TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Public Hearings: Realign Draft Final Plan
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Hold public hearings to receive public comment on the Realign Draft Final Network Plan.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Holding public hearings will allow the Board to receive and consider public comments on the Realign Draft Final Network Plan before staff proposes adoption of related service changes in October 2024. If the Board votes to adopt a plan in October following this public hearing process, service changes could begin to be implemented as soon as March 2025. The proposed service changes in the Realign Draft Final Network Plan are designed to adjust AC Transit's bus network in response to post-pandemic changes to transit needs in the communities AC Transit serves.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Realign Draft Final Network Plan is designed to maintain service levels at 85% of pre-pandemic levels, while keeping bus operator counts at today's levels. As staffing levels increase, new service focused on a Priority Transit Network would be implemented as part of Realign+, a package of service improvements that would get AC Transit back up to 100% of pre-pandemic service levels. AC Transit's Fiscal Year 2024-45 budget is based on 85% of pre-pandemic service level and associated us operator staffing.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Board voted to hold hybrid (in-person and via Zoom) Public Hearings regarding the Realign Draft Final Network Plan on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., at AC Transit's General Office. The Board also called to two remote (Zoom-only) Publi...
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