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Agreement between the University of Florida (UF) and City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) to provide additional transit services as part of the Agreement between the University of Florida (UF) and RTS.
Explanation
There is currently an agreement between the University of Florida (UF) and Regional Transit System (RTS) to provide unlimited access to public transit to UF students. RTS meets with the UF Transportation Fee Committee annually to evaluate current service and determine the need to modify or enhance transit services. At this year's meeting, the UF Transportation Fee Committee approved an increase in the student fee to pay for current and additional services.
These enhanced services will consist of an additional 10,593 hours of service during the 2011-2012 academic year as follows: 1) service hours will increase on City Routes 21 and 38; 2) implementation of new City Route 28 (Estates to Hub); 3) implementation of new City Route 46 (UF to Downtown); and 4) implementation of two (2) new Later Gator routes (303 and 305) in Spring and Fall semesters. City Routes 13, 21, 35, 36, 38, 43 and 117 will be enhanced in Summer, 2012. The projected cost of providing the new enhanced service is approximately $646,206. RTS staff negotiated an hourly rate of $61.00 per hour for Monday through Sunday service to cover service operating costs.
In order to continue current services and provide the additional services, six (6) new transit operators, two (2) clerks, one (1) supervisor, one (1) IT infrastructure designer and administrator, and one (1) mechanic II will be needed. The recruitment and training period for these new positions will require that current RTS staff operate the service until the new employees are available.
Fiscal Note
Based on the new hourly rates, the total revenue anticipated under this ag...
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