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Transit Services Agreements with Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (B)
This item is a request to authorize the City Manager to execute the Base Level Transit Services Agreement and the Route 75 Transit Services Agreement for FY19. Both Agreements are between the City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) and the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC).
Explanation
The Agreement between the Regional Transit System (RTS) and the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) for RTS to provide base level public transit services to residents and visitors in the surrounding urbanized area expires on September 30, 2018. The City and County have negotiated a new Agreement for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, for base level transit services, subject to funding and written consent of both parties.
The Agreement between the RTS and the BoCC for RTS to provide public transit services to residents and visitors on Route 75 will expire on September 30, 2018. The City and County have negotiated a new Agreement for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, for Route 75 transit service, subject to funding and written consent of both parties.
In FY17, the County expanded service on several routes including Saturday service on Routes 1, 75, and 711; Holiday service on Routes 10, 43, and 75; and Sunday service for Route 75. These services were continued in the FY18 agreements, and will be continued in the FY19 agreements. The negotiated service rate was $64.88 per hour in FY18 and will be $66.82 per hour in FY19, with the exception of the Holiday Service which will remain at $139.40 per hour.
The amount of the FY18 Base Level Transit Services Agreement was $422,273 (an increase of $11,925 for FY19). The amount of the FY18 Route 75 Transit Services Agreement was $573,165 (an increase of $16,753 for FY19). The total increase for both Agreements in FY19 is $28,678.
Fiscal Note
For the Base Level Transit Services Agreement RTS will receive $434,198 in revenue from the County in quarterly payments. For the Route 75 Transit Services Agreement RTS will receive $589,918 of revenue from the County in quarterly payments.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Base Level Transit Services Agreement with Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality; and 2) authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the Route 75 Transit Services Agreement with Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.