TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: East Bay Paratransit (EBP) Draft Recovery Plan and Update
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on East Bay Paratransit (EBP) Draft Recovery Plan and Update. [Requested by Director Shaw 6/10/20.]
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Service Quality
This staff report is intended to provide the Board of Directors with a short-term recovery plan for East Bay Paratransit (EBP) and an update of activities related to COVID- 19 to date.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no fiscal impact as a result of receiving/accepting this update. Fiscal impacts to the EPB program are detailed in the attached draft recovery plan and update.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
This staff report is provided to give the Board of Directors an EBP Draft Recovery Plan as well as an update on EBP’s COVID-19 related activities. Attachment 1 contains the plan and is formatted to generally conform with the District’s fixed-route recovery plans. The plan includes broad categories of Financial Conditions, Operations, Health and Safety (Drivers and Passengers) and Communications. Each section contains a brief status of current conditions, activities by the service providers (SP’s) and broker, and a section on future outlook.
Attachment 2 contains an update on all COVID-19 related activities by EBP to date. This information is provided to give the Board of Directors more detail and background on the program’s actions. This information was provided to the AC Transit/BART Interagency Liaison Committee (ILC) on May 6, 2020 and reformatted to align with the categories of the Recovery Plan.
ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES:
The advantage to receiving this report is to keep the Board of Directors informed of all aspects of the District’s paratransit service activities, the impacts of COVID-19 and recovery implications.
There are no disadvantages to receiving this report.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS:
There are no alternatives associated with this briefing report
PRIOR RELEVANT BOARD ACTION/POLICIES:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
1. East Bay Paratransit Draft Recovery Plan
2. East Bay Paratransit COVID-19 Related Activities
Prepared by:
Mallory Nestor-Brush, Manager of Accessible Services
Approved/Reviewed by:
Robert del Rosario, Director of Services Development and Planning
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering