ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT - Report ID: 18-211d

• Report ID: 18-211d
• Type: Regular - Planning
• Meeting Body: Board of Directors - Regular Meeting
• Meeting Date: 7/14/2021
• Final action: 7/14/2021
• Recommended Action: Consider receiving a report on the status of the District's contract with Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), a peer review exploring different transit shelter contract models, a cost-benefit analysis of different scenarios for the District's bus shelter program, and provide feedback on the staff recommendation for next steps. [Requested by Directors Peeples - 4/28/21 and Walsh - 5/26/21]

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Meeting	Continued	Pass

TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Transit Shelter Contract Update

ACTION ITEM

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

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Consider receiving a report on the status of the District's contract with Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), a peer review exploring different transit shelter contract models, a cost-benefit analysis of different scenarios for the District's bus shelter program, and provide feedback on the staff recommendation for next steps. [Requested by Directors Peeples - 4/28/21 and Walsh - 5/26/21]
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:

Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality

All transit trips begin at the bus stop. Shelters play a critical role in the quality of the customer experience at those stops by providing a safe, attractive place for waiting customers. Shelters are also a clear visual marker for customers looking to catch the bus. Ensuring that the District's bus stop infrastructure is well-maintained and that the District is responsive to customers' requests for bus shelter maintenance or improvements will help meet the District's Strategic Goals and Initiatives regarding service.

BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:

The 1999 Transit Shelter Implementation Agreement and subsequent amendments are non-monetary contracts, meaning the District is not required to pay Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) any money for the services provided and historically received $123,000 annually in administrative fees. Given the COVID-19 economic challenges, CCO and the District agreed to waive the administrative fee for the duration of the Bridge Contract.

Moving forward, any bus shelter program model-other than the existing agreement with CCO-will incur an expense to the District but could increase maintenance from what CCO currently provides. Depending on the model, staff estimates that the shelter program could cost the District up to $2 million annually to maintain, assuming the same number of existing bus shelters. T...