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Recommendation to Approve a Funding Agreement with Alameda-Contra Costa Transit for Continued Supplemental 20-Minute Service during Peak Commute Periods on Line 19 for 30 Months Starting July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 Up to a Total Cost of $491,215; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund, Measure B and Transportation Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2017/18 to Fund the Continued Supplemental 20-Minute Service During Peak Commute Periods on AC Transit's Line 19, Totaling $177,000. (Transportation Planning 4227287)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Approve a Funding Agreement with Alameda-Contra Costa Transit for Continued Supplemental 20-minute Service during Peak Commute Periods on Line 19 for 30 Months Starting July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 Up to a Total Cost of $491,215; and Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund, Measure B and Transportation Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2017/18
BACKGROUND
In 2015, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) developed a district-wide Service Expansion Plan (SEP) amounting to $25.4 million annually. The SEP aims to improve the existing service network by trying to better meet demand and by providing frequent and reliable service to the densest residential and commercial neighborhoods. After an extensive public input process involving an October 2015 community meeting in Alameda, November 2015 public hearings, January 2016 Transportation Commission, the City Council approved AC Transit's SEP on February 2, 2016, which was the Buena Vista Avenue/Line 19 alternative. One of the factors considered in selecting the Line 19 alternative was its proximity to new developments in the Northern Waterfront area and its ability for existing and future developments to provide supplemental funds to allow AC Transit to supplement the 30-minute service with 20-minute service during the peak commute peri...
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