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' CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 14, 1988
SUBJECT Paratransit Services for 1988-89
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EXHIBITS ATTACHED Two Graphs
RECOMMENDATION '
Vf�) Authorize the City' s withdrawal from the San Ramon,
Danville Paratransit JPA
2) Authorize Staff to contract for paratransit
,a services from the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit
aAuthority, pending favorable determination from
MTC
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: - The cost to the City ' s General Fund is anticipated to
be no more than $2, 000 in the first year (1988-89) and
zero in the subsequent year. The resultant savings to
the City' s General Fund will be approximately $12, 000
in the first year and $14, 600 in subsequent years .
y The City' s Transportation Development Act money would
continue to be used at 100% of funding available from
MTC for the paratransit program.
DESCRIPTION Staff met with David Stegman, Director of the San
Ramon Community Services Group (SRCSG) ; and with Vic Sood, General Manager
of the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) , at different times
j to discuss the transportation services that Dublin provides for the
handicapped and elderly in this community through contract services . Both
agencies wish to provide those services to Dublin; and the City has used the
San Ramon Community Services Group to provide the equipment and staff to
accomplish the program in the past.
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The total operating costs have increased at a faster rate than the increase
in the number of trips, as shown below:
1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88
Budget
Operating Costs (1 ) $19, 105 $17, 485 $26, 099 $29, 700 $38, 182
Number of Trips 2, 744 3, 391 3, 468 2, 915 3, 100
Average Cost/Trip $ 6. 96 $ 5.13 $ 7 . 52 $10.19 $12. 32
(1 ) The operating costs shown on this line are paid for from all sources of
revenue, which includes fares, TDA funds, contributions of the provider, and
Dublin' s General Funds .
The City received a proposal from LAVTA offering to provide the same level
of service at a price that is less than the amount currently being charged
by the SRCSG. The proposal estimated that the cost per trip will be $6. 60.
LAVTA' s proposal also identified that the use of Dublin ' s use of General
Funds for paratransit services would decrease from its current funding level
to $2, 000 for the first year (1988-89) and zero in the next year. This is a
decrease in the use of General Funds revenue by $12, 586 in the first year
( $14, 586-$2, 000) without a reduction in the level of service. The costs
that were historically absorbed by the General Fund are shown below:
1985-86 $ 9, 140
1986-87 $14, 787
1987-88 $14, 586 (Amount budgeted)
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AGENDA STATEMENT: Paratransit Services for 1988-89
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LAVTA prepared a comparison of the cost to a Dublin participant (when riding
within one zone) between the current provider and the LAVTA proposal :
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LAVTA SRCSG
Fare one way per zone $ . 50 $ . 75
For example:
All Dublin trips $ . 50 $ . 75
Dublin to Stoneridge $ . 50 $ . 75
a Dublin to San Ramon $1. 00 $ . 75
Staff 'was concerned with the ability of LAVTA to obtain the additional van
that they need to be able to absorb the Dublin paratransit program. Mr.
Sood identified two alternative solutions to financing the acquisition of
the van during the current fiscal year: 1 ) use Measure B money, and 2) use
TDA 4. 0 money. Mr. Sood had already submitted a claim for TDA Measure B
funds, but to date, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors has not
determined whether to allow those funds to be used to acquire the van
through a lease purchase process. ' Mr. Escudero, the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission' s Paratransit Coordinator, confirmed the
availability of TDA 4. 0 funds dedicated to the acquisition of the van in
this fiscal year by LAVTA.
The decision to continue with the San Ramon Community Services Group, or to
start a new contract with LAVTA is subject to a decision from MTC on whether
Dublin must use the competitive bid process to do so. ' The problem is one of
timing. It would take too long to produce the Request for Bids document
plus allow for a reasonable amount of time for the pre-bid conference,
responses to questions, and the necessary reviews, to expect to conclude
that process in time to contract for the 1988-89 Fiscal Year. Therefore,
this recommendation is made subject to the decision by MTC on the question
about bidding for this service. Should MTC decide that the bid process is
necessary, City Staff will be required to recommend continuing with the San
Ramon Community Service Group for the 1988-89 Fiscal Year.
Given the favorable proposal presented by LAVTA, and the fact that LAVTA is
committing to providing an equal level of service as under the current
provider, Staff recommends that for 1988-89 the City of Dublin contract with
the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority for paratransit services,
pending a favorable determination by MTC regarding compliance with the
competitive bidding requirement.
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