TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC) Cooperative Agreement
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manger to enter into an extension of the Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC) Cooperative Agreement--January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021--in conjunction with the one-year option for the service contract.
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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 service in calendar year 2021.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no expected budgetary impact of extending the Cooperative Agreement term by one year. Including any AC Transit staff time, the Dumbarton Express service itself is fully funded by Regional Measure 2 bridge toll revenues and Easy Pass program revenues generated by Stanford University and Stanford Medical Center.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The District acts as the Administrator of Dumbarton Express service as noted in the Cooperative Agreement between 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)-collectively, the Consortium-dated December 19, 2011.
The Consortium members met on July 28, 2020 to discuss the status of the District's contract with MV Transportation to operate the Dumbarton Express service. The contract contains five (5) one-year options, of which the first four have been exercised. The Consortium members agreed to recommend exercising the fifth and final one-year option for the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The Consortium members also recommended that AC Transit shoul...
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