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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.2 RideNowPermitParking CITY C L E R K File # DLEEIJ[Q]-[2:][(j] AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 20, 2005 SUBJECT: ATTACHMENTS: RECOMMENDATION: ~ FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Amendment to Resolution 22-98 Extending Usc of a "Permit Parking" Area at the Cul-de-sac End of Scarlett Court to Include Taxi Cabs for thc RideNow Pilot Project Report Prepared by: Melissa Morton, Public Works- Director 1) Resolution Amending Rcsolution 22-98 Extending Use of a "Permit Parking" Area on Scarlett Court to include Taxi Cabs for the RideNow Pilot Project Resolution 22-98 Location Map Budget Change Form Letter from the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) Requesting a Taxi Pick-up Area on Scarlett Court for the RideNow Pilot Project Letter of Commitment for $5,000 from the CMA Towards the Installation of a Streetlight on Scarlett Court for the RideNow Pilot Project 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) I) Adopt resolution amending Resolution 22-98 extending the use of a "Permit Parking" area at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court to include taxi cabs for the RideNow PHot Project. Approve budget change in the total amount of $7,500 to the Traffìc Signal and Street Lighting Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. 2) A streetlight at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court would need to be installed for security purposes to accommodate the RideNow Pilot Project taxi pick-up area at an estimated cost of $7,500. The CMA has committed, in principle, $5,000 towards the installation of this streetlight. The remaining cost of $2,500 is proposed to be covered by the City by appropriating new funds to the Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Operating Budget. The annual maintenance and operating cost for the proposed streetlight is estimated at less than - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _........ - - - __ - - - WI... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...... __ COPIES TO: Jean Hart, CMA Beth Walukas, CMA ConsuJtant Q r) ITEMNO.~ Œ\TRAFFICIParkinKGenemllagst Rid.Nowlu<lpickupz""e.doc \ ~ Y $100 per year, to be paid by the Citywide Street Light Maintenance Assessment District. The cost of updating the "Permit Parking" signage in this area to include taxi cabs for the RideNow Pilot Project is estimated at $500. Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Street Maintenance Operating Budget to cover this cost. DESCRIPTION: In 2003, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awardcd a grant to the CMA to implement and test the RideNow carpool service at the East DublinlPleasanton Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. The RideNow system is designed to make the most efficient use of limited BART parking by allowing people to carpool in a flexible and convenient manner. The CMA, in partnership with BART, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Caltrans, FHWA, the Cities of Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and San Ramon, and the Hacienda Business Park, has been working since Fall 2004 to launch a pilot program at this BART station. The RideNow Pilot Project is intended to test the concept and usability of the new RideNow technology. RideNow is a web-based and interactive telephone system designed to connect and match riders and drivcrs instantly. This program adds flexibility to carpooling by helping passengers find last-minute rides fÌ'om home to BART in the morning and/or fÌ'om BART to home in the evening. Drivcrs and riders simply register and make rideshare requests by phone or Internet whenever users need a ride or want to give someone a lift. Participants in the Pilot Project will help the CMA work through any issues with the system and the implementation of the program. To qualify for the pilot program, a participant must have a cel1 phone, reside in Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, or Livermore, and be willing to use the system to find carpool matches. Participants do not have to plan ahead or make formal arrangements for carpooling; instead, participants request carpool partners only when carpooling is desired. The goal of the RideNow program is to help reduce traffic congestion on freeways and surface streets in Alameda County by reducing thc number of solo-driven vehicles and encouraging more commuters to use BART. In ordcr to facilitate recruitment of pilot participants, the first 75 commuters who met the eligibility requirements received a free $32 BART ticket. To date, the CMA has recruited approximately 80 eligible participants, of which half are drivers and half are riders. The CMA would like to launch the Pilot Project by October 2005 and operate it for 6 months. Continuation of the RideNow program beyond the first 6 months will be contingent upon the performance and degree of success achieved by the Pilot Project and approval of a second phase by the CMA Board. Guaranteed Ride Home Riders wil1 use personal cel1 phones to cal1 the RideNow system while on the BART train. By following the menu prompts, participants will indicate a current location (either a station or next station of arrival) to give the system an approximate time of arriva1 at the DublinIPleasanton station. Riders getting off the train will check the RideNow monitor at the station to see ride matches and meeting places. RideNow driver participants will receive preferential parking located on the Pleasanton side of the BART station. Spaces wil1 be indicated with special RideNow signs and parking permits will be displayed by the drivers. An important element of the RideNow program is providing a guaranteed ride home to participants unsuccessful in making a ride match with a driver during the 3:00 to 7:00 p.m afternoon commute period. Page2 ~ L\ For example, some riders may not arrive at the station in time to catch the match ride. As a resull, the CMA is offering a guaranteed (fÌ'ee-of-charge) taxi ride home service to RideNow participants using Tri- City Cab & Limo, Inc., the cab company contracted for the CMA's Guaranteed Ride Home program. The CMA anticipates that, of the 40 registered riders in the program possibly needing taxi rides home, about four to six riders per week will need a taxi ride in the initial two months of the pilot. It is anticipated that the number will decline as the program becomes more successful in making matches between drivers and riders. Taxi Pick-uD Area The CMA has investigated a number of options for a taxi pick-up location, including taxi pick-up on the BART site. However, because of rules governing taxi operations on BART property and the CMA's inability to insure that participants take taxis on a first-come, first-served basis, the CMA was obligated to find an off-site taxi pick-up location within walking distance fÌ'om the station. Based on this investigation, the CMA identified the cul-de-sac area at the end of Scarlett Court as the only viable off- site option to accommodate the taxi pick-up operation. A pedestrian walkway currently exists, providing a direct connection fÌ'om thc cul-de-sac to the BART station. As a resull, the CMA has requested the City of Dublin's assistance in allowing the cul-de-sac area at the end of Scarlett Court to be used as a taxi pick-up location for RideNow participants (see CMA letter, Attachment 5). Participating riders requesting a match during the afternoon commute wil1 be required to wait for at least one more train to find a match with a driver before phoning Tri-City Cab. Riders would then walk to Scarlett Court to wait for the taxi. The CMA has indicated that at no time would the taxi arrive before the participant; therefore, no overflow of parking demand or traffic safety issues are expected to occur within the Scarlett Court cul-de-sac area as a result of the RideNow taxi pick-up operation. Current Parklu!! Re!!ulatlons at the Cul-de-sac On March, 3, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution 22-98 establishing a No Parking Zone at the cul- de-sac end of Scarlett Court, but allowing Preferential Parking Privileges in this area for vehicles of City staffÌ'nembers and contract staff members displaying City permits (Attachment 2). If the City Council approves the CMA's request to allow the RideNow Pilot Project to use this cul-de-sac as a taxi pick-up area, current parking regulations at this location wi11 necd to be modified to allow "marked" taxi cabs for the guaranteed ride home service to park in this area between the weekday hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. These taxi cabs will be allowed to park at this location provided that the RideNow program - be it in the form of present or future phases - is officially active. The CMA will be responsible for furnishing special placards to Tri-City Cab, or any other CMA contracted cab companies, to be displayed by the cab drivers to mark a vehicle as a "RideNow Taxi Cab" when picking up riders. This will allow any CMA contracted taxi cab company contracted by the CMA for the Guaranteed Ride Home program to participate without the need for thc City to issuc a parking permit to each individual company. The City's Corporation Yard is located at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court, and since the yard is very small, the City maintenance crew members park personal vehicles in the cul-de-sac area while working and are issued parking permits by the City in accordance with Resolution 22-98. Since the work hours for the crew members end on or before 4:00 p.m., and most afternoon commuters arrive at the BART station after 4:00 p.m., sufficient parking space will be available at the cul-de-sac for the RideNow taxi pick-up operation. Page 3 ~ t4 Lie:htine: Conditions at the Cul·de-sac One of the concerns raised earlier by City Staff rcgarding the proposed taxi pick-up operation was the lack of sufficient lighting at the Scarlett Court cul-de-sac to ensure the security and safety of RideNow passengers at night (e.g., after daylight savings time ends). Although sufficient street lighting currently cxists on Scarlett Court, no streetlight exists inside thecul-de~sac. Staff is recommending that a new streetlight be installed inside the cul-de-sac in the vicinity of the access connection to the BART station as part of the consideration to approve the CMA request to establish a taxi pick-up area at this location for the RideNow Pilot Project (Location Map, Attachment 3). The new streetlight installation at the cul~de-sac end of Scarlett Court would cost approximately $7,500. The CMA has agreed, in principle, to contribute $5,000 towards the installation of the streetlight for the RideNow Pilot Project (CMA letter, Attachment 6). This commitment is conditioned upon approval of the funding by the CMA Board at its September 22, 2005, meeting, although CMA staff do not anticipate any problems with obtaining approval. One of the benefits to the City of installing the streetlight will be improved illumination of the Corporation Yard at night. The City will be responsible for opcrations and maintenance of the strcetlight as part of its existing street lighting system. The streetlight can be installcd by the City and energized by PG&E by the end of October 2005, at which point the CMA can launch the Pilot Project. A budget change is required to recognize new appropriations to the Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Operating Budget from unappropriated General Fund reserves and new revenues. Implementation of the Pilot Project is fully dependent upon the City Council's approval of the use of the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court as a taxi pick-up area and the installation of the proposed streetlight. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution amending Resolution 22-98 extending the use of a "Permit Parking" area at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court to include taxi cabs for the RideNow Pilot Project, and approve a budget change in the total amount of $7,500 to the Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Operating Budget for Fiscal Ycar 2005-2006. Page 4 ~y. \Oò£ RESOLUTION NO. - 05 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN *******J lJ I AMENDING RESOLUTION 22-98 EXTENDING USE OF A PERMIT PARKING AREA AT THE CUL.DE·SAC END OF SCARLETT COURT TO INCLUDE TAXI CABS FOR THE RIDENOW PILOT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHW A) awarded a grant to the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (CMA) to implement and test the RideNow carpool service at the East DublinlPleasanton BART station; and WHEREAS, the RideNow system is designed to make the most efficient use of the limited BART parking by allowing people to carpool in a flexible and convenient manner; and WHEREAS, the CMA, in partnership with BART, MTC, Caltrans, FHWA, the Cities ofDub]in, Pleasanton, Livermore, and San Ramon, and the Hacienda Business Park, has been working since Fall 2004 to launch a pilot program at the East DublinlPleasanton BART station; and WHEREAS, the RideNow Pilot Project is intended to test the concept and usability of the new RideNow technology, which is a web-based and interactive telephone system designed to connect and match riders and drivers instantly to carpool to and fÌ'om the East DublinlPleasanton BART station; and WHEREAS, the goal of the RideNow program is to help reduce traffic congestion on fÌ'eeways and surface streets in Alameda County by reducing the number of solo-driven vehicles and encouraging more commuters to use BART; and WHEREAS, the CMA dcsircs to launch the pilot Project by October 2005 and operate it for six months; and WHEREAS, continuation of the RideNow program beyond the first six months will be contingent upon performance and degree of success achieved by the Pilot Project and the approval of a second phase by the CMA Board; and WHEREAS, the CMA has determined that an important element of the RideNow program is to providc a guaranteed ride homc to participants who do not successfully make a ride match with a driver during afternoon commute hours of3:00 to 7:00 p.m. when commuters arrive at the BART station; and WHEREAS, the CMA is offering a guaranteed taxi ride home service to RideNow participants if rides are missed, using cab companies contracted for the CMA's Guaranteed Ride Home program; and WHEREAS, the CMA has investigated a number of options for a taxi pick-up location, and has identified the cul-de-sac area at the end of Scarlett Court as the only viable off-site option to accommodate the taxi pick-up operation; and WHEREAS, the CMA has requested the City of Dublin's assistance in al10wing the cul-de-sac area at the end of Scarlett Court to be used as a taxi pick-up location for RideNow participants who do not successful1y match with a drivcr during thc aftcrnoon commute; and ':t'tUV\ g.1- q-20·0~ I ATTAUDT ,. 2CD'6 WHEREAS, on March 3, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution 22-98 establishing a No Parking Zone at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court but allowing Preferential Parking Privileges in this area for vehicles of City staffinembers and contract staffincmbers displaying City permits; and WHEREAS, the CMA has indicated that the implementation of the Pilot Project IS fully depcndent upon the ability to use the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court as a taxi pick-up area; and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has determined that the RideNow taxi pick-up operation at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court can be accommodated in an efficient and safe manner during the afternoon hours when home-bound passengers arrive at the East DublinIPleasanton BART station, coupled with the planned addition of a new strcetlight inside the cul-de-sac for security and safety purposes during nighttimc; and WHEREAS, in order to allow the RideNow Pilot Project to use this cul-de-sac as a taxi pick-up area, the current parking regulations at this location must be modi tied to allow "marked" taxi cabs for the guaranteed ride home service to park in this area between wcckday hours of 3 :00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and WHEREAS, the CMA wi11 be responsible for furnishing special placards to its contracted taxi cab companies for the Guaranteed Ride Home program to be displayed by the cab drivers marking their vehicles as "RideNow Taxi Cab" when they pick up riders; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve amending Section 1 of Resolution 22-98 to read as follows: "Pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.275 and as established by Traffic Code Section 6.28.040 for Permit Parking areas, a No Parking Zone allowing Preferential Parking Privileges for vehicles of City staff members and contract staffinembers displaying City permits, and for taxi cab vehicles marked as "RideNow Taxi Cab" between the weekday hours of 3 :00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. provided that the RideNow program "'" be it in the form of present or future phases - is official1y active, shall be established at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court, a total distance of349 feet." PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September, 2005. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk G.'\TRAFFICIParlr,:ng GerJero.l\reSD _ RideNow taxj pickup zone,duC 2 . 3 cb.g RESOLUTION NO. 12·98 A RESOLUTION OF THE Cß'Y COUNen. OF THE CITY OF D1JBLIN .......... ESTABUSHING NO PARKING ZONE (FOR PERMIT PARKING ONLY), LIMITED PARKING ZONE, .A1œ. NO PJo1lTlTl\ 'G ZONE ON SCARLETI' COIJRT The City Counoil oftbeCity: ofDubJin bm'eby resolves as ibDows: Section 1: Pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code SectioD 6.04.275, a No Parldug Zcme lID.owiog P...Jk....6J rnrkil'li Privi1eps :ibt' w~ of City -flinP-m'bcrs and oontnICt _Œ..é¡.lnas displaying City permits. sba11 be estabJisbed at the cul-de-sac end ofSœdett Court, a total distanœ of349 ht.. Traffic Code Section 6.28.040 ...·be ~mn...t fur PmniI: Pmfång areu. ~ 2: Pumwmt to City ofDub6n MntMpAl Code Section 6.04.270, and ÏII the íntctt'e8t of publil: safuty, a Limited Parking Zone (two boor porlr1hg ftom 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) sba11 be estahIisbcd a10Dg the northerJy curb1iœ; ofSeaclett Court, :100m II point 86 i:et easterly öftbe cásterly cnrbline of Scarlett Drive. easterly 8 dictA1\ro(: of 57 fuel:, funn II point 173 i:et easterly of tbð easterly c:urb1iDe of Scarlett Drive. easterly 8 diJIDncc of277:Jæt,:&om II pomt 480 filet ellSterly of the ~ .,..bJiu... of ScarltJtt Drive, easterly 8 di-""'-e of 19 met, from a point 599 ~ easterly of the eastetJy curb1iDe of ScarJett Drive, è8Sterly II distance of 120 :feet, aDd &om a pow 794 teet .easterly of the easterly curbl.ine of . ScarltJtt Drive, eæterly II distance of 4 7 fuet.. Section 3: Pursuant to City of Dublin Munieipa.l Code Section 6.04.250, ao.:I in the interest of pub1ic safuty, II No Parking Zone sìWl be established along the southerly curbline of Scarlett Court, from the c:astet1y cul-cJe..sac" westerly 1\ distance of 2,500 :fèet. Section 4. Said traffic contnJls as descn"bed in Sections 1, 2, and 3 shaD. be added to Sections 6.28J)40, 6.32_050, and 6.28.010 respectively, of the City of Dublin Traffic Code. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day ofMarcb, 1998. AYES: Councilmenlbers Barnes, Burton, Howard, LoclrJrart and Mayor Houston NOES: None ABSENT:· None ABSTAIN: None ~ AITE3~W-. CJerf M..._S....A........""';""'..t.. ATTAUDT 2. ATTA~ 3. CITY OF DUBLIN BUDGET CHANGE FORM 5 r5b 'ß CHANGE FORM # New Appropriations (City Council Approval Required): Budget Transfers: "i'''i'' , , From Budgeted Contingent Reserve (1080·799,000) Within Same Department Activity ~_._, Between Departments (City Couocil Approva.l Required) Other ~ r\ i:'i';" _X_ From Unappropriated Reserves _X_ From New Revenues Name: Name: ImproYeme1'lt~ ,.'. Street Lighting Account #: Na.me: Account #, 001-20400"750·050 Name: General Fund - Reimbursement $5,000 Account #: N arne: Account #; 001-570-005 Name; Accou.nt #~ Name: Account #: Name; Account #: Account #: Fin Mgrl ASD: rs:~ ~ Signature Date: q \ -z....\c6' REASON FOR BUDGET CHANGE ENTRY: Appropriate funds fÌ'om General Fund reserves and transfer revenue funds colJected from the Alameda County CMA to the Street Lighting Maintenance Budget for fiscal year 2005-2006. City Manager: Date: Signature As Approved at the City Council Meeting on: Date: Mayor: Date: Signature Posted By: Date: Signature G;\TRAFFlC\Parki7l.g (:;eneralIBUDGCIlNG_RideNow 9-20-05,DOC ATTAUDT 4. Ae Tn..11 [}j¡flçlar DoJ~.$Ja~el Allmeda Cl;lllnty SUpi!rllleora NalflMlley ß¡;(¡tll'bggarty IJiGtlCMlrp~son CIty O. Alsniødlll - Bev!lft¡lJohnsoo City of·,Alb8n, (',Ql.JlICilmamber IÌile~MarIB BART DirsmQ( Thom~sBlaIock City O. 8erkllllY Ccl.l1CJrTtQmbcr Krla8Wcrthl1~tro CitY' of Dublin "",0 Janallo~~h/ll\ ell, of Emtl')'vllle ceuncllmembBr NoraDIIVlS çlty of Fremont """ RobCflWMBElfm8ß CltJlo1Hlywlrd Mayer RctJartsCoopcr City of I-!vlli'mort "",,, Mtlr,I~IIKamer.!l City Df NÐwaO&: (;buflc:llmerrtJer Paul H. E!. Tor;;¡ CIty D' Oakland Councllml3l11bt:l LarryRcld ChærlJl'"$CJ~ CIt1 of )lledmont Cl:!undlmambar Jæ!Wleler City of ,laBclnton MR)'Of J8f1r¡ilaffb";\l;f1I13i1 City of San léllllndro "",,, GI\€!lia'fwnQ C"J of Union City "~, MõlrkG¡!If!rI E...outIveDlrlle;t~r Del'"(1i~R, F;;y ALAMEDA COUNTY CONGESTION MAN.AGEMENT AGENCY Lo ùb '6 '333 BROADWAY, SUrrE 220' OAKlÞND, CA 94612' PHONE, (510) 836·2560' FAX: (5'0) 836·2' 85 E~fvtArL mall@accma.ca.gov II WEB SITE: acoma,oa,gov July 8, 2005 Mr. Ray Kuzbari City Traffic Engineer City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Subject: Request for Scarlett Court Taxi Pick-up Location for the RideNow Pilot Project Dear Ray: As you are aware, the Alameda Ccunty Congestion Management Agency, in partnership with BART, MTC, Caltrans, FHWA, the cities of Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermcre, and San Ramon, and the Hacienda Business Park, has been working since Fall 2004 to launch a pilct program at the DublinIPleasanton BART station.'· The RideN ow Pilot Project i8 designed to help passcngers find last-minute rides between their homes and the DublinlPleasanton BART station during the morning and afternoon commute hours. Thc RideN ow technology takes advantage of phone and internet services to help reduce traffic congestion by decreasing the number of solo driver car trips to and from BART. We anticipate launching the Pilot Project in July/ Aub'llst 2005 and .operating it for 6 months. An important element of the program is tc provide a guaranteed taxi ride home to participants that do not successfully make a ridematch with a driver during the afternoon commute (approximately 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.). To date, we have recruited about 80 eligible participants of which half are drivers and half are riders. Some of the 40 or so riders will need a taxi ride home if they do not arrive at the station in time to be matched with a driver. We anticipate that of the 40 riders in the program who may need taxi rides hcme that about four to six per week will need a taxi ride in the initial two mcnths of the pilot and that this number will decline as the prcgram becomes more successful at making matches between drivers and riders. We have investigated.a number .of other options for a taxi pick-up location, including taxi pick-up on the BART site, but bMause of rules governing taxi operations on BART property and the ACCMA's inability to .insure participants to take taxis on a first-come-first-serve basis, we are forced to look for taxi pick up locations off-site. We are requesting the City of ArrACDT ~ 1%'3 Mr. Ray K1.lZbari July 8, 2005 Page 2 Dublin's assistance in providing a taxi pick-up location for RideNow participants that do not successfully match themselves with a driver during the afternoon commute. The desired ]ocation would be at the end of Scarlett Court, which is about 200 yards from the BART fare gates Currently, we are contracting with Tri City Cab & Limo, Inc., who is also the cab company contracted for the ACCMA's Guaranteed Ride Home program. Riders would request a match on their way home and be required to wait for at least one more train to find a match with a driver before phoning Tri-City Cab. They would then walk to Scarlett Court just off BART property to wait for their taxi. At no time would the taxi arrive before the participant. In order to provide you with more information, I have attached the draft RideNow Orientation packet that wi1l be presented to participants. You can also log on to )'Vww.ridenow.or~ to visit the website, This is the last remaining issue to be resolved before the pilot project can be implemented. Your assistance in helping us find a solution is very much appreciated, Please contact Beth Walukas at 415/482-0991 or bwalukas@'sbcgloba1.n1J! if you need additional information or if you would like to meet to discuss this issue, Regards, ð~~ Jean Hart Deputy Director ec: Diane Start, ACCMA Beth Walukas File; Dynamic Ridesharing AC Trand DI'e¡; or b1JiaBsJ8lIU82 AI,mttd. ç"Qnty SUPØ!Vlsorf¡ ""'..... Sro\tHaggarty Vit~ ChiirlJl{.:;Qn City of A"mldi M"" ~ Bl 'fflIjyJohnøon City of "Olny ÜOImcilmømb8r AlI~nMarls BART D!f{ICl(f TIIoo\a&BlalClCk City .r_IIIy CCH1IOill'flClml;lf)r Krl8!.W«iNf'lgl~ City .1 0.011. M"" J¡¡n~t LQ(:kI,.1rt ClIJ.' EmlrJ1l1ll1 Cooncllmømber NorB[)avk¡ c", ø fnmlint Mayor AOOefIWasaarman City u:f MlyWard M"" RClbertaCOClpef , CIty of Llvlrmoro """, Irkrsl:1ð11Ki1rncna CIty .1- Cioonclrnømber P<luIH.B.T()')g CIty If DlltllltiI Courdmømbef LHryR/lld CIIa~peI"8IJ(¡ CIty of P_... COIÆ1c1roombcr JcftWiølor City 01 'I....mon """ J(I!1niklrH~5!çm\1 11 CItJ at Sin La..dr. """, Sh911~ Young City of Unl,n City """ MalkGt(!~r'I ExeouUvl DlrlOtOr DenriaR.FBy ßõö£ ALAMEDA COUNTY' CONGES1l0N MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1333 BROADWAY, SUrTE 220 . OAKLAND, GA 94612 . PHONE: (510) 836-2560 . FAX: (510) 836-2185 E-MAIL: mall@accma.ca..gov . WEB SITE: accma,,c:a,gov August 31, 2005 RECEiVED AUG :31 2005 I?U8UC WORKS Mr. Ray Kuzbari City Traffic Engineer City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Subject: Letter of Commitment for $5000 Towards the Installation of a Street Light on Scarlett Court for the RideNow Pilot Project Dear Ray: Thank you for considering our request for the City of DubJin's assistance in providing a taxi pick-up location on Scarlett Court for the RideNow Pilot Project. We understand that the City would need to install a streetlight to address safety concerns. Please accept this letter as commitment fÌ'om the ACCMA to contribute up to $5000 toward the purehasc and installation of the streetlight at the end of Scarlett Court. We assume that the City would be responsible for power, operations and maintenance of the streetlight as part of its existing lighting program. We would like to launch the Pilot Project by early October, so your additional assistance in installing it as soon as possible is also appreciated. Our commitment is conditioned on approval of the funding by the ACCMA Board at their September 22nd meeting; however, we do not anticipate any problems with it getting approved. Again, thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Walukas at 510/652-1412 x 13. Sincerely, ¡JJ~ R. d2~ Dennis R. Fay Cc: Jean Hart, ACCMA Diane Stark, ACCMA Beth Walukas ATTAumNT CD