TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Supplementary Service Cost Overview
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on current costs for Supplementary Service to schools in the Oakland Hills and the current arrangement for reimbursement for those costs. [Requested by Director Peeples - 10/26/2022]
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Student ridership supported by Supplementary Service is an important component of the District's overall service profile in the East Bay.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This report is informational only. No action is being taken with this report and as such there are no additional fiscal impacts associated with it.
Cost of Supplementary Service
Staff estimates that Supplementary Service costs the District approximately $12.2 million per year to operate. Supplementary Service to Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is estimated to cost $5 million per year, with $4.09 million attributed to bus lines serving Skyline High, Montera Middle and Rudsdale High.
Cost Reimbursement
The history of cost reimbursement for service provided to OUSD schools is detailed Attachment 1. This year, the District was provided $300,000 in Regional Measure 2 Marketing funds by Metropolitan Transportation Commission to subsidize OUSD Supplementary Service operating costs. This will be the last year this funding will be provided. OUSD provided the District with $500,000 last fiscal year but has not yet informed the District if they will provide any funding this fiscal year.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The District provides basic, fixed-route bus service to most public and private junior high/middle schools and high schools within its service area using its regular route network. In...
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