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PRINCIPAL AUTHORS;

HON. ERICK IAN O. NIEVA

and

HON. MARLON M. LACSON
Majority Floor Leader

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Be it ordained by the City Council of Manila, in session assembled, THAT:

SECTION 1. Paradise Heights United Vendors Association, Inc., is hereby granted a franchise to operate a public market located at Barangay 128, Zone 10, Smokey Mountain, Balut, Tondo, Manila, subject to the following terms and conditions:

a) The franchisee shall pay the franchise fee prescribed under Ordnance No. 8331 (Omnibus Tax Code of Manila), as amended and for this purpose, the books of accounts of the franchise reflecting its gross receipts shall be made available to the City Treasurer or its duly authorized representative for inspection;

b) The city shall continue to have and exercise the power to impose all applicable permits and license foes and other service charges upon the franchisee and the stallholders thereat, in accordance with existing ordinances, rules and regulations;

c) The city shall likewise exercise the power granted by law to regulate, inspect and supervise the operation of the market to assure compliance with the pertinent rules and regulations;

d) The franchisee, in order to ensure collection of revenues due the City, shall have the authority to adopt such measures, impose charges and penalties, and filled collection from stallholders;

e) The franchisee shall see to it that the administration of the market is done in the most efficient manner, in faithful compliance with the terms and conditions of this grant;

f) In the awards of stalls, preferential rights shall be accorded to qualified residents of the City of Manila;

g) The franchisee shall post a continuing bond to be determined by and in favor of the city, which shall be forfeited, as liquidated damages, in case of failure of the franchisee to do, perform, and comply with any of the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

h) Tha operational expense for the said privately owned public market, including the maintenance, cleanliness and sanitation thereof, shall be borne by the franchisee.

SEC. 2. The authority granted herein shall be for a period of ten (10) years from the date of approval, subject to renewal in accordance with the provisions of this grant.

SEC. 3. Any violation or breach on the part of the franchisee to comply with any terms and/or conditions set forth above shall be sufficient ground for the outright cancellation of the authority, revocation of the permit issued and closure of the market premises.

SEC. 4. Efiectivity Clause. - This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.

This Ordinance was final enacted by the City Council of Manila on____________.

PRESIDED BY:


ATTESTED:

         LUCH R. GEMPIS, JR.
City Government Department Head III
     (Secretary to the City Council)

APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR, ON __________.


ATTESTED:

           EDWARD S. SERAPIO
City Government Department Head III
           (Secretary to the Mayor)

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CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the City Council ordered the publication of the above proposed Ordinance during its regular session held on October 21, 2014, pursuant to the provision of Section 17, Article III of R.A. 409, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of the City of Manila.