TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: March 2021 Sign-up Report
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on the District's planned service changes associated with the March 2021 Sign-up.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The service changes going into effect on March 28, 2021, are focused on solving minor issues with schedule reliability.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Total daily weekday vehicle platform hours have increased from December 2020 service levels by 1.8, Saturday hours have decreased by 13.3 and Sunday hours have increased by 0.3 hours. In total, these changes yield an annual decrease of 307 platform hours, resulting in an annual estimated savings of $47,800. The District will also run 28.4 daily hours of Supplementary Service each day off the extra board. Given that the buses and operators are already in place, this will not yield additional expense for the District. However, it is included in the costing within Attachment 1 and would add $919,278 if it required additional resources to run.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit typically conducts four Sign-ups each year as required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with ATU Local 192. These occur in March, June, August, and December. After the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa Health Departments issued a Shelter in Place (SIP) Order, the District operated under an Emergency Service Plan (ESP) focused on Sunday service levels beginning March 31, 2020.
The District initially included Supplementary Service in the operating schedule in August 2020, absent communication from schools or school districts about the status of the fall semester. It then became clear that in-person schooling in the service area was not going to be viable and the service was not operated. It was removed from the schedule for the December 2020 sign-up.
Despite sett...
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