SR-1000-002-02 (2)
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MAY 1 4 1985
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CouncIl Meeti~g, May 14, 1985
Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa
To:
Mayor and CIty Cou~Cll
From:
CIty Staff
Subject:
Proposed Shuttle System
IntroductIon
ThIS report recomme~ds that
CIty CouncIl
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gIve
CO:1ceptual
approval for a pr I v at ely operated shut tl e
system to operate
wIthIn the CIty boundarIes.
Background
CIty staff has receIved a proposal from AmerIcan Trolley LInes
to Impl erneTlt a pr 1 v at ely fu~d ed ar:.d operated shut tIe system lrl
Santa l'1onlca.
AmerIcan Trolley Lines IS aD Arizona based
CorporatIon whIch operates private shuttle systems In Mesa,
Phoenix and Scottsdale, ArIzona. They are scheduled to beglD
operatIon of a SImIlar shuttle system In Redondo Beach on JU:1e
1st.
The company proposes to operate two vehIcles on a mutually
agreed upon route. Each vehIcle IS motorIzed, rubber tIred and
meets all State and Federal safety and emISSIon sta"dards. The
vehlcles resemble a PacIfIC ElectrIc RaIlway car and carrIes 30
passer.gers. The vehIcles are not accessIble to wheelchaIr bound
IndIVIduals. The proposed route is MaIn Street to Colorado to
Second Street to Santa MonIca Boulevard to SIxth
Street to
~hlshH'e Boulevard to OceaCl Ave:1ue to Barnard Way back to Haln
St reet (see attached map). Spec 1 flC stops would be deSign ated
along the route and would be deslg~ed so as not to interfere With
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RID and Mun IC ipal Bus 1 Hles stops. The shu t tIe 1 s proposed to
operate between the hours of 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. wIth less than
1/2 hour headways. The shuttle vehIcles wIll operate on the same
route In OpposIte dIrections.
The proposed fare IS 50 cents per rIde. The CI ty wIll ::lot
SUbsIdIze the proposed shuttle In any fashIon. The prImary
reve~ue source is raIsed through the sale of advertIsIng space
InSIde and outsIde of the shuttle vehIcles. The CI ty has no
control over advertIsIng.
The only applicable MunIcipal Code SectIon WhICh the CIty may
apply to control th e use of a shut tIe 1 S Sect IOrl 6912 wh Ich
indicates that "no person shall stop, park, or stand a motor bus
0:1 any street without fIrst obtaInIng approval from the ParkIng
and TraffIc Engineer."
The CIty Attorney has IndIcated that the operator would have
to have a busEless lIcense and Will be requIred to SIgn a hold
harmless agreement and name the City as an addItIonal Insured on
Its $5 mIllIon Insurance POlICY. The operator has agreed to SIgn
a hold harPlless agr eeme:1t and nane the C It Y to ItS l:1sur anc e
POlICY. In add It lon, It IS WIllI ng to commI t to provld i:1g the
shuttle system for a ODe-year perIod.
The operator has IndIcated that It WIll take 60 to 90 days to
get a systen onlIne. ThIS would indIcate that the earliest date
the system would be onlIne IS July 1st aDd the latest by August
1st. CIty staff IS workIng WIth the operator to ensure the
earlIest possIble start date.
The development of a shuttle sytem has been a lOl1g stal1dIl1g
obJectIve In the CIty. The proposed shuttle system Will provide a
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mea~s of testIng the vIabIllty of such a system wlthout
COIDNlttlng a capltal investment by the CIty.
F1scal/Budget Impacts
There 1S no fIscal or budget lmpact.
Recomme:Jdatlon
It 1S recommended that the C1ty Councll conceptually approve
the operat1on of a shuttle system wlth1~ the C1ty of Santa
Mornca.
Prepared by:
Sta:J Scholl, D1rector of General Services
Ray DavIs, C1ty Park1ng & Trafflc EngIneer
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