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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item
8
Meeting Date
7-1-RO
ITEM TITLE: Resolut ion /11~;2.,.Approving amendment to Agreement wi th
Community Transit Services for provision of transportation
for elderly and handicapped (HandYtra~~))
SUBMITTED BY: Development Services Administrator ~\~V (4/5ths Vote: Yes No~J
The City signed an agreement with Community Transit Service (CTS) in
July 1979 for the provision of transportation for elderly and
handicapped patrons. The vehicles used for this service were originally
provided without air conditioning and we expect that this condition may
result in a loss of ridership and will result in uncomfortable rides
during the summer. It is therefore my
RECOMMENDATION: That Council approve the amendment to the agreement
with CTS for the installation of air conditioning units on three buses.
BOARD / COM,U S S ION RECCM\.1ENDA T I ON:
Handicapped voted 4-0 on May 30,
conditioning be installed on the
HandYtrans service.
The Mayor's Committee on Elderly
1980, to recommend that air
buses operated by CTS for the
and
DISCUSSION:
CTS has been providing HandYtrans service for the elderly and
handicapped since November 19, 1979. The specifications called for the
provision of four vehicles from the contractor and air conditioning
units were not specified in the original agreement. During normal
operation, CTS uses three buses with wheelchair lifts and a 12 passenger
van (without a wheelchair lift) for a spare. Only the 12 passenger van
is presently equipped with air conditioning.
The Transit staff discussed the installation of air conditioning with
the Mayor's Committee on Elderly & Handicapped at several meetings in
the Spring of 1980. A recommendation for the installation was made on
May 30, 1980 based on the assumption that ridership could very well fall
off during the summer months as patrons choose not to use HandYtrans due
to hot and uncomfortable conditions on the vehicles.
The amount of glass and arrangement of the windows on the buses can
result in a rather warm atmosphere inside with little air circulation.
These conditions may not be tolerable to many patrons during warm days
causing a decline in ridership.
CTS has agreed to install air conditioning on the three buses for
$4,100. The contractor further agrees to write off these units over two
years' and is willing to reimburse the City for partial costs if CTS does
not provide HandYtrans service to Chula Vista for that entire period.
The payback would be'$2,000 (est. salvage'value) ipNovember 1980 and
would remain con'stant through November 1981. If CTS provides service
beyond November 1981, there would be no requirement for payback.
Continued
Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The installation of air conditioning cost would be
paid off during the last 5 months of the present contract (approx.
$820/mo). There are sufficient unencumbered funds in the HandYtrans
budget to cover this cost.
HandYtrans is fully funded by State Grant (SB283) and LTF monies,
therefore, there is no impact on City source monies.
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