TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Public Hearings: Draft Contingency Service Plan
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Hold public hearings to receive public comment on the Draft Contingency Service Plan.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Chief Planning & Development Officer
Claudia Burgos, Chief External Affairs Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
Holding public hearings will allow the Board to receive and consider public comments on the Draft Contingency Service Plan. The Draft Contingency Service Plan would only be implemented with Board approval and if new, sustainable funding is not secured by the end of 2026. If, in December 2026, the Board acts to implement the Draft Contingency Service Plan, service changes would be implemented in June 2027. The proposed service changes in the Draft Contingency Service Plan are designed to reduce AC Transit's operating costs by an estimated $53 million. This would balance the budget in anticipation of annual deficits averaging $50 million beginning in FY 2027-28.
The proposed change to Line 95 is in line with the District’s goals of Safe and Secure Operations and Convenient and Reliable Service.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Public Hearings have a combined estimated cost of $6,000 for interpreters and staff resources.
Based on the District’s most recent deficit projections, staff prepared a Draft Contingency Service Plan which was approved by the Board on June 10, 2026, and contains service reductions totaling $53 million. Under this plan, service would be reduced by 16.4%. Staff can scale back service cuts if additional resources are identified.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Board voted to hold hybrid (in-person and via Zoom) Public Hearings regarding the Draft...
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