TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Annual Updates
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider approving minor updates to the AC Transit Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).
Staff Contact:
Marla Blagg, Chief Safety & Security Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Service Quality
This report provides AC Transit's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) per Board Policy No. 480 Safety Management Systems to comply with Federal Regulations (49 U.S. Code ? 5329).
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact directly related to this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Pursuant to federal regulations Title 49 United States Code ? 5329, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Final Rule on July 19, 2018, which requires certain operators of public transportation systems that receive federal funds to develop safety plans that include the processes and procedures to implement Safety Management Systems (SMS). The original PTASP rule requires that transit operators also certify they have a safety plan in place meeting the requirements of the rule by July 20, 2020.
AC Transit's PTASP serves as a guideline in the establishment of technical and managerial safety strategies for the identification, assessment and control of safety risks to AC Transit employees, customers, contractors and the public who may use the system.
The PTASP applies to all AC Transit operations, all supporting divisions, and to all activities, which involve the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the transit system, including system expansions. Each AC Transit division and department is charged with the responsibility for the implementation and success of the plan.
The PTASP in...
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