TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: December 2024 Sign-up
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on the District's planned service changes associated with the December 2024 Sign-up.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
In addition to Supplementary Service adjustments, effective December 15, 2024, three Bus Operators will be added to service across high priority service changes. These additions were coordinated with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 192 leadership. These service changes are expected to greatly improve runtime and layover for some Bus Operators.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Total daily vehicle platform hours will increase from the August 2024 service change by 40.4 hours on weekdays, 16.4 hours on Saturdays and 13.3 hours on Sundays. In total, these changes will yield an annual increase of 11,516 platform hours, resulting in an annualized estimated cost of $1,760,756, assuming a marginal service rate of $152 per hour. Planned December service changes incorporate three additional Operators for a total of 902 signed positions.
These costs and resources are accounted for in the District's operating budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit typically conducts four Sign-ups each year as required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the ATU. These occur in March, June, August and December.
Below is a summary of the service changes included in the December Sign-up.
Supplementary Service reflects the customary array of adjustments in response to student travel patterns at the start of the school year. Reasons for changes to scheduled departure times include the need for additional time between dismissal and scheduled leave times assuring suffic...
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