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AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
John E. Medina, Director
DATE: January 8, 1991
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM/SCV SENIOR CENTER'S REQUEST FOR PARATRANSIT RATE
INCREASE
DEPARTMENT: Public
BACKGROUND
The Senior Center has requested a change to the existing paratransit agreement
for fiscal year 1990-1991. Approved by the Council at their June 12, 1990
meeting, this agreement provided paratransit services to SCV residents via
contract with the Senior Center. The Center's Request includes an increases in
the current hourly rate from $25.07 to $30.00 and a change to the agreement's
definition of billable "service hours."
ANALYSIS
Staff has met with the Center officials to discuss these requests. City staff
and Center officials have agreed that the hourly rate of $25.07 will not be
increased for the remaining term of the agreement City and Center
representitives disagree on the interpretation of the agreements clause on how
"Billable Service Hours" are calculated, however, staff agreed that we would pay
the Center for the hours of service that the vans are available for service
rather than the time that the vans were actually in service. Based on the
paratransit first quarter usage, staff estimated this change will increase the
paratransit budget by approximately $42,000.
Center officials agreed that paying them for the hours they are actually
available would provide them the revenue necessary to complete the Paratiansit
Agreement within budget.
Additionally, the City Manager requested staff and the Center to examine
alternatives for provision of services including soliciting a RFP for
paratransit service for the next fiscal year or assume "in-house"
operations of the paratransit services. Staff will continue to monitor the
costs associated with the current agreement and as part of the 1991-1992 budget
process will evaluate the most beneficial method of providing this service to
residents.
RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff to work with the Senior Center for developing the most
cost-effective method of providing this service for Fiscal Year 1991-92 and
continue to monitor the cost associated with the current agreement and advise
the Council of any significant cost increases due to the interpretation of
"Billable Service Hours."
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