TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Dumbarton Express Operations
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider exercising the fourth of five one-year options with MV Transportation to continue Dumbarton Express service under the existing contract.
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BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no expected budgetary impact of exercising the fourth one-year option. The Dumbarton Express service is currently fully funded by Regional Measure 2 bridge toll revenues up to an amount of nearly $3 million annually for FY 2019/2020. The $3 million amount includes an allowance for costs not directly tied to operations and maintenance costs, such as District administrative staff time, marketing, and annual Nextbus service fees.
For FY 2018/2019, the total operations and maintenance cost for the Dumbarton Express service is projected to be $2.8 million. The effective cost per hour is $101.82 (inclusive of fuel and other incidental recurring monthly expenses, such as WiFi service) based on an estimation of 27,493 hours of service for FY 2018/2019.
As with the previous options, the fourth year of the option calls for an increase in the hourly rate for service of approximately 2 percent effective January 1, 2020.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Dumbarton Express is a regionally-oriented bus service linking the southern end of the East Bay with the southern end of the Peninsula via the Dumbarton Bridge. General oversight of the Dumbarton Express is conducted through the Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC), which consists of five public agencies: AC Transit, BART, SamTrans, the City of Union City and VTA. The Dumbarton Express has been in existence for over 30 years and service and ridership have increased since its inception. Total ridership for FY 2018/2019 is projected to be approximately 258,000.
Over eight years ago, the District assumed the day-to-day administrative responsibility for the five-yea...
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