R2012-43 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH ALPHA & OMEGA TRANSIT NETWORK, INC.

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1. Any section of this Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of both parties. 2. The City shall have the right to modify, without the consent of the Livery Company, the Operation Uplift guidelines, operational requirements, cash fares to be collected by the Livery Company, and such other conditions of this Agreement as may be required by changing circumstances, without placing an unreasonable burden on the Livery Company. 3. This Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written concurrence of the City. TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated under the following conditions: 1. This Agreement shall automatically and immediately terminate if the franchise or the license of the Livery Company to operate in the City is terminated or revoked. 2. One party or the other may elect to terminate this Agreement for convenience. The party wishing to terminate this Agreement shall give notice to the other party in writing of its intention and desire to terminate the same, not less than sixty(60) days prior to the desired date of termination. 3. The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement prior to the time specified herein if there is a reduction or loss of federal or state funding that supports Operation Uplift. The City shall notify the Livery Company in writing of its intention and desire to terminate the Agreement not less than thirty(30) days prior to the desired date of termination. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Livery Company shall comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. In connection with this Agreement,the Livery Company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,religion, color, sex, national origin or disability. The Livery Company shall take affirmative action to ensure that qualified and approved applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. Such action will include,but not be limited to the following: employment,upgrading, demotion,recruitment advertising, layoff, transfer, or termination, rates of pay or other compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Livery Company shall also notify any and all suppliers or subcontractors of his obligations under this Agreement related to this provision. In the event of the Livery Company's non-compliance with any provisions of this Equal Employ- ment Opportunity Clause, the Illinois Human Rights Act Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Department of Human Rights ("Department"), the Livery Company may be declared ineligible for future contracts or subcontracts with the State of Illinois or any of its political subdivisions or municipal corporations, and this Agreement may be canceled or voided in whole or in part, and - 10-