723,395.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Capital Improvements Fund/Capital Improvement Projects/Other Costs/Riverwalk Dock Repairs (Account No. 311-9207-52842-OP0149). A Pre-Bid Conference was conducted and two (B) vendors attended. Indicates local, non-minority owned business. (D) Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval.  -9- 19. Aruba WLAN Upgrade – Sole Source – Event No. 3629. Recommend approval to procure Aruba WLAN Upgrade services from Layer 3 Communications in the amount of $131,825.50. The services will be used to upgrade City-wide the Aruba controllers, access points, and remote office units for security updates and AP control by Information Technology Department. The reason this is a sole source is because Layer 3 Communications holds the maintenance contract for the City of Savannah network and is the registered reseller of Aruba to the City of Savannah. Delivery: As Requested. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidder was: S.S. Layer 3 Communications (Norcross, GA) (D) $ 131,825.50 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Computer Replacement Fund/Computer Purchases/Other Costs (Account No. 612-9240-52842). A Pre-Bid Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source procurement. (D) Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 20. Caustic Soda – Annual Contract Renewal – Event No. 3642. Recommend approval to renew an annual contract for caustic soda with Colonial Chemical Solutions in the amount of $44,100.00. The caustic soda will be used for the treatment of wastewater by Water Reclamation Department. This is the first of three renewal options available. Bids were originally received September 30, 2014. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. Colonial Chemical Solutions (Savannah, GA) (B) $44,100.00 Univar USA, Inc. (D) $45,400.00 PVS Minibulk, Inc. (D) $49,800.00 Vista Supply & Services (D) $62,500.00 The Dycho Company, Inc. (D) $51,800.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Water and Sewer Fund/Regional Plants/Chemicals (Account No. 521-2554-51323). A Pre-Bid Conference was not conducted as this is an annual contract renewal. (B)Indicates local, non- minority owned business. (D)Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval.  - 10 - 21. Meter Boxes and Lids – Annual Contract Renewal – Event No. 3645. Recommend approval to renew an annual contract to procure meter boxes and lids with Ferguson Waterworks, Inc. in the amount of $19,743.06, with HD Supply in the amount of $27,588.06, and with Consolidated Pipe & Supply in the amount of $124,000.00 for a total of $171,331.12. The meter boxes and lids will be used for commercial, residential, and agricultural use. These items were awarded to the lowest bidder for each category. The meter boxes and lids are maintained in inventory at the Central Warehouse and are used by the Water Distribution Department for new connections to the water system and to replace those that are damaged. This is the second of two renewal options available. Bids were originally received September 10, 2013. This bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co. (Garden City, GA) (D) $177,700.30 L.B. Ferguson Waterworks (Pooler, GA) (D) $182,069.54 L.B. HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd. (Pooler, GA) (D) $189,801.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Internal Service Fund/No Department/Inventory-Central Stores (Account No. 611.0000.11330) and Water Distribution/Construction Supplies & Materials (Account No. 521.2503.51340). A Pre-Bid Conference was not conducted as this is an annual contract renewal. (D)Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 22. Protective Coatings – Annual Contract Renewal – Event No. 3650. Recommend approval to renew an annual contract for protective coating services with Dun-Right Services, Inc. in the amount of $302,113.24. The services will include all labor, materials, and equipment required for protecting and/or rehabilitating the interior of concrete sanitary sewer structures at various lift stations. Coating application protects concrete structures from hydrogen sulfide acid generated by microbiological sources present in the municipal wastewater environment. The protective coatings also eliminate infiltration, repair voids, and enhance the structural integrity of the sanitary sewer structure. The vendor has requested a four percent (4%) increase for this renewal from the previous year in which they received a ten percent (10%) increase, and the Sewer Maintenance Department has agreed to this increase. Dun-Right Services, Inc. still remains the lowest bidder. This is the last of two renewal options available.  - 11 - Bids were originally received December 31, 2012. This bid was advertised, opened, and reviewed. Delivery: As Needed. Terms: Net 30 Days. The bidders were: L.B. Dun-Right Services (Florence, SC) (D) $ 264,085.00 Morris & Associates (D) $ 369,986.50 E & D Coatings (D) $ 394,293.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Capital Improvement Projects/Other Costs/Sewer Line Rehabilitation (Account No. 311-9207-52842-SW0131). A Pre-Bid Meeting was not conducted as this is an annual contract renewal. (D) Indicates non-local, non-minority owned business. Recommend approval. 23. SCMPD Training Center Energy Management Control System – Sole Source – Event No. 3666. Recommend approval to procure an energy management control system from Mock Plumbing and Mechanical in the amount of $28,750.00. The system will be installed at the new SCMPD Public Safety Training Center. It will provide and implement direct digital control and energy management control of all HVAC equipment, including BACnet open communication protocol for seamless interface to the City of Savannah's existing web based Carrier i-Vu Controls system. This is a sole source because this company is the only supplier authorized to work on this equipment. Delivery: As Requested. Terms: Net 30 Days. S.S. Mock Plumbing and Mechanical (Savannah, GA) (B) $28,750.00 Funds are available in the 2015 Budget, Capital Improvements Fund/Capital Improvement Projects/Other Costs/Savannah Public Safety Metroplex (Account No. 311-9207-52842-PB0836). A Pre-Proposal Conference was not conducted as this is a sole source procurement. (B)Indicates local, non- minority owned business. Recommend approval. 24. Woodward and Associates in the amount of $36,000 – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval to renew one (1) year agreement with Woodward and Associates in the amount of $36,000. Woodward and Associates will continue to provide support to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport as mutually-agreed government relations, primarily associated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This will include assisting the airport in efforts to continue its operational and financial viability and growth. In consideration of these services, the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport will pay upon receipt of a monthly invoice the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) as a retainer. In addition, the airport will pay reasonable expenses including but not limited to, local and out-of-town travel, overnight travel and actual expenses and other related expenses. Woodward and Associates will maintain records of expenses. Recommend approval.  - 12 - 25. In/Sync Traffic Signal Control System for a cost not to exceed $250,000.00 – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval of a contract with Rhythm Engineering to purchase and install an In/Sync Traffic Signal Control System for a cost not to exceed $250,000.00. In/Sync is a real-time adaptive traffic signal control solution. The In/Sync system enables traffic signals to synchronize in real- time and adapt to actual demand. In/Sync combines real-time detection with real-time signalization changes. In/Sync converts signalization variables – including state, sequence, and length of green time – into options that can be dynamically selected and adjusted. The system constantly measures volume (the number of vehicles) and delay (the time vehicles spend waiting) on each approach, and instantly decides the best way to reduce those numbers. In/Sync synchronizes a series of traffic signals, creating progression along a series of intersections based on demand, allowing platoons of vehicles to get several green lights in a row without slowing or stopping progression. In/Sync gives you live, interactive access to the traffic conditions on the corridor. In/Sync video detection uses digital cameras to measure traffic occupancy, queue length, and delay in real-time. You have direct access to camera views and settings. The cameras used with In/Sync provide 360 degree live monitoring of an entire intersection of up to four approaches. In/Sync is being purchased by the City of Pooler, and SAC will piggy-back on Pooler’s contract so all the signals on Pooler Parkway/Airways Avenue between U.S. 80 and the airport terminal will be synchronized to minimize delays to all traffic on the corridor including traffic to the terminal and traffic to major employers like Gulfstream and major residential and shopping areas. This also will prevent traffic from backing up down the I-95 exit ramps which discourages traffic to the airport and to the airport area. The airport’s part of the system is in the City and will be operated and maintained by the City of Savannah. Recommend approval. 26. Security Checkpoint, FIS, and South Terminal Expansion Project, $145,600.00 – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval of Task Order No. 14 with URS Corporation Southern for the Security Checkpoint, FIS, and South Terminal Expansion Project in the amount of $145,600.00. URS will furnish engineering design services required to complete a concept study for a south addition to the airport terminal. The addition will include expansion/relocation of TSA security screening at the concourse level sized to support future passenger loads up to passenger enplanement levels of 3 million; a lower- level Federal Inspection Station (FIS) to process 200 to 400 international passengers per hour; and a south concourse for 2 to 4 additional aircraft gates for a to-be-defined aircraft fleet mix. Recommend approval.  - 13 - 27. Mill and Overlay Airways Avenue/Crossroads, Terminal Roads, and Airways Avenue to I-95 Lane Extension, Field Order No. 1, not to exceed $48,000.00 – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval of Field Order No. 1 with R.B. Baker Construction, in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00 for the Mill and Overlay Airways Avenue/Crossroads, Terminal Roads, and Airways Avenue to I-95 Lane Extension project. This field order will amend the current contract with R.B. Baker for overlaying Aggett Drive which is a 2015 budgeted project. The current Mill and Overlay project includes competitive unit price asphalt costs which were considerably lower than the estimate. Aggett Drive is the final phase of Engineering’s 10 year roadway rehabilitation project which will complete the resurfacing of the Airport roadway system. Recommend approval. 28. Ford Explorer Police Interceptor – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Airport Commission requests approval for purchase of (1) Ford Explorer Police Interceptor for the Airport Public Safety Department from J.C. Lewis Ford in the amount of $25,762.00. This is a life-cycle replacement for unit 40 purchased in 2010. Bidders were: L.B. J.C. Lewis Ford, Savannah, GA (B) $ 25,762.00 Wade Ford Inc., Smyrna, GA (D) $ 25,798.00 Landers Ford, Collierville, TN (D) $ 27,569.00 (B) Indicates local, non-minority owned business. (D)Indicates non-local, non- minority owned business. Recommend approval.  - 14 - City of Savannah Summary of Solicitations and Responses For October 15, 2015 Local MWBE Received Estimated Estimated Low Bid Local Event Annual Vendor Vendor Total Sent to Total From Award MWBE Vendor MWBE Vendor Preference Number Contract Description Available Available Sent MWBE Received MWBE Value Value Type Sub Type Applied 3525 X Repainting of Yes No 231 36 3 0 $ 63,751.00 0 B 0 0 No Street Lights and Traffic Signal Poles 3536 Panasonic Yes Yes 191 29 5 1 $ 38,572.10 0 D 0 0 No Toughbooks 3568 X License Plate Yes Yes 184 17 5 0 $ 80,000.00 0 D 0 0 No Reader Solution 3575 Savannah River Yes No 4 0 2 0 $648,000.00 0 D 0 0 No Landing Dock Repairs 3629 Aruba WLAN No No 1 0 1 0 $131,825.50 0 D 0 0 No Upgrade 3642 X Caustic Soda Yes Yes 310 31 5 0 $ 44,100.00 0 B 0 0 No 3645 X Meter Boxes Yes Yes 96 8 4 0 $171,331.12 0 D 0 0 No and Lids 3650 X Protective No Yes 278 56 3 0 $264,085.00 0 D 0 0 No Coatings 3666 SCMPD Yes No 1 0 1 0 $ 28,750.00 0 B 0 0 No Training Center Energy Management Control System 3379 N One (1) Ford Yes Yes 120 7 3 0 $25,762.00 0 B 0 0 Explorer Police Interceptor  - 15 - Vendor(s)* A. Local Minority Owned Business B. Local Non-Minority Owned Business C. Non-Local Minority Owned Business D. Non-Local Non-Minority Owned Business E. Woman Owned Business F. Non-Local Woman Owned Business G. Local Non-Profit Organization - 16 - - 17 -  - 18 - AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PART 6, LICENSING AND REGULATION, CHAPTER 1, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS, ARTICLE R, TOUR SERVICE FOR HIRE, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (2003); TO REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, in regular meeting of Council assembled and pursuant to lawful authority thereof: SECTION 1: That Section 6-1502 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1502 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1502. Definitions. (a) Tour guide. Any person who drives or operates a tour service vehicle on the streets of Savannah or who acts or offers to act as a guide for hire through any part of the city or who serves as an actor during a tour for hire. “Tour guide” as used in this article does not include any person acting or offering to act as a guide for hire, or an actor during a tour for hire, when the tour is to be conducted solely on private real property. (b) City. The word “city” shall mean the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, a municipal corporation, said definition to include all area within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah. (c) Historic district; district. The Savannah Historic District so designated on the official zoning map of the city. (d) Holding zone. Areas designated by the city for the parking of motor coaches. (e) Idling. The running of an engine of a motorized vehicle while vehicle is not in motion. (f) License. The right and privilege granted by the city to a tour service company for the operation of a tour guide service or business incorporating the use of one or more tour service vehicles within the corporate limits of the city. (g) Loading zone. A public place alongside the curb or a street or elsewhere which has been designated by the city as reserved for the loading and unloading of passengers from vehicles, including tour service vehicles. (h) Motor coach. For the purpose of this section, a motor coach is defined as a passenger vehicle which exceeds 34 feet in overall body length, excluding school buses and Chatham Area Transit vehicles on regularly scheduled passenger routes within the city.  - 19 - (i) Motor coach escort. A person who accompanies a motor coach walk-through under the supervision of a tour guide whose purpose is not to lead guided tours, but to assist in guiding pedestrians safely. A motor coach escort is not required to be registered with the city by a tour service company. (j) Motor coach walk-through. A narrated tour in the squares for passengers of a motor coach. (k) Prohibited streets map. A map which identifies streets on which motor coaches may not operate. (l) Restricted Areas. Sections of the city designated by Ordinance in which all tour guides and tour service companies shall not operate at certain times or under certain conditions. Restricted areas include: (1) The 400 and 500 blocks of East St. Julian Street and Washington Square from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. (November 1st through February 28th) and 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. (March 1st through October 31st); and (2) South of Liberty Street and east of the western-most curb line of Lincoln Street from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. year-round. (m) Street. The word “street” shall mean and include any street, alley, lane, avenue, court or public place in the city. (n) Tour service company. The holder of a business tax certificate issued by the city regarding operation of a tour guide service or business under the provisions of this article, whether a person, firm, partnership or corporation. (o) Tourism director. The individual employee or organizational unit of the city charged with the responsibility for administering and enforcing this article. (p) Tour service vehicle. A vehicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire or offering to carry passengers for hire, through any part of the city when the primary purpose of riding in such vehicle is not transportation but touring and sight-seeing; including motor coaches which are operated as a part of special tours and are not operated as a part of a tour service company; excluding horse-drawn carriages, and also excluding limousines (as they are defined by the laws of the state) which are operated primarily as a transportation service vehicle and which conduct tours on a reservation basis only; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall exempt the conduct of the tours by limousine from the provisions of this article as it pertains to the conduct of tours by tour guides. Quadricycles may operate as tour service vehicles, subject to the provisions of sections 7-1133 and 7-1134 of City of Savannah Code of Ordinances and shall only operate between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tour service vehicles operating within the city shall be standard automobile, limousine, tour bus, van or trolley-type vehicles which are compatible with and not damaging to the infrastructure and ambiance of the historic district. Such vehicles shall be no more than 13 feet in height, shall  - 20 - load and unload passengers only on the right-hand or curb side, shall not have double-deck passenger compartments, shall not be combination or train-type vehicles, and shall not be amphibious or boat-type vehicles except as provided in section 6-1548 below. Any tour service vehicle which exceeds 34 feet in length shall be operated in compliance with the motor coach regulatory provisions of this ordinance. (q) Walking tour. A narrated tour conducted on foot by a tour guide on sidewalks in squares. (r) Walking tour guide. Any person who conducts a walking tour. (s) Tour service review committee. The tour service review committee shall consist of three members to include the parking services director or appointed designee, the tourism director or appointed designee and the metropolitan planning commission historic preservation director or appointed designee. The purpose of the committee is to make decisions and recommendations regarding the tour service industry to protect the ambiance and aesthetics of the national historic landmark district. That Section 6-1503 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1503 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1503. Business tax certificate required. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall operate a business involving the use of tour services, other than horse-drawn carriages and limousines which are operated primarily as transportation service vehicles and only incidentally as tour service vehicles within the city, unless a current business tax certificate for the business has first been issued by the city in accordance with the provisions of the annual revenue ordinance. That Section 6-1505 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1505 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1505. Insurance for the benefit of passengers. Any tour service company operating one or more tour service vehicles shall give and maintain a policy of liability insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia for each vehicle in use as a tour service vehicle with minimum coverage as shall be required by state law for bodily injuries to more than one person which are sustained in the same accident and for property damage resulting from one accident. Such insurance shall inure to the benefit of any person who shall be injured or shall sustain damage to property caused by the negligence or misconduct of a tour service company, its servants or agents. Such policies of insurance shall be filed with the city and shall specifically provide that such policy shall not be canceled without notice to the city. That Section 6-1508 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use;  - 21 - That Section 6-1509 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new Section 6-1509 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows; Section 6-1509. Registration. A tour service company shall register a tour guide with the city prior to the tour guide working as an employee or independent contractor of the tour service company. The tour service company shall provide to the City in person, by mail or on-line, on forms which may be provided by the tourism management and ambassadorship department, the name of the tour guide, and the tour service company name and contact information. It shall be voluntary for a tour service company to provide a photograph of the tour guide. Registration shall be had annually. There shall be no fee for registration. That Section 6-1511 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; That Section 6-1512 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1512 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1512. Identification displayed. A tour service company shall provide a tour guide working as its employee or independent contractor an identification badge with a minimum size of three (3) inches by two and one-half (2.5) inches, which badge shall be worn by the tour guide during tours in a way to be clearly visible to the public. The badge shall contain in the upper left hand corner an identification photograph of the tour guide, which photograph shall be no smaller than one (1) inch by one (1) inch, and on the bottom half of the badge the tour guide’s name and the name of the tour service company. Section 6-1513 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1514 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1515 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1516 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1517 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1518 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1519 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1520 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use; Section 6-1521 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved for future use;  - 22 - Section 6-1522 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1522 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1522. Administrative hearing and appeal. Any decision of the tourism director to deny a tour service company access to designated tour service vehicle stands or to remove a vehicle from the streets under section 6-1530 may be appealed within ten days. All appeals shall be made in writing to the tourism director. Such appeal shall be heard by an administrative hearing panel, which panel shall be made up of (a) the revenue director or his designee, (b) the city traffic engineer or his designee, (c) the Savannah- Chatham Metropolitan police chief or his designee, and (d) two members of the tourism advisory committee. The administrative hearing shall be informal and shall be presided over by the revenue director or his designee. The majority decision of the administrative hearing panel shall be provided to the tour service company or the tour guide in writing within one day of the hearing. Decisions of the administrative hearing panel may, within ten days of notification, be appealed in writing to the city manager, whose ruling shall be final. Section 6-1523 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1523 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1523. Identification and marking generally. (a) Generally. Every tour service vehicle shall have a sign in plain view on each side of the vehicle, in letters not less than four inches high, containing the full name of the tour service company operating the vehicle. All markings must be permanently fixed to the vehicle, except motor coaches which are operated as a part of special tours and are not operated as a part of a tour service company. No electronic or neon signage is permitted. No tour service companies or tour service operators may operate a tour service vehicle of the same color scheme. Color schemes must be approved by the tour service review committee. Color scheme shall be recorded and controlled by the tourism director; provided, however, that tour service companies shall be permitted to use rental vehicles on a temporary basis as replacement vehicles for permanent tour service vehicles upon notice to the tour services coordinator and with the use of temporary signs and temporary numbers on said vehicles. The use of temporary vehicles shall not exceed seven days without additional approval of the tourism director, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. There shall be no third-party advertising of any kind on tour service vehicles. (b) Trolley tour vehicle marking. The total area of exterior markings must be no greater than 55 square feet in the aggregate and will be measured in square units regardless of the shape, structure, font, type or graphic style and will be based on markings as a whole, including the spaces between letters or images. These markings may include registered logo, company name and contact information only. Required vehicle service numbers will not be included in the aggregate measurement. Markings must be evenly distributed on the trolley tour vehicle. All markings must be consistent with approved color scheme. Except for special events for which  - 23 - the prior approval of the tourism director is required, there shall be no temporary exterior markings permitted to be hung or affixed to the exterior of a tour vehicle. The tourism director will approve the trolley vehicle markings during the vehicle inspection process. Section 6-1524 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1524 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1524. Numbers generally. There shall be on each side and on the rear of each tour service vehicle, except motor coaches which are operated as a part of special tours and are not operated as a part of a tour service company, a number at least six inches high, such number to be a separate and distinct number from that on any other tour service vehicle in the city. The numbers must be permanently affixed to the vehicle. The number shall be assigned to the tour service vehicle and the owner thereof by the tourism director and shall not be altered or changed without the consent of the tourism director. Section 6-1525 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1525 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1525. Registration of number and name of owner. The number assigned a tour service vehicle in accordance with this article, together with the name of the owner of the tour service vehicle, shall be registered with the tourism director in a book kept for that purpose. Section 6-1529 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1529 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1529. Vehicle inspection and certification required. Each tour service vehicle shall be inspected by the tourism director for compliance with provisions of this article and shall pass such inspection before the vehicle may be used as a tour service vehicle in the city. A yearly certification shall be issued by the tourism director. Fees for certification and permits shall be as set forth in the city’s revenue ordinance. All such fees shall be utilized to offset the costs for the tour services program. Each tour service vehicle involved in a major accident (major accident being defined as any accident which disables the vehicle so that it must be removed from operation for repair) shall be inspected by the tourism director before it may be returned to service transporting passengers for hire. Section 6-1530 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1530 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1530. Authority for removal of tour service vehicles from streets.  - 24 - The tourism director shall have the authority to remove from operation on the streets of the city any vehicle used as a tour service vehicle which is in violation of this article and to prohibit operation of the tour service vehicle until all deficiencies have been corrected. Any order of the tourism director to remove a vehicle from the streets may be appealed to an administrative hearing panel as provided in section 6-1522 of this article. Section 6-1532 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new Section 6-1532 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1532. Stands generally. (a) Parking stands. In the discretion of the mayor and aldermen, upon the recommendation of the city manager, parking stands may be designated for the parking of tour service vehicles within the corporate limits of the city. Whenever any stand is established, the stand may be used by tour service vehicles on a rotation basis of first come, first served, except as provided hereunder. Time limitations for parking at stands designated by the mayor and aldermen shall be designated in each individual case as ordinances are passed designating the stands. (b) Visitors center parking lot. Upon application by a licensed tour service operator for a stand in the visitors center parking lot, the tourism director shall assign a stand, as available, upon execution of a lease agreement for such stand. The city manager is authorized to execute lease agreements for the city (“lessor”) with individual tour service operators (“lessee”). Such lease agreements shall include the following provisions: (1) The lessee shall agree to conduct tours from the visitors center parking lot on a regular basis and to post the tour company’s name and logo, if any, tour rates, tour departure times, and duration of tours on or within a sign provided by the city as lessor. Lessee shall determine tour rates, tour departure times, and the number and duration of tours. (2) Under such lease, the lessor will agree that in consideration of lessee’s entering into a lease agreement, the lessor will permit lessee’s tour vehicle access to the visitors center parking lot, will provide a designation parking space for the exclusive use of the lessee, and will furnish lessee with an appropriate sign on or within which the lessee shall display its name and logo, if any, tour rates, tour departure times, and duration of tours. (3) The rental rate for one assigned parking space or stand during the term of such lease shall be $100.00 per month, or as otherwise may be provided in the annual revenue ordinance, to be paid in advance on or before the first day of each month. Rental during any portion of the first calendar month of a new lease shall be prorated by day. (4) Lessee shall specifically agree to comply with all requirements of the Savannah Code, part 6, chapter 1, article R, entitled “Tour Services for Hire” [this article], and with all applicable state laws related to operation of sightseeing tour vehicles. (5) The lessor reserves the right under such lease to restrict tour vehicle access to the visitors center parking lot and leased spaces for a period up to 15 days each calendar year. Lessee’s  - 25 - monthly rental will be prorated by day during restricted periods. When restricted from use of the visitors center parking lot, the lessee will be allowed to load and unload passengers for the purpose of conducting tours from a location on Martin Luther King Boulevard or other appropriate location designated by the tourism director. (6) No tour service vehicle shall park in the visitors center parking lot at a location other than the assigned tour service stand without prior approval of the tourism director except in an area designated for parking of vehicles not on duty and for charter bus parking, which parking area shall be designated by the tourism director. (7) Entering the visitors center by a tour operator or representative is prohibited except for delivering brochures for supplying the display rack, and then only after prior notice by the visitors center staff. (8) Tour guide operators shall not be permitted to park their private vehicles in the visitors center parking lot. (9) Loud, boisterous, or obscene language in the visitors center parking lot is prohibited at all times. (10) Only one tour company representative per leased space will be allowed in the visitors center parking lot at any particular time. (11) Any tour company owner or tour guide who is the subject of a public complaint involving activity in the visitors center parking lot will, within three working days after notice from the tourism director, make arrangements to meet with the tourism director to resolve the complaint. (12) No person or firm may lease or use more than one tour bus stand in the visitors center parking lot, either individually or as an associate of or through any company or agency, or through common ownership at any organizational level. (13) Any person, firm, or corporation which holds leases to two spaces in the visitors center parking lot may use such spaces interchangeably. There shall be no requirement for separate company identities, licensing, color schemes, etc. for use of two spaces. (14) Lease of a tour bus space does not constitute a property right and should not be considered an asset by any tour company. If any tour company should buy or merge with another company, the remaining entity will have no inherent right to the leased space of the purchased or merged company. (15) Tour bus stands in the visitors center parking lot shall be laid out and arranged contiguously within the lot. Such stands shall be assigned and reassigned on the basis of company choice in the order of seniority rank according to company ownership and date of licensing by the city. A change in company ownership, which shall include a transfer or a change in ownership of a majority of the stock in a corporation, shall cause a loss of seniority, making such company a new company for purposes of assigning stands. Such new company shall vacate the stand held  - 26 - by the previous owner, move to the bottom of the seniority list, and be assigned a stand when available on the basis of its seniority. When a stand becomes vacant and available for leasing, any tour business which leases a stand shall be eligible to advance to the vacant space in the order of company seniority. Any motor tour business which holds a city business tax certificate shall be eligible to lease any vacant space, or to displace any company from a second space pursuant to subparagraph [subsection] (12) above, in order of company seniority. (16) The parking services administrator may establish written rules and procedures from time to time as necessary to administer lease agreements. (17) Administrative hearing and appeal of regulatory or enforcement action related to leased stands in the visitors center parking lot shall be as provided in section 6-1522 of this article. (18) The parties to lease of a tour stand in the visitors center parking lot shall specifically agree that nothing contained in a lease agreement with the city shall be construed to designate or appoint the City of Savannah as agent for the lessee, nor shall anything contained in the lease be construed to designate or appoint the lessee as agent for the City of Savannah in the performance of any of the services described in this article. The lessee shall acknowledge and agree that it is an independent business engaged in providing tour services and shall agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, its successor and assigns, its principals, agents, and employees, from any and all claims for loss, damage, or injury sustained by lessee or to lessee’s property or by any agent or employee of lessee or by any person whosoever, in connection with any manner arising out of the provision of tour services and use of visitors center parking lot and property. (19) The lessee shall obtain and keep in force comprehensive general liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.00 for its undertakings associated with leasing a parking space in the visitors center parking lot. The lessee shall give evidence of the required coverage by providing to the tourism director a copy of certificate of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Georgia. (20) Any lease may be canceled by either party upon the lessee providing 30 days’ written notice and the lessor providing 30 days’ written notice of cancellation to the other party. (21) Any lease executed pursuant to this article shall expire two years from the date of execution; provided, however, that the parties to the lease may at the time of expiration enter into an agreement for an additional term. If no additional term is agreed upon, and notice of cancellation is not given, the lease will continue on a month-to-month basis until canceled by either party. Section 6-1534 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1534 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1534. Driver not to leave vehicle while waiting to be hired; tour guide not to leave tours during conduct of same.  - 27 - It shall be unlawful for any driver of any tour service vehicle to leave the immediate premises of the vehicle while the vehicle is parked in a tour service vehicle stand while waiting to be hired. It shall be unlawful for any tour guide to leave the immediate premises of the tour which he or she is conducting during the conduct of said tour unless and until said tour guide is replaced by another tour guide or a house or museum guide. Published literature provided by tour guides and tour guide services shall specifically describe said conduct as provided in section 6-1531(b) above. Section 6-1537 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1537 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1537. Restriction on number of passengers. No driver shall permit more persons to be carried in a tour service vehicle as passengers than the rated seating capacity of the vehicle as rated by the tourism director. A child in arms shall not be counted as a passenger. Section 6-1543 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1543 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: (a) Tour service vehicles shall operate on the streets of the city in accordance with the rules of the road as provided in the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city. (b) Tour companies are prohibited from operating vehicles, including but not limited to trolleys, vans, automobiles, buses, and motorcoaches, as passenger shuttles for transportation purposes within the historic district, except that they may operate a hotel passenger pickup shuttle on a route from the visitor’s center along the following streets: Fahm Street from the visitor’s center to Oglethorpe Avenue, Oglethorpe Avenue east to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard north to Bay Street, Bay Street east to General McIntosh Boulevard, General McIntosh Boulevard east to Harbor Street, then return west on General McIntosh Boulevard to Bay Street continuing west to Price Street, Price Street south to Liberty Street, Liberty Street west to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, cross Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Turner Boulevard, Turner Boulevard east to Fahm Street and the visitor’s center. Tour companies may reverse this route if preferred. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard may be traveled south from Oglethorpe Avenue to Liberty Street permitting tour vehicle access to Liberty Street without traversing the entire route. Tour vehicles accessing Liberty Street in this manner may then use Drayton Street north from Liberty Street to Bay Street. Hotel shuttle vehicles shall be permitted to access hotels along the designated route using streets immediately adjacent to each hotel leading to the nearest tour bus stop, passenger loading zone, or stop on hotel private property. Private shuttle access to the historic district from south of Gwinnett Street is limited to Drayton Street, Montgomery Street, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Any tour service vehicle operating as a hotel passenger pickup shuttle shall be clearly and prominently identified as a “hotel shuttle.” Other tour service vehicles may collect passengers from designated stops prior to beginning a tour and may distribute passengers back to the designated stops after a tour ends. Tour companies may provide private contract charter transportation service within the historic district upon prior approval of the tourism director.  - 28 - (c) Tour vehicle passengers may board or disembark designated tour bus stops only. Tour service vehicles shall move to the edge of the street pavement before loading or unloading passengers. No tour service vehicle may pause or stop for the sole purpose of narrating a tour. It shall be unlawful for tour service vehicles to operate at such speeds or motion as to obstruct traffic within the city; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to require the violation of any state, federal, or municipal traffic law or regulation. (d) The city manager is hereby authorized, upon the recommendation of the tourism advisory committee and/or the tourism management and ambassadorship department, to designate areas in the historic district where the following regulations shall apply: A maximum of two tour vehicles may be present on a square or street segment at the same time. Tour vehicles are limited to a maximum of one trip around a square during the course of a tour. (e) The city manager is authorized, upon recommendation of the tourism advisory committee, the tourism management and ambassadorship department and/or the city traffic engineer, and in coordination with Chatham Area Transit, to designate the number and location of tour bus stops within the historic district. (f) Each local tour vehicle company shall submit to the tourism management and ambassadorship department a map or maps clearly showing tour vehicle routes to be utilized by the tour company. Such map(s) shall be submitted during January each year. If a tour company changes its route(s) during the year, updated map(s) shall be submitted to the tourism management and ambassadorship department. The tourism management and ambassadorship department will evaluate tour vehicle routes for purposes related to traffic and public safety. Section 6-1546. Motorcoaches in the historic district. (a) Operating areas. Motorcoaches shall not operate on streets designated as prohibited on the prohibited streets map. (b) Prohibited streets map. There is hereby created and adopted a prohibited streets map with the streets on which motorcoaches shall not operate. (c) Registration required. All motorcoaches shall be registered with the office of the tourism director and receive a daily permit before transporting passengers within the historic district. The permit shall specify the date, destination, and purpose of visit and be displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the front windshield, in plain view clearly visible from outside the vehicle. If the purpose of the visit is for touring, Section 6-1503 requires that no person, firm or corporation shall operate a business involving the use of tour services unless a current business tax certificate for the business has first been issued by the city in accordance with the provisions of the annual revenue ordinance. (d) Passenger loading. No motorcoach shall pick up or discharge passengers on the public streets or public properties of the city except at designated loading zones. Vehicles shall park in a designated loading zone for no more than 15 minutes to load and ten minutes to unload  - 29 - passengers, unless such zone is also designated as a timed holding zone. After unloading, the vehicle shall move to a designated holding zone and shall not return to the historic district attraction until the designated time for the end of the tour to load passengers. (e) Parking. No motorcoach shall park at any location on the public streets or public parking facilities in the historic district except at designated motorcoach holding zones. At no time shall a motorcoach park, after loading or unloading, in a space reserved for public transportation. (f) Limitations on engine running. No motorcoach may stop or park with engines idling in the Savannah historic district except to load and unload, or as provided for in holding zones designated also as idling zones. Section 6-1547 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1547 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1547. Tourism advisory committee. (a) Creation and composition. There is hereby created a tourism advisory committee, which shall consist of 13 members appointed by the mayor and aldermen. One shall be a representative of the lodging industry; one shall be a representative of a tour company; one shall be a member of the Savannah Visitor’s Bureau; one shall be a representative from a historic district, museum or attraction; two shall be members of the downtown neighborhood association; two shall be members of Historic Savannah Foundation; one shall be a representative of the food, beverage and/or retail industries; one shall be at large with demonstrated knowledge of the history and/or architecture of the historic district; two shall be residents at large and one shall be a member at large. (b) Purpose. The tourism advisory committee shall make policy recommendations to the tourism management and ambassadorship department, city manager and mayor and aldermen in the areas of parking and routine of tourism-related traffic activities, and the enforcement of tourism management regulations and other related issues. (c) Terms of office. Advisory committee members shall serve a term of three years and may be reappointed for one additional three-year term. Members may not be reappointed to the committee after completion of their second term until they shall have been off the committee one year. Provided, however, that of those persons initially appointed, four shall be appointed for a one-year term; four for a two-year term; and three for a three-year term. (d) Organization. The committee shall elect from its membership a chairman and vice chairman. The tourism management and ambassadorship department shall provide administrative assistance to the committee. (e) Meetings. The committee shall meet at least quarterly. (f) Report. A report shall be prepared annually summarizing the committee’s activities for the previous year.  - 30 - Section 6-1549 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1549 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1549. Walking tour provision. (a) Prohibited conduct. Walking tour guides and guests shall refrain from encroaching on private property including, but not limited to, trees, bushes, tree lawns, porches, gardens, steps and streets open to vehicular traffic. No tour may block sidewalks to prevent other pedestrians from passing. Noise of the participants is to be kept at a conversational level. Any artificial voice amplification systems are forbidden. It is the tour guide’s responsibility to make their guests aware of these prohibitions and obtain compliance. (b) Number of guests. A walking tour is limited to 30 guests. Motor coach walk-throughs must have a motor coach escort for groups over 30. Section 6-1550 shall be deleted in its entirety and a new section 6-1550 be inserted in lieu thereof as follows: Section 6-1550. Penalties for violation; issuance of citations; suspension and appeal. (a) Failure to comply with this article or any of the laws, ordinances, and regulations of this city may result in violation of permit and shall be punishable as provided in section 1-1013 of this Code. (b) Any citation issued for violation of this article shall be issued to the tour guide or tour service vehicle at the time of the violation when deemed appropriate by the enforcement officer issuing the citation. (c) In the event that an enforcement officer deems it inappropriate to deliver a citation to the tour guide or tour service vehicle at the time of a violation, a citation may be issued at the time of the violation and delivered by hand or fax to the tour guide, tour service company or other business operating a tour. Any such citation shall be delivered by 10:00 a.m. on the business day following the day of issue. Any citation delivered in this manner shall be fully valid, and shall be considered sufficient notice of the charges. A tour service company who believes a citation to be issued based on a misapplication of an ordinance to the facts may contest the citation in writing within seven days to the tourism director. (d) Any tour service company or other business operating a tour whose operators receive five or more sustained citations for violating this article in a 30-day period shall be assessed a fine as appropriate. The schedule of fines is shown below:  - 31 - Number of Fine Citations In 30-Day Period 5 or more $500 10 or more $750 15 or more $1,000 SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be effective as of the date hereof. ADOPTED AND APPROVED: _____________________________, 2015. ____________________________________ MAYOR ATTEST: _______________________________ CLERK OF COUNCIL - 32 -