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Council Meeting: January 9, 1996
Santa Monica, California
TO:
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
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FROM:
CITY STAFF
SUBJECT:
Authorize the City Manager to Extend the Contract
with Diversified Paratransit, Inc., to Continue
Tide Shuttle Service
JAN 0 9 1996
Introduction
This report requests that the city council authorize the city
Manager to negotiate and execute an extension of the agreement
with Diversified Paratransit, Inc., to provide Tide shuttle
serv ice, between downtown Santa Monica and Main street, from
January 1, 1996 and June 30, 1996.
Backqround
During this past summer and, for the holiday period between
Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the City operated Tide shuttle
service, as a pilot project.
Two vehicles are required to
operate the service between the Promenade and Main street, every
15 minutes, between noon and 10:30 p.m. No fare is charged.
At its April 25, 1995 meeting, the city Council approved
operation of the shuttle service for the summer season. To gauge
rider interest, the Tide was also operated during the past
holiday season. staff now proposes to continue operation through
June 30, 1996. At a later date, staff will approach Council with
its proposal for operation of service after July 1, 1996.
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JAN 0 9 1996
The City's original request for proposal for shuttle service,
issued last March, included an option to continue service until
the end of the 1996 fiscal year. Because staff considered the
summer and holiday Tide service to be pilot projects, it did not
ini tially propose to Council that it exercise the year-round
option, until its popularity could be assessed. Based on
ridership levels and very positive community support, it appears
prudent to authorize continuation of the service.
Financial/Budqetarv Considerations
Diversified Paratransit, Inc., the current operator of the
shuttle service, has agreed to continue providing the two 20-
seat, wheelchair accessible vehicles at a cost of $35.99 an hour,
per the proposal they submitted last April. The total cost to
operate the Tide from January l, 1996 to June 30, 1996 is
estimated to be $140,000. Currently, $65,000 remains of the
funding previously authorized for the Tide in account number 20-
700-695-74111-7770-00000. An additional budgetary authorization
of $75,000 will be needed to fund service through the end of the
year. The funds used will be Prop A local return funds, derived
from sales tax receipts and returned to the ci ty for public
transit purposes. No general funds will be used.
Recommendation
city staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract
extension with Diversified Paratransit, Incorporated to provide
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shuttle transit services from January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1996 in
an amount not to exceed $140,000.
2) Approve additional budgetary authorization to account number
20-700-695-74111-7770-00000, in the amount of $75,000, in order
to fund the service extension.
Prepared by: John B. Catoe, Jr., Director of Transportation
Bob Ayer, Assistant Director of Transportation
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