Agenda Item Name:
Title
Regional Transit System Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Transit Service Agreement
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Presenter:
Chris Dawson, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, x5249
Description:
Request for approval of annual operating contract with the City of Gainesville for transit service for the unincorporated area provide by the Regional Transit Service
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve and authorize the Chair's signature on the Fiscal Year 20/21 Regional Transit Service Agreements for the transit service provided to the County.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The Transit Services Agreement will require the County to pay a total of $1,056,426 to the City in quarterly payments. The budget is in Account: 008.79.7940.544.34.00.
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Background:
The City of Gainesville and Alachua County enter into annual agreements for the delivery of public transit services primarily to the unincorporated area. In the past, the parties have executed two separate agreement for service. This fiscal year, the parties are proposing to combine the separate agreements into a single agreement for all service. The Fiscal Year 19/20 contracts totaled $1,022,722. For Fiscal Year 20/21, the contract total is $1,056,426. This represents an increase of 3.3% over the previous year service cost.
In addition to the Routes in the unincorporated area that are funded by the County, there are routes funded by UF and Santa Fe College. Those routes include:
Route 23 (Oaks Mall to Santa Fe via Ft. Clarke Blvd)
Route 39 (Santa Fe College to Airport)
Route 150 (Haile Plantation to UF Campus - Limited Stop)
Route 800x (Butler Plaza Transfer Station to Santa Fe College - Express)
Microtransit Last Mile - First Mile service