TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Contract Extension for EBPC Consultant Services
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into a one (1) year contract extension with Paratransit, Inc. for consultant coordination services for the East Bay Paratransit Consortium (EBPC).
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Service Quality
The Program Coordinator's Office (PCO) provides the critical function of impartial, independent review for accuracy and the tracking of trends and indicators as they relate to the EBPC. The PCO focuses exclusively on East Bay Paratransit (EBP) services and is necessary to ensure financial stability, efficiency, and service quality.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Prior to July 1, 2010, AC Transit's responsibility for funding the PCO was 69% percent of the total cost. It was determined, and BART agreed, that both agencies derive equal benefit from the services performed by the PCO. The costs for the PCO are now a 50/50 split between the agencies. The total contracted cost is $225,000 of which AC Transit is responsible for 50% percent or $112,500.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all fixed-route operators to provide "complementary paratransit service" to persons who are unable to use fixed-route service due to a physical or cognitive disability. AC Transit and BART chose to meet this federal requirement by forming the East Bay Paratransit Consortium (EBPC) via a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to provide ADA-mandated paratransit services in the agencies' overlapping service area.
The PCO was created at the inception of the EBPC to serve as a neutral, central point of contact between AC Transit and BART, coordinate the a...
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