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Supervisor Santiago and Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign a Transfer Agreement between the South Tahoe Area Transit Authority and the County of El Dorado regarding the operation and funding of Blue GO On-call Demand Responsive Transit Services; and Contract Administrator be authorized to execute Agreement 08-1691, the termination letter for agreement between El Dorado County and Area Transit Management.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
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Funding
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There is no Fiscal Impact associated with this agenda item. There is no cost to the County General Fund.
Background:
Since 2004, when the City of South Lake Tahoe experienced budge reductions related to the operation of the transit system, the City of South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County jointly combined forces operated BlueGO OnCall, a curb to curb demand responsive service. The County funded service between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, seven days a week with two vehicles within the City limits and unincorporated County areas and the City funded service with one to two vehicles between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am within the City limits only, yielding 24 hour service within the City limits and 12 hour daytime service in the unincorporated County areas.
The last two performance audits stated that there should be operational and administrative efficiencies for two demand responsive services that are part of BlueGO and serve the same cliental, but funded by either the City of South Lake Tahoe or El Dorado County. The recommendation from the auditor states: “BlueGO is an integrated branding of public and private transportation services. To the current user, it is seamless as to who is paying the subsidy for the particular type of trip he or she chooses. The administrative and management structure shou...
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