TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: RPTC Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager or his designee to execute an agreement for maintenance of the Richmond Parkway Transit Center Park and Ride Lot (RPTC) with Caltrans.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
Having adopted the District Operated Park and Ride Lot Pricing and Cost Recovery Policy in October 2003, this action would further the District's ability to recoup operational costs from patrons who utilize the park and ride lots.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no immediate budgetary impact from this agreement. The agreement with Caltrans generally allows the District to charge parking fees to cover operational and capital maintenance costs for the facility.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Extensive nationwide analysis of the need for park and ride lots was done in 1995 and 2003 which concluded that transit providers are increasingly dependent on park and ride facilities to bring passengers from their origins to centralized locations for boarding. Excerpts from those studies can be found in the referenced prior relevant Board actions listed below. In October 2003 the Board of Directors authorized the General Manager to enter into an Operating and Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans for the RPTC. The original agreement was executed on July 16, 2004, for a period of five (5) years. Though it expired in 2009, both parties agreed to operate as though the agreement was still in effect. Staff has on numerous occasions attempted to secure a new agreement with Caltrans but was informed that it was not a current priority for Caltrans given that no new work was being proposed.
Currently the only facilities at the RPTC is a portable toilet that is utilized by operato...
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