TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium Cooperative Agreement
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into a 12-month extension of the Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC) Cooperative Agreement from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, concurrent with the previously-approved 12-month extension of the service contract with MV Transportation to provide contracted Dumbarton Bridge Express Bus Services.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Extending the Cooperative Agreement will ensure a structure of administration, governance, and oversight for the Dumbarton Express bus services during the 12-month term of the contract extension with MV Transportation.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no expected budgetary impact for extending the Cooperative Agreement except for a minor amount of AC Transit staff time. The Dumbarton Express service itself is fully funded by Regional Measure 2 bridge toll revenues, fares, and EasyPass program revenues from Stanford University and Stanford Health Care.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC or the Consortium) consists of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), the City of Union City (Union City Transit), the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) under a Cooperative Agreement dated December 19, 2011. The Cooperative Agreement also codifies oversight and governance of the service. The Cooperative Agreement has been extended concurrently with the contract for MV Transportation to ope...
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