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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services AGMT 05-841 with Area Transit Management, Inc., increasing compensation by $265,562 to an amount not to exceed $905,562 and extending the term six additional months through December 31, 2007 to provide transit services in the South Lake Tahoe Basin.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Federal Transit Administration Grant Funds and Transportation Development Act Monies granted through the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $265,562.00
Funding
Budgeted * $265,562.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $265,562.00
Change To Net County Cost -0- $0
* included in FY 07-08 Proposed Budget
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no cost to the County General Fund. The South Lake Tahoe Transit Program is funded through Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Grant Funds, and Transportation Development Act (TDA) monies granted through the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). $265,562 has been included in the Transportation Department’s (Department) FY 07/08 proposed budget request, which includes the increased cost for this contract extension. Additionally, riders pay a bus fare based on Area Transit Management’s (ATM) fare box rates that is retained by the County’s transit operator consistent with the terms of the Agreement.
Background:
In April 1998, El Dorado County (County) entered into a Participation Agreement to implement a Coordinated Transit System (CTS) on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Other participants include the City of South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County (Nevada), the Tahoe Transportation District, various casinos and Heavenly Mountain Resort. Since its inception, CTS has been operated by ATM under separate operating contracts.
ATM has provided transit services in the unincorporated ar...
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