HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - COMMUTER BUS FARE INCREASE (2)NEW BUSINESS
DATE: May 8, 1990
SUBJECT: COMMUTER BUS F.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
BACKGROUND
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented y:
INCREASE
John Medina
The City Council at its meeting of April 11, 1989 considered staff's
recommendation of adding one additional bus to the Downtown Los Angeles commuter
and increase the monthly commuter fares from $55.00 per month to $75.00, see
Attachment I, the April 11, 1989 Agenda Report.
The City Council, at that meeting, approved the additional bus and increased
fares by half the recommended amount, to $65.00 per month. Staff was directed
to monitor the operation and resubmit the rate increase for Council
consideration in six months.
The commuter service has been closely monitored, as directed, with the
observation that the City's commuter line has grown in popularity with all five
buses running at near full capacity. We have found that commuters from the
Antelope Valley are car pooling to our City and boarding our commuter buses to
take advantage of our lower fares-., This usage impacts the seating availability
for our riders as well as impacting the Antelope Valley Freeway traffic as they
travel to Santa Clarita to board our buses. City staff has reviewed the fare
structure and believes that there still exists a need to increase fares to the
original $75.00. Using several fare scenarios, Attachment II illustrates the
City and County subsidy to operate the commuter transit for FY 90-91.
The request to reconsider a fare increase is based on the following:
1. The Consumer Price Index has risen 32 percent since 1982, with the only
increase being the one approved by the City Council on April 11, 1989.
2. It is expected that commuter transit costs are to rise by 6 percent for
Fiscal Year 1990-91.
3. The Transit Plan adopted this past April, recommends an increase above the
current $65.00 base rate to $72.00 per month.
4. A new commuter line from the Antelope Valley to Downtown Los Angeles has
been established in the last year. Their monthly rate is $155.00 per month
or $90.00 more than our $65.00 per month.
Ag' 1 /� �a
Staff recommends that a non subsidized fare of $132.00 per month be established
for non Santa Clarita Valley residents and a discounted fare of $75.00 be
established for Santa Clarita Valley residents. This would discourage non Santa
Clarita Valley residents from using our commuter line and encourage use of their
own commuter line. Attachment III illustrates this resident/non-resident fare
concept in greater detail. A procedure will be established for confirming
residency for the discounted fares.
Approve the fare structure as illustrated in Attachment III, $132.00 per month
for non Santa Clarita Valley residents, and a discounted fare of $75.00 per
month for Santa Clarita residents.
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT I - April 11, 1989 Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT II - Funds Subsidized by City and County for Commuter Service Chart
ATTACHMENT III - Staff Recommendation
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ATTACHMENT I It
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
Parxr.pr)UM
April ll, 1989
Santa Clarita
Public Works
ATTACHMENT I
Page 1 of 5
City Manager Approva
Item to be present y:
John Medina
Transit Service
The attached letter dated March 30, 1989 from the Los Angeles County Department
of Public Works suggests the following proposals for the City's consideration:
1) addition of a fifth bus, 2) extension of the bus route, and 3) adoption of a
new fare structure.
Ridership has increased which warrants the addition of a fifth bus on the Santa
Clarita - Los Angeles Commuter Service on at least a trial basis. The estimated
cost for the addition of the fifth bus for the remaining two months of the
current contract is $9,500.
There is also a need to extend service in the Santa Clarita area from its
terminus of Lyons Avenue at Orchard Village Road to Soledad Canyon Road at
Whites Canyon Road to alleviate congestion at the aforementioned terminus for
the convenience of the riding public. This will provide a disbursement of the
bus rider's parked vehicles along the route and minimize the complaints from
merchants on Lyons Avenue. The estimated cost of their proposal for the
remaining two months is $3,000.
The rise in the Consumer Price Index of 32 percent since 1982, when the current
$55.00 per month base bus pass was established, suggests a rate increase is in
order. Attached is the County's proposed new rate structure.
We have reviewed all three proposals and agree with the County's
recommendations. The total additional cost of the fifth bus and the extended
route is $12,500 which may be offset by funds available through the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Approve the proposals for the addition of the fifth bus, extended
service and fare structure.
2. Approve the inclusion of the fifth bus and extended service for the
Council's consideration in the 1989-90 Fiscal Year Budget.
3. Direct staff to work with the County Department of Public Works to
apply for offsetting funds from the Los Angeles County Transportation
Commission.
ATTArRMRMT
Copy of letter from Los Angeles.County Department of Public Works.
• ?1y OF LOIS 4N
C4 L�FOAN\P
THOMAS A. TIDEMANSON. Director
March 30, 1989
ATWMENT I, Page 2 of 5
CW JNTY OF LOS ANG* �S
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
900 SOUTH FREMONT AVENUE
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91803-1331
Telephone: (818) 45&5100
Mr. George Caravalho, City Manager_ -
City of Santa Clarita
23920 -Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91351
Dear Mr. Caravalho:
SANTA CLARITA-LOS ANGELES COMMUTER SERVICE
ROUTE 799
c FE. CZIi 9IE0
K'
� R 0 3 1989
C;TY CF C.i» TA (a.
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
P.O. BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91802-1460
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO FILE: PD -5
810.60
In my March 3, 1989 letter, I recommended that we continue with
current practice of awarding one-year contracts for the commuter
service. Since that time, we have begun preliminary contract
preparation and some additional items related to the commuter.
service have
surfaced which require your consideration.
our
Ridership on the service continues to increase and has reached the
point that the addition of a fifth bus on a trial basis is
warranted. Also, use of the park-and-ride areas at San Fernando
Road'and Sierra Highway has increased to beyond capacity and the
local merchants at Lyons Avenue and Orchard Village are complaining
about the number of cars parked in this area. In order to
alleviate some of the parking demand at those locations, we propose
to extend the service northbound from Lyons Avenue along Orchard
Village/McBean Parkway to Valencia Boulevard then easterly along
Valencia Boulevard/Soledad Canyon Road to Whites Canyon Road (see
attached map). We propose the addition of three stops along the
route extension near McBean Parkway and Arroyo Park Drive, near
Valencia Boulevard and San Fernando Road and near Soledad Canyon
Road and Whites Canyon Road. The estimated cost for these
improvements for the remaining two months of the current contract
is $9,500 for the addition of the fifth bus and $3,000 for the
route extension for a total estimated cost of $12,500.
The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission has notified us
that approximately $40,000 in incentive funds are available to your
City for service enhancements for this commuter service and that
the funds, or a portion thereof, must be committed prior to June 30,
1989 or the funds will lapse.
Based on the increased ridership demand we have been experiencing,
the need to extend the route for the convenience of the riders and
the availability of incentive funds to cover the costs, I recommend
that these improvements be implemented immediately on a trial
basis.
Mr. George Caravalho
ATTACHMENT I
Page 3 of 5
-2- March 30, 1989
Also, as part of our preliminary contract preparation, we have
reviewed the current bus fare structure. when the service was
started in 1980, the base monthly pass fare was established at $55
per month for service to downtown Los Angeles. The base pass fare
was increased to $61 in 1981 and to $69 in 1982. However, with the
implementation of Proposition A financing shortly after July 1982,
the Board of Supervisors authorized the reduction of fares in
August 1982 to their current level of $55. There have been no fare
increases since that time, even though the Consumer Price Index for
the Los Angeles area has gone up by over 32 percent due to
inflation. Attached is a Bus Fare Comparison Chart which shows the
fares charged by other transit agencies for similar services and
based on it and the above information, a fare increase appears to
be justified. Therefore, I recommend that your City Council
consider this information and adopt the proposed fare increases
shown on the chart which will raise the fare structure to a more
realistic value.
Your Council consideration of these items on April 11, 1989 is
needed in order to give us sufficient lead-time to advertise and
award a new contract prior to June 30 when the current contract
expires.
Ver : truly O4zrs,
T. TIDEMANSON
�-Dir for of Public Works
NB:la/structure
Attach.
cc: Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
Rosa Kortizij a
JoAnne Darcy
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Handicapped
Blind
Children
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Transfer
Monthly Pass
Base
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Handicapped
3/30/89
TKP:la/fare
PD -5
ATTACHMENT I
Page 5 of 5
BUS FARE COMPARISON CHART
RTD
Local 5 Zone
LA
City
FOOTHILL
492/494 495 498
SC TRANSIT
Exist Proposed
Var.
30+
22+
31/31
35
30
37
44
$ 1.10
$ 3.10
$ 1.75
$ 1.90
$ 2.25
$ 2.60
$ 1.75
$ 2.25
18.00
N/A
35.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
35.00
45.00
.55
1.55
1.15
.40
.40
.40
.85
.85
.55
1.55
1.15
.40
.40
.40
.85
.85
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
Charge
.25
.25
.25
.10
.10
.10
.10
.25
42.00
102.00
65.00
68.00
80.00
92.00
55.00
75.00
Use
10.00
10.00
RTD
7.00
7.00
7.00
24.00
24.00
Use
10.00
10.00
RTD
7.00
7.00
7.00
24.00
24.00
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ATTACHMENT II
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FUNDS SUBSIDIZED BY CITY & COUNTY FOR COMMUTER SERVICE
ESTIMATED COST OF ONE BUS PER DAY FOR FY 90-91: $ 229.00
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS PER BUS: 40
OPERATING DAYS PER MONTH: 21.5
BREAK EVEN FARE
MONTHLY BASE FARE: $ 132.00
DISCOUNTED DAILY ROUND TRIP PER PASSENGER COST: $ 5.72
CITY/COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 0 / MONTH / BUS
CITY/COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 0 / DAY / BUS
CURRENT BASE RATE FARE
MONTHLY BASE FARE: $ 65.00
DISCOUNTED DAILY ROUND TRIP FARE: $ 3.02
CITY/COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 2,064.00 / MONTH / BUS
CITY/COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 96.00 / DAY / BUS
RECOMMENDED BASE RATE FARE
MONTHLY BASE FARE FOR SCV RESIDENTS: $
DAILY ROUND TRIP DISCOUNT FARE FOR'SCV RESIDENTS:$
CITY/ COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 1,655.00 / MONTH / BUS
CITY/ COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 77.00 / DAY / BUS
MONTHLY BASE FARE FOR NON SCV RESIDENTS:
DAILY ROUND TRIP FARE FOR NON SCV RESIDENTS:
CITY/ COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 924.00 / MONTH / BUS
CITY/ COUNTY SUBSIDY: $ 43.00 / DAY / BUS
MAY 1990
75.001
3.48
$ 31 e -o 0
$ 4.65
ATTACHMENT III
•
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
MAY 1990
Antelope
Valley SCV SCV
Lanc Palm 1982 Current
SCV
Proposed
Full Discount
Miles/One-Way
80
70
37
44
44
44
to LA
One -Way Base
4.50
4.50
1.75
2.00
4.00
4.00
20'Ride-Book
$90
$90
35.00
40.00
80.00
80.00
Sr. Citizen
.85
.85
.85
.85
Handicapped
.85
.85
.85
.85
Blind
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
Children
(under 5)
-------------
----
-----
NIC
--------
NIC
----------
NIC
-------
NIC
---------
MONTHLY PASS
Base
$155
$145
55.00
65.00
132.00
75.00
Sr. Citizen
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
Handicapped
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
MAY 1990