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~une .19, 1992
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
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Renewal of Project Mobility Service Contracts and Execution QL..s.n
Agreement with Santa <::lara County Tr-ans.it District Trcmsferring
Funds for Paratransit Services
Members cf the Council:
Rt.fQRT IN BRIEF
Last year the City ef'1.tered into agreements 'With Merit Taxi and
Limousine and Medicar Ambulance Co. I Inc. for Project Mobility
taxicab and wheelchair van service for 1991-92, 'With the option to
renew for two additional one-year terms, upon mutual agreement of
the two parties and provided that services and conditions have been
met in a satisfactory manner~
This report recommends that Council approve the attached amendments
to agreements with Merit Taxi and Medicar Ambulance Co., Inc. that
(1) extend the term of each agreement through June 30; 1993 and (2)
allow adjustment of price proposals according to the terms of the
original contracts.
Beginning in 1992 -93 £ purSilant to the adopted Santa Clara County
ADA Paratransit Plan l grant funding for the Project Mobility
program will Le disbu~sed by the Santa Clara county Transit
District, rather than the Metropolitan Transportation commission.
Palo Alto will continue to receive the same level of grant funds
that would have been provided by MTC. This report recommends that
Council approve the attached agreement with the Santa Clara County
Transit District, -wtlich provides for the transfer of $159; 836 from
the District to the city for Project Mobility services.
BACKGROUND
The Proj ect Mobility program provides door-to-door taxicab and
wheelchair accessible van service to disabled residents of the City
of Palo Alto and stanford University. The program -was initiated in
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1975 as a transport~tion program for disabled seniors, but was scon
expanded to serve all disabled adul te;. In 1990 the progra;Il
expanded servic€. to disalJh:d minors. Enrollment in t.he program J:I~as
stablized at approximately 950 to lCOC participants in rect::rtt
years. currently there are appro~imately 9S0 individuals enrolled
in the program.
DUring the first 11 months of 1991-92:, the pt:ogram proviaed a total
of ~4.,056 trips, at an averag~ cost of approximately $9.80 per
passenger ($8./4 per taxi trip and $24.03 per van trip). These
trips .ere provided within the local service area (Palo Alto and
immediately adjacent communities of Los Altos, Mountain View, Menlo
Park and East Palo Alto), and to medical facilities in Redwood City
and other destinations in Santa Clara County, for special needs on
a case-by-case basis.
A budget of $196,236 has been established for 1-99:2-9.3. Of this
amount, $167,946 is allocated for contracted transportation, which
will permit the program to offer approximately 19,320 passenger
trips~ The remaining $28 1 290 represents the. budget for City
administration {$20,79D} and the equivalent cost of staffing
donated i>y the Senior Center (Le,. in-kind services) associated
with screening and enrolling rroject Mobility riders ($7,400). In
kind services are r~ported to MTC, but are not reflected in the
City's operating budg~t.
Taxicab service Contra=t
The current vendor, Merit T~xi, is a partnership operating ou~ of
San Mateo and provides taxicab services primarily in the mid
peninsula (San Mateo to Mcuntain View). The company has been
operating in Palo Alto since April 1991. Merit Taxi has provided
reliable service during the past ~ .. ear, and is currently in the
process of expanding its fleet in Palo Alto. Merit currently
charges meter rates of $2. aO/flag d-rop and $1. 60/mile. The
agreement allows for an increase in rates in 1992-93 of up to 3
percent. However, Merit does not ir-.tend to E:JCerc.ise its option to
increase its rates above the existing meter rates in 1992-93.
Staff recommends that the Council approve the attached amendment to
the agreement with Merit Taxi , for Proje~t Mobility taxicab service
in 1992-93,
wr~eelchajr Access.ib1,.'§l; Van Serv~
The current vendor, Medicar Ambulance of San Jose, has been
providing Project Mobility van service since Sept9:mber 1991, when
it purchased the Santa Clara County operations of the co~pany that
had been awarded the Project Mobility van contract for 1991-92 (911
Emergency Services I Inc. dba }'j'obile Life Support) ~ Medicar was
assiqned the contract for Project Mobility van service under the
same terms and conditions as agreed ~ith 9}1 Emergency Services.
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T~e current agreement allo~6 for a 5 percent increase in rdtes for
1992-93~ Medicar has proposed that the basic rate tor van trips
(of 'u.p to 10 ::niles) be incre.ased by 5 percent from $21. 00 to
$22.00, with the rates tor additional miles ($1.50/ea) and
additional passangers ($7.50jea) to rem~in ~nchanged.
staff reco!!l1!'lends that Council approve the attached ameTldment ',,,lith
Medicar extending the term of the agreement to June JO, 1993, and
increa;;.inq the basic reimbursement rate for 'b'heelchair van trips~
l-WPIHG AGREEMENT WITH Si\N'I'A ClARA ~OUNTY TRANSIT PISTRICT
Since FY !97S-79, the project Mobility program has been funded from
the state Transportation D~velopment Act (TDA) grant revenues and
tares collected from the enrollees, through the sale of trip
tickets.
As a result of U.€: enactment of the Altlericans with Disabilities
Act, the Santa Claloa county Transit District is now charged with
providing paratr-ansit services to residents of Sarita Clara county_
In January 1992, SCCTD adopted an ADA paratransit Plan that
iQentifieG the implementation plan the county ~ill use to phase in
its paratransit service over tl"Je next five years. [The ADA
Paratransit Plan and its impact on the CityTs Project Mobility
Program 'iIIare addressed in a January 1992 staff report
(CMR:100t92) J. Palo Alto's Project Mobility program. 'Will be
assimilated into the county-operated program in 1994-95.
The total available TDAjSTA funding for Santa Clara county is
$2,675,809. Be9in."1ing with FY .1992-93, SCCTO will claim all TDA
Article 4.5 funds pre.viously distributed by MTC to santa Clara
County proqraws, including Palo Alto and four other service
providers. The SCCTD will now transfer equivalent monies to th~
service providers from other District funds. Palo Alto will
receive $159,836 in funding from SeCTDr a 3 ~ 76 percent increase
over 1991-92 funding. This is the same pre rata share o~ 1992-93
paratransit funds tl'-.at the City ""Guld have received as a direct
recipient of TDA funds f~o~ MTC~
staff recommends that Council approve the attached agreement
between the city and: SCCTD t which provides for the transfer of
these funds to Palo Alto, for the Project .Mobility program~
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The Proj~ct Mobility progra~ does not constitute a project under
the california Environmental Quality Act.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the ~ayor to:
(1) Execute _~endment 11 to A9ree~ent C2024761 with Merit Taxi and
Limousine~ for Project Mc,bili'ty Taxicab service fer the period
through June 30, 1993.
(2) Execute Amendment ;;1 to AgreemeT",t C2024750 • ."itt. Medicar
~ulance, for Project Mobility Accessible Van Service through
June 30, 1993.
(3) Execute an Agreement bet""ee:n santa Clara County 1'ransi t
Dis~rict and City of Palo Alto, for the transfer of funds for
Project Mobility par3transit service.
Respectfu!ly submitted,
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Gil Y-LE (rImS
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KENNETH R. SCHREIBER '/
Senior Planner, Transportation Director of Planning and
Communi ty E'r,vironment
Assistant city Manager
Attachments: 1. Letter from Merit Taxi and Limousine datad
June 15, 1992
2. Letter from Medicar Ambulance Letter dated
June 12, 1992
3. Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. C2024761
with Merit Taxi for Taxicab Service
4. k~end~ent No. 1 to Aqreeeent No. C2024760
with ~edicar k~bulan=e for ~neelchaic
Accessible Van SGrvice
5. Agreemen~ with Santa Cla~a county Transit
District for Transferring Paratransit Funds
cc: Merit Taxi and Limousine
Medicar ~~ulance
Jim unites~ Santa Clara county Transportation Agency
Becky Mann, Senior Coordinating council
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CITY O~ PALO AL~O
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
PROJECT MOPILITY
ATTN: GAYLE LIKENS
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ATTACHMENT 1
JUNE 15, 1992
THIS LETT£H IS TO SET FCRIri AN .a.GRE~MENT TO EXTEND OU~ RENE\'I}!.L CONTRACT
WITH THE CITY OF PP..LO .ALTO'S PP.QJECT r-10BILITY TRANSpr;PTATIDN SERVICE WITH
MERIT TAXI SERVICE FQR AN EXTENDED YE?R. AS PER OuR PRt:;,'I'JQS PFOPi.)SJ>..!. A~D
CONTRACT, MERIT TAXI SERVICE WILL .MAINTJ!.IN THE SJl..ME FOP-MAT ON RATES WITH
A GU.~RANTEE NOT TO EXCEED TH2 FOLLOWING RATES THROIJGH THE DURATION OF THIS
CONTRACT.
FLAG DROP ~ $2.CO
PE? ;'Io\ILE RATE = S1. 60
ALL OTHER RULES/REGULATIONS WILL STAY THE SAME AS PREVrOCSLY AGREED.
DATE If //5/ y;.--" __ _ SIG~ATUREt-/~~~
LIST IF VEHICLES, PROOF OF INSURANCE AND DRIVEPS LIST TO FOLUJI'I'.
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• OMED*CARr,
AMBULANCE CO.
740 w. SAI.,I CARLOS
P. O. BOX 28595
SAN .JOSE, CA 95159
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RECEIVED
Ci ty of Palo Al to
Trans~t.atiOli Division
P. O. 80x 10250
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TRC,JiS;=CRI"I':nON
Palo Alto. CA 94303-0862
.cear Ms. Li kens:
CKl. beilalf of our send ce, I ~lJld like to thank the Ci t~' of Palo Alto
for giving our ~""l"{G!l}' the 'C.'PportLl...""Jit.y to se.'··ve the resiOents and
Cliel'lts of the parat.:ransl t prc,jE'Ct. After ass:,JITL..ing this cont.ract fran
!-bbile Life SU~fX)rt in September of 1991, ~ have had our trials but. rlave
found working with l"OI,l.I" organizatiol'l to be rewarc:l:rlg to CUT staff.
At this tine, I wu1.11d Ij ke to acce~t
extend our C'J.rrent contract Nith the
~-option to increase the base Tat~
the Cjty of Palo Alto's offer to
understanding th.J.t W'?: w:i 11 ex-u-cis.e
to S22.()O p€-Y client.
I have also contacte<.i our ll".£urance carrier anC they w:ill be: contacting
you to submit the proper C€'_Ttificate within the next few da'ls.
If I can be of an l' .f'.u-tt:cr ser\o'jce. phase don't hesitate to calL
Thank you,
Bot:: Gro .... es
Chief D;.erations H":u""hl.ger
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ~GREEHENT NO. C2024761
BETIIEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
MEP,IT TAXI AND LrX0USINE FOR PROJECT MOBILITY TAXICAB SERVICE
WHEREAS, en JUly 22, 1991, the Cit) of Palo Alto (McityN)
entered into an agreement with Merit Ta~i and Limousine (-Merit)
for Project Mobility Taxicab service (-A':;rreelDent. No. C2Ci24761 1li ) for
the 1991-92 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IV, paragraph A of the
sp-E!cific!ltlons, made a part of Agreement No. C2C24761, the parties
may mutually extend the agreement tor two conseclltive one year
terms, .t a rate in accordance with Merit's original proposal dated
Jutle 12, 1991; and
WfiEREJ!,.S, Merit has requested that the city extend the
aqreement tor the fiscal year July 1, 19S2-Ju~e 30, 1993, at no
chanqe in rate.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto 00 hereby agree as
follows~
Aqreement No. C2C231tSl is he.reby amended in the following
manner:
1. The term of the
additional fiscal year~ beginning
1993.
agreement is extended for an
July 1, 1992 and ending June 30,
2. All other terms and condi ticns of the 4greelllent
remain in fUll force and effect~
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
amendment to agreement on Ju.ly ___ , 1992 ..
ArrEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Seniot' Assistant City Attorney
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MERIT TAXI AND LIMOUSINE
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AMENDMENT NO.1 TO AGREEMENT NO. C2C24760
BETWEEN THE CIn OF PALO ALTO AND
KEDlCAR A.."IBULANCE CO. I INC. FOR PROJECT
MOBILITY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN SERVICE
WHEREAS, on July 18, 1991 1 the City of PaJ.o Alto ("City",
entered into an agreement with 911 Emergency Servic~s, Inc. ("911)
for Project Mobility Wheelchair Accessible Van Service (-Agreement
No. C2024760") for the 1991-92 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, in Octcber, 1991, the City approved 911's
assiqnment of its rights and ~esponsibilities under the agreement
to Kedicar Ambulance co., Inc. '"Medicarft); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section IV, Paraqraph A of the
specifications, made a part of Agreement No. C2C24760, ~e parties
may mutua.lly el.:tend the agreement for two consecutive one year
t~rms, at a rate in accordance with 911's original proposal dated
June 20, 1991: and
WHEREAS, 'Medicar has requested that the City extend the
agreement for the fiscal year July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993, with a
rate change from $21. 00 to $22 ~OO per Wheelchair passenger, in
accordance with 911's proposal:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
[0110\11s:
Agreement No~ C2023760 is hereby amended in the following
mannE:r:
l~ The term of thf!:
additional fiscal year, beginning
1993.
aqree~ent is extended for an
July 1, 1992 and ending June 30,
2. The basic charge per w"heelchair Passenger is changed
from $2l.~O to $22.00.
3. All other terms and conditions of the aqreement
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, th'2 partip.s hereto have execut.ed this
amendment to agreement on July _____ , 1992.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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CITY OF PALO ALTO:
By:
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APPROVED AS TO !'ORM:
Senior A~sistant city Attorney
APPROVED:
AssIstant City Manager
Director of Finance
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
Chiet Transportation Official
M.ED!CAR AMBUf..ANCE, CO. INC.
By:----
ItS: ____________________ _
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~GRBKK~ BBTKkBN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
AHD TIlE CI'l'Y or PALO ALTO
TRANS'ERRING r~s FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICES
Thi. is an Aqreement, entered into on __ .. ~=' 1~92
between the ~A CLARA CQUN7Y TRANSIT DISTRICT {herem-after
referred to a5 ~Oist'ict·l and the CITY O~ PALO ALro {h~rei~
after referr~d to as ·Palo Alto·), tren$ferrinq funds for
paratran'it services in Sant3 clara County.
WITNSSSE:1'II
WHEREAS, palo Alto, throuqh its Project Mobility Program,
pr~vjde. paratransit service, and
WH~REAS, Palo Alto previously claimed Tran6portation
Development Act section 4~S (TDA 4.5) and State Transit
Assistance {STA) funding directly from the San Francisco Bay Area
MetropolItan Transportation commission (MTC), and
WBERUS, the District's Paratl'ansit plan ... as r\!'quired 'hy the
Aaericans With Disabilities Act 'AOA~. contains provisior for
the District to cleim the rDA 4.5 end STA parat~ansit fun_~nq ~nd
to transfer an equivalent funding amount to the eurrent
claimants, including Palo Alto, and
WHEREAS, P".lo Alto p:srticipates in the santa Clara County
Faratransit Coordinating Council (pee), and
WHEREAS, the PCC's Grant Review and Alloc&tion Committee
reviewed and recoamended the funding requested herein, which was
then approved by the pce Ex~cutive Committee,
NOW, THEREFORE ... the District agrees to t~ansfer $159,836 to
Palo Alto for paratr~nsit services, subject to the following
t~rm6 and condition5:
1. SAYre!!: PROG~
Palo Alto agrees to use the funds transferred under thi5
Agreement as indicated in Attachment A. References in Attachment
A to TOA and/or STA funding shall be considered refe~en=es to the
funds transferred under this Agreement.
Palo Alto also acknowledges that there is no pendinq or
threatened litigation ~hich might in any yay adversely affect its
ability to carry out the Service Proqram es described in
Attach_ent A.
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2. FUND DIS811R&E"""T
Funds transferred UnGer thi& agreement shall be disbutsed on a
quarterly basis, upon quarterly invoice from Palo Alto~
One-fourth of the $159,836 fund transfer shall be disbursed
before the tenth day of July 1992, October 1992 1 J~nuary 1993 and
~pril 1993i respectively.
Pa.lo Alto IIckno'Wled-ges that fund disbursement is sUbject to s'uch
monies being on hand and available fer distribution and agrees
that such monies shall only be us~d to support the Servicp.
PrQgram described in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
~ __ BASIS rOR FUND 'I'1tANSP'BR
Funds tr.nsferred under this agreement ar~ equivalent to that
which would have be~n received if Palo Alto would have made a
claim for TOA and STA funds directly to MTC. Funds are fu~ther
based on a formul~ developed &fid approved by the pcc to
dist~ibute parattansit funds amongst the eligible claimants in
Santo!. clara County.
Palo Alto certifies that in Fiscal Year 1992 it was, and in
Fiscal Yeat 199J it would have been, an eligible claimant to
receive TDA 4.5 and STA funds for paratransit purposes.
c. A.~ICANS VITa DISABILITIES ACT PARATRANSIT PLAN
Palo Alto agrees to participate in the implementation of ti~~
District's ADA Paratransit Plan~ and abide by the provisions
theteof, including r but not limited to, implementation of inte~im
and reqional eligibility crit.ris and processe5.
5. KAINTgNANCE, IN~PECTrON AND AUD1T or RECORDS
Pale Alto shall maintain complete recotds with tespect to the
p~ovislons of this Agreement. Palo Alto shall provide the
District, upon reasonable notice, f~ee access to su:h records and
the right to examine anc audit the same and to make
transcriptions therefrom and to allow inspection of all work
data, documents I proceedings and activities related to this
Agreement. All records must be kept for a minimum of three years
after the terminati~n of this Agreement.
This a9~eement is also suhject to audits required by State and
Federal [egulations.
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6. UOUIJ>J:D REPOItT~
Palo Alto &hall provide qua[t~rly reports to the Di5trict on the
ser~ice funded under this A9,ee~ent. The$~ teport& sh~ll bt th~
Quarterly Report on Operatin? linAn~ •• and Statistics pr~viou51y
pr~pared fet end Gent to MTC~
pale Alto agrees to provide to the District all information
necesclry to complete the annual eection 15 R~port6 required by
the t.d~ral Transit A~mini't[ation.
7. INDl\IINtrICATI_OI!
Palo Alto $hall lndemn1fy~ defend and hold harmle~, the Oi'trict~
and the county of santa Clara ihereinAfter ~County~}~ their
officer" aqent5, ~n~ employee; from any elaim, liability,
injury O~ dam8g"e adliing out of~ or in connection ...... ith.,
performance of this. Aqre-e.lllent by Palo Alto and/or its a9~ntG,
employees# Or lubcontractor •• excepting only loss, inj~ry Or
da.age caused 601ely by the negligent ~ets or omisslo~& of
pensonnel employed by the Di6t.'ict and/or county. Pa.lo Alto
shall reimburse the Coonty and District for all ~osts, at~orneys'
~ees. expanses and liehilitie5 incurred ~ith respect to any
litigation in which Palo Alto is obligated to defend th~ co~nty
and th~ Distri~t under tnj~ Aqreement.
8 • 'I'8lUI OF 'I'llI': AGllZEJlEl<T
The teLm of this Agreement is Fi$cal Y~ar 1992 -1993 only;
whicb stOIts on July l~ 1992 ~nd ends June 30, 19~3.
g. nlUlINA"HON
This A9rE'ement may be terf!!:inat1!od only by ltut'Jal conser.t of the
partie& in writing.
10. lm'I'IRJ: AGH~
This Agreement con!titute$ the entire agreement bet~een the
Oi~trict and Palo Alto relatins to the subject matter hereof ~nd
8uper&edel any previous agreements or underGtandings. o~~l or
written.
11. AJU:m)~
~he provisions of this Aqreement ~hall not be alt@~ed, modified
or a •• nd~d except through th@ execution of a ~Eitten amend~er.t
executed by both Palo Alto and the District .
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12. AS S I GNJIIIENT Of' AGR..?~
This agreement i~ to be binding on the heirs, successors and
assignees of the parties hereto. This Agreement ~hall not be
a~si9ned without tir&t obtaining the express written consent of
the ot~er party, which consent shall not he unreasonably
withheld.
13. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES AND ~~TICES
District and Palo ~lto hereby designata the following authorized
representatIves who have the authority to act on their behalf for
t~is Agreement. All notices provided for under this Agreement
shall be served on the authori~ed representative of the receiving
party and deemed to have been duly give~:
(i) on the date or de!ivery, if delivered personally to the
party to whom the notice is given, or if made by telecopy
di,ected to the party to whom the notice is to be given at
the party's telecopy number listed below, at
(ii} on receipt, if mOll.iled to the party to whom the notice is
to be qiven by resistered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed
as follows:
D!STRICT:
PALO ALTO:
James B. unites
Santa Clara County Transportation Agency
P.O. BOX 611900
San Jose, california 95161-1900
Phone: (4081299-2884
Telecopy: (4081275-6836
Gayle LiRens
city of Pale Alto
Frojeet Mobility
250 Ha~ilton Avenue
pale Alto, California 94303
Phone: (4151329-2136
Telecopy: (415)329-2299
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!M MI~SS WHEREOF, DISTRICT AND PALO ALTO have entered into
this Agreement as of th, day and year first written above.
SANTA CLAM COUNTY TRANSIT D1 STRI CT
Dlar.ne Mc~enna, chairperson
Approved as to form and legality:
Attest;
clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and ex-officio secretary of the
Transit Di&trict
CITY or PALO ALTO
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CIlY OF PALO ALTO
IY 1992·93 TDNSTA CL"IM
ATTACHMENT ~.
I. SERVICE AND OPERATIONS DESCRIPTION
(a) Sel'Vlce Area
The City's paratransit program, Project Mobility, serves mobility impai!ed residents
of the City of Palo Alto and the Stanford University campl!s, the only unincorporated
county Ekea within Palo Alto's I§pnere of infiuence. Th total population in the
service. area is approximatelY 661900 persons.
Persons ."ho meet the program's eligibt1ity requirements may tniVeI to ume£tricted
destinations in PaJo Aho, Sta.T]ford, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Altos, Moun:-ain
View, and to Kaiser and Sequoia Hospitals in Redwood City. Riders are encouraged,
however, to travel to the nearest C"A>mparable fad1itywhenever possible. Requests for
trips to ether destinations are reviewed on a case by case basis. Generally, trips are
also provided to iega~ social service, or medical facilities eisewhe:-e in Santa Oara
County if comparabJe service!: are not available locally.
(b) Service Modes
The program has two components: taxicab service and wheeichair accessible van
service.
Taxicab SeTVice: The City contracts ",-jth local taxicab company (or companies
when feasible), on an open entry basis} for a user side subsidy taxicab service. In
the event two or more companies pankipate in the program, clients may U5e' the
cab company of their choosi!'1g. Currently, the City contracts y,ith only one
taxicab company, Mocrit Ta-o of San :Mateo. New contracts wiD be execllted for
FY 1992-93 in hone 1992.
Accessibie Van Service: Wheelchair van service is currently provided by Medicar
Ambulance ot San Jose. The comPf1oy operates a fleet of wbeel:::hair vans in a
pre·schcduIed and demand resixmsive mode. This contract is awarded on a
competitive bid basis.
The great majority of taxi and , .. an trips are exclllsrve ride, altbough the service
operators are encouraged to group riders into shared ride trips when feasit.!e. An
average response time of 20 minutes i~ required for all Project Mobility trips.
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(e) ti.Q..urs of OperatiPJ1
Both taxicab and wheelchair van services are 3vaJ1ab!e 24 hours a da .... Lseven days a
~ Enrollees are asked to place reservations for service one day in advance::.
Emergencies, unanticipated t.rips, anrj trips called in on th~ sante day are
accommodated if a.--:d when they can be fit L."1to the day's $Chedule. In practice,
almost an trip resc:n'3tions are called just one day ahead, and not before.
(d) Service Extension
An residents of the incorporated and unincorpOiated lands in and adjacent to Palo
Alto, in.duding the Stanford Urtivenity campus, are served by the program. No
expam-ion or e:c:tere;jon of sen;ce is pIanned in 1992-93.
(e) Fare Structure
The aty prints and sells trip tickeu. which par:.idpants tum in to the ta'Cilvan drivers
in lieu of a cash fare. The tickets are currently prked at $1.50 each. This fare is
consistent with the County PCC fare policy statement and comparable to base fares
-.:harged by other paratransit operators. No fare increase is planned in 1992-93.
Th.lring 1991-92 participants were allocaterj a minimum of 10 tickets per month;
dwing the latter part of the year extra tickets were made a .... aii.~bte as funding
permitte.d. Persons requiring life-sustaining treatIllenis or intensr.'e cancer treatments
or other special medical needs are allocated additional tickets on a. case-by-case b<l_sis.
At the present time we expect that the basic maximum monthly entitlement \.\rill be
10 tickets in 1992-93.
The Dumber of tickets charged for trips varies according to distance traveled:
BMgr Fares for o!1e-w (ty trip.1
Trips within Palo .Alto
Trips between Palo N:.o and :uljacent
communities up te 3 miles in length
Trips out of Palo Alto over 3 in length
Sl.50
S1.50
$3.00
Cost to City: The City currently reimburses the taxicab company based on the meter
rates in effect for the general public (currently S2.00lflag drop, $1.60/mile). The
current cost of wheelchair van service is $21.00 per wheelchair passenger for trips llP
to 10 IllIles and $1.50 per rrnle thereafter, with an addirional 57.00 charge for escorts
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SERVICE COORDINATION
Since Project MobilHy taxicab service operat~:i on a 24-ho"u.r basis and provides
door-to-door service, we arc able to coordinate with other puJ:llic and private
transpDrta!"J.cn services:
Consistency 'With ADA RmlJiremcl1ts: Project MobiHty currently sen~s a di~ntele
that conforms to the requirements of the ADA. The program's hC'J.TS of -operation,
response timc:, policy on escorts/companions meet or exceed the ADA requirements,
The ADA Para transit Plan for Santa Clara County, the Project MobiJir-j program will
be assinnlated .. ;.to the c~untywide broker in FY 1994-9.5.
Coordination with Public Transi'
connect \\-rith D.ltrain, Santa Oa
Project M.obility serrice area.
Project MObility client' no ...... use the sef\<icc to
aunty Translt and Samtrans for trips beyond the
Coordination -with Senior Center Escon Service: Palo A110 Senior Center 5t.afi
ho.:,'Jdle enroDrnent of clients~ in Project MObility and the Senio .. Center's Escort
Service as an in-kind service for the City. l\.1any clients participate in both programs
and choose the service which best meets their trip needs. (Escc Servlces are
r.:stricted 10 medical, nutrition or essentia: services 'Within Paio Alta;} .. oje~~ Mobility
offers greater fleXlbility to 1he enronee because of its extended service hours, service
area and lack of restrictions on trip purposes.)
Coordination with Marguerite Service:: Project MObllity complements the
"Marguerite" fixed rout'" transit and demand-responsive paratransit service offered
O!l the Stanford Univer ':'j campus. The Marguerite accesslble van service restricts
off..campus trips to df'..5tinations related to academic pursui~. Project 1-fobl1ity
services can be used for all the other destinations off campus. Staff works with the
Office of Student Affairs and the Disabled Student Servic.es Office to address the
needs h2.ndicapped residents of the campus:
PCC Service PrO'viders: City staff else participates in the activities of the Santa Qara
County pee Service Providers Committe<. Beginning in 1989-90 PaJo Alta
incorporated the elements of the model taxicab contTact that was developed in
cooperation'lo",i't.b CSAl\lantrans, Sunnyvale and Outreach and Escort. "" 3 member
of the POC Sezvice Providers committee, Palo A1ta staff bas worked with other
providers to develop sta.'1dardized eUgibllity criteria, fare structure and ride lirnitatir:ms
poiicies, in conju!H::ti\.1n with the County AB 120 Action Plan.
Inter-ColJn~ Coordinatiol1: The Sant:E'. Oara/San Mateo County line continues to be
a hamer to coordination with San l\.-!ateo County paratransit providers. Redi-\Vhee1s,
the San Mateo County paratransit program operated by SamTrans, omy serves San
Malec C..ounry residents. R~di-WheeIs· trips inlO Para Alto are limited to two major
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medical facilities, St;;.nford Hospital and the PaI0 Alta Me-di.cal CLinic. On the other
hand, hoj«t Mobility trips into Menlo Pack, East Palo AltO, and to rca""r Hospital
in Redwood City account for approximateiy 15-20 percent of the total trips generated.
At prescnt, there is tittle b:iSis for inter-courlty coordination between our program
and Sat, Mateo County paratransit programs. This issue is being addressed through
the Santa Clara County Transit ADA Paratrans[t Plan and by the MTC
ITI. EffiCIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
MTC did not recommend any specific productivity impro .. ,rernents for this program in
1991-92 The last performance report for paratransit s.ervices in Santa Oara County
was cond"cteo by Harvey Rose Corp. in 1987. This repon has been fully addressed
i:'l previow. grant pioposals. In summary, the Rose repon recommended that Palo
Alto; (1) revise servi.ce contracts to include clarify definitions of late service,
provislons for monitoring respom,e times and maintenance of complaint Jogs; (2)
develop procedures for collect complaint illformsiion and to resolve individual
complaints in a timely fashion~ and (3) expiare INith less costly alternatives for van
servic.e in coordinatlon with Vantrans. Beginning in 1988-89 staff implemented
operstional improvements irt response to these recommendations.
IV. CAPITAL PROGRAM
No capital vehicle or equipment purchases are planned in FY 1992-93.
V. SIGNInCANT BUDGEr PROVlSIONS
The operating budget ShO'-';'ll on Do.:ument F reflects a 3.5% increase over the
adopted 1991·92 /)udget, but a 17.1 % increrue (Wer projeo.ed ~c.tua! er.pendltures for
the year. This is in contrast to FY 1990-91, when the program budget was
m'erexpended by 3.3%. The decease in expenses this year is due to several factors,
including: (1) a conservative approach to trip ticket sales during the fi~t half of the
year, (2) the impact of the increase from $1.00 to $1.50 jn the price of trip tickets,
(3) the recall of old $1.00 tickets by October 1, 1991, which resulted in may riders
loosing their stockpile of unused tickets. During the second haJf of the year, extra
tickets were made available to riders in an effort to more fully expend the available
budget In 1992-93, we v.~]l modify our ticket sales procedures to offer riders a
monthly allocation of trip tickets that most closely approximates our 3V".:!i1able
funding.
The FY 1992-93 budget will enable the program to maintain, and marginally increase,
the number of annual trips provided. This actual amount of service that wiU be
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offered is contingent upon the contract fates that will be obtained throtigh the
competitive bid process that ""ill be initjat~d in May.
VI. SERVICE CONTRACTS
(a) Seryk:r Contracts
The .contract for service in 1992·93 will be awarded
Council's approval of the 1992-93 annual 'JlJdget.
necessary agreemerats wlth [he seer A at that time.
(b) ~titive Biddins Process
in June, follo\loing the City
The City ,*11l execute tllC
In accordance with MTC requirements, Palo Alto has foUO\;,'ed a competitive (or
open entry) bidding process te sandt proposals for taxicab an wheelchair van services.
In May 1991 a request for proposals was sent to thirteen potential service operators.
Only Merit Taxi of San Mateo and Mob~e Ufe Support submitted proposals. Mobile
Life Support was subsequently a'quired by Medicar Ambulance of San Jose in
September 1991 6nd the accessible van contract was assigned to Medicar. The
current contractors have demonstrated the ability to provide reliable, responsive,
quality services during: the past year. The City will continue to fellow a competitive
bidding process in 1992.
VII. FINANCIAL All/]) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION DATA
(a) TIcket Sales Procedure
The City of Palo Alto prints booklets of trip tickets and offers them for sale on a
monthly basis to enrollees. Tickets may be purchased by mall Cir 1'1 permn at ti1e
Revenue Collectio!'.S office at City HaIL Vt1f:en a program paI1.idpant desi:es to
schedule a trip, he or she calls the taxi or van company directly. At the end of the
ride, the driver completes a trip voucher showing the date and time of the trip,
pick-up and destination points, meter fare, number of riders transported. The
enrollee verifies the fare, countersigns the voucher, and gives the driver the
appropriate number of Project Mobility trip tickets according !o the program's fare
structure {see discws:on on page 2).
At the end of each 2-week billing period, each service contractor turns in all trip
vouchers for reimbursement by the City. The City audits the invoices and reimburses
the company according to the rates established ;n the service contract
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through the PCC and its Service Providers Committee, and '.0 explore the feasibility
of better inter-<:ounty coordination, which is of critkal importance to OUf er ... 'P'QDees,
in cooperation with County Tr3nsit and ~ITC through the phased implementation of
the County ADA Para transit P~an.
(c) Accounting l'rocedures
The Revenue Collections office maintains a record of each enroI1ee~s ticki.:!t
pur<::hases. The date of eacb -s.alc and the serial number of each ticket book are
recorded on the enrollee's record card.
The program's financial records are documented in the city's computerized
ManaB~ment Information System ("HS) fina:1ciaJ data base. Staff has on-line access
to the MIS system and therefore can track revenue, and e),:penditures on an as needed
basis. Palo Alto folloM tile accepted "accmat basis~ of accounting for tracking
revenues and expenditures. Revenues from the sales of Project Mobility tickets are
tabulated and entered into the MrS ~ystem daily. Farebox: r~venue is counted as trip
tickets are redeemed (i.e., tickets that are turned in to the driver when me trip is
taken), not when they are sold. The farebox revenue is ca1cuTated by tabulating the
actual number of Uip tickets submrtted to the City by the taxi and Vail companies
witb their bi-weekly or monthly invoices.
(d) Local Match
The attached budget includes $7,500 in local match re ... ·enues from the Palo i~Jto
Senio!' Coordinating Counci1 which corresponds to the value of the services (staff
hours and benefits) pro"-1~ed hy the Palo Alto Senior Center for Project Mobility
enrollee in take.
(e) Special Contract Fares
Not applicable,
VIII. PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION.
Not applicable for IDA/STA applicants.
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IX. DESCRIPTIOI\ OF UNMET NEED
(0) Program History
Project Mobility begen as an ""P"rimental City-funded program in IT 1974 with !he
pll..'"'}Xl5e of p!'O"-iding transportation for mOhDity-impilied seniors. At that time, it
was anticipated that the sccro Dia.l-A-Ride buses would not effectively mee·t the
need> of !he handicapped. In 1975 !he program was extended to all mobility
impaired adults, 18 yea,., of age and older. In 1990 Palo AHo cha.~ged the
enroIlroent criteria to extend se ... ice to ali disabled regardless of age.
(b) !.!!!.met N ee!l
The public transit system has nol been able to meet the neecs or Palo Alto's mobility
impai..--ed. Although the majority of Cou:1ty Traru;~t bus routes in Palo Alto are fuliy
8C'.cessible and equipped with lifts for the wheelchair bound,. fixed route service
cannot serve those who are unable to walk to and from the bus s;ops. The recent
reduction in County Transit service authorized by the Transit District Board has
further curtailed transit options for many Palo Alto residents. Given L't)e present
financia! oui-L:>ck for County Transit, it is expected that further reductioru in existing
transit service will exacerbate t.lJis situation. For persons requiring wheelchair lift
services, affordable transJX'rtation is very limited.
Only a few social service agencies in Palo AJto (Palo Alto Senior Center, &If Help
Cente" Seruor Day Health Program) provide door-to-door for their own "program"
trips. The American Red Cross restricts their transportation service to medical
appointments.
Project Mobility is the only "local paratransit program that offers low cost, general
purpose, door-to-door paratransit service which participai"lts can use to meet any of
their transportation needs ';I;lthin the Pale Alto--Stanford-Menlo Park-~iountain View
area. It is also the only program to offer 7-day-a-week, 24 hour-a-day seIvlce. lbe
program provides cost-effective transportation with greater fleXlbility and
convenience for the rider than other prescheduled selYices in the con::munity.
(e) Integration with TraQsit
Refer to SeCtiOD II, Service Coordination, page 2.
(d) Target Population
Project Mobility is designed to serve those individuals in the community who are
"mobility impaired" and who, due to limited inc-cme, cannot afford the high cost of
private taxicab or ambulance service. According to the target market formula
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developed by Crain & Associates (and sU~'1uej;tIy adupted by the PCC). P210 Alto's
actual targ-'!t market (including Stanfcrd Unive~;ty) is apprmcimate!y 2,950 persons.
lbe 1980 ~nsus identified 1,420 residents of Palo AJtG (exctuding StanfOid
Unhrersity) ~ith a public transportation disabflity. The ceruiUs showed that Palo Alto
had a higher proportion of the co:mtywide eldedy. transportation handkapped, and
households without automobiles than the City~s share of the lotal population would
normany indicate:
Palo AJto as
Counn: Palo AJto % of Co.!!D.tr.,.
Total Population 1,295,071 55,225 4.3%
Pep"..ons with a Transportation
Handicap 23,588 1,420 5.9%
Housing Units Vwithout Autos 25,2B 1,703 6.8%
Currently, there are approximate1y 960 participants using !be program. Of these,
over 60 individuals are non-arnbuiatory and qualify far wheelchair-acc:es~ible van
service.
(e) Eliglbility Scree"ing
EligIbility in tbe program is based an (i) residency lAoithin the geographic-service area,
and (2) mooHityimpairment Each prospective enrollee is screened during a personal
jnterview by staff of the Palo Alta Seniar Coordinating CounCIl. The Senior Center's
social 'workers also make house caiis for those PTQ~pective enrollees who are unable
to travel to the Senior Center. lf there is a question of mobility bnpairment, a
doctor's statement may ~ required. Each person's eligloility is reviewed annually.
The primary means by which the program controls operating c),:penditures and
demand (or service:: is by the allocation of monthly trip tickets. The number of tickets
sold to riders may increase or decrease depending upon ridership levels during the
course of the year. n'Jring 1991-92 demand wiJl not exceed the system capacity or
the program budget.
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Claimant: CITY Of PALO ALTO
MOOE: Total of All Mvdes
iOPERATiNG EXPENSES
CONTRACTED SERVICES
1. Administration
I 2. Operations
3. Ma.intenance
4. SUBTOTAL CONTRACT EXPENSES
NON-CONTRACT EXPENSES
S. Administration
6. Maintenance
7. Fuel & lubricants
S. Other Operating EAr~nses
9. Contributed Ser~ices
10. SUBTOTAL Non~Co:ntr,;.ct EXpE''1ses
II. TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
12. Merna Item: Insurance
OPERATING REVENUES
13. Passe~g!r fares
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14. S~ec\al ltansit Fares
15. Contributed Services
16. Local Match Other
17. SUBTOTAL Local Mate~
18. TDA/Sl~ grants
19. Interest on TOA Alltlcations
'20. Other: ___ _
. ' .. TCTAL OPERATlNG REVENUES In. ~El ,;LANCE
,jPERAllNG D~TA
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23. T~til Pas~enger Trips
24. Snared Tr1ps
125_ Lift Assisted Trips
26. Total '1ehic1e Tr-ip:;
27. R~.en"e ¥ehicl. Mil.s
28. Revenue ~ehicle Hours
29. Active Participants
30. Av. Number Vehic1es in Service
31. Number of Denials
.OPERATING STATIS1ICS
32. ~ local match
33. l Shared trips
34. Cost/Passenger Trip
35. Cost/R~venue Vehic1e Hour
36. Coot/Revenue V.hje1. Mil.
37. Avera,ge fare Per Passenaer Trip
38. Pas.senger Miles .
TDA ARTICLE 4.5 AI!~UAL REPORT
OPERATING FlNANCtS AND STATISHCS
FY 1992-93 DATE PREPARED: 04/1/92
REVISED
Pi.st Actua1 Projected I Pro~osed FY 90-91 fI 91-n FV 2-93-
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148,078 130,231 167,9l6
$148,078 1130,235 *i57,946
$18,947 S~51575 S20,790
7, lao 7,400 ),500
16,C47 26,97S 28,290
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$174,125 $157,110 1196,136
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18,467 21,350 ZS~900
7,100 7,400 7, sao
25,567 28,750 36,400
142,399 154,037 159,53.s
5,934
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18.451
3,752
1,445
16,575
63,570
NA
HA
14.7%
20.3%! S9.44
52.74
SJ.OO I
70,765 I
15,368
3,10S
1,24D
n,SH
52,844
960
18.3%
20.2%
S\O.23
52.97
S1.39
S8,7B9
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3,934
)'600
17,353
73 ,490
1,000
18.5%
2D.4%
S10.16
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MOO,: Taxicab
OPERATING D.PENSES
CONTRACTED SERVICES
1. Administr~tion
2. Operations
3. Maintenance
~ _ SUBTOU.L CONTRACT EXPENSES
NON-CONTRACT EXPENSES
5. Ad~inis~r~t,cn
6. Maintenance
7~ Fue' l lubricants
8. Other Operating t~?en5eS
9. Contributed ~~rYices
]0. SUBT01Al Hon-tontract ['pense,
11'-TOTAL OPERP.TING EXP£NS[S
12. Memo Item: Insurance
OPERATINc REVENUES
]3~ Passenger Fares
14. Special Transit Far~s
15. Contributed SErvic~s
l6. loc.l ~atch Other
17. SUBTOTAL local ",ten
18. TOA/ST~ grants
19. Interest on TDA Allocations
ZOo Oth.r;
21. TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES
12. NET BALANCE
CPEPATHtG DATA
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23. T~t~l Pass~nger lrips
24. Shared Trips
25. lift ASSisted Trips
26. Tot.l Vehicle Trips
27. Re'/enue Veh i cl e Mil es
2B. Revenue Vehicle Hours
29. ActiYE Participants
30. Av. Number Vehicles in Service
31. Number of Denials
OPERATING STATlSTlCS
32. % local matcn
133. % Share~ trips
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34. Cost/Passenger Trip
35. Cost/Revenue Vehicle Hour
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30. Cast/R.,enu. V.hicl. Mil.
31. AveragE farE Per Passenger Trip
38. Passenger Miles
TOil, ART1CL£ <.S AHNU~L REPORT
OPER~Tl~G FINANCES Alii) STATISTICS
fj 1992-93 DATE PREPARE{): C4/1!92
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I Past ~.;:tual Proj~cte~ , Prcposi:\'l'. One Yea.r
FY 90·91 FY 91·92 FI 92 ·93 . Pl"'ojeded
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119,701 102,084 132,746
SllS,TOI $102,084 ><,32,746 -.
S.!1,~Oi $l8,COS $IS ,1Z1
€,510 6,800 6,900
24,011 24,809 26,027
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17,015 ,9,Si9 26,500 I
6,610 6,800 6,900
23,625
112,473
26,319
123,145
33,400
125,373
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(17,615) S«,5iJ SO
16,953
3,676
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.\8,944
NA
NA
Hi .4%
21.1%
$8.47
N,\
\2.44
$1.00
65,105
H,128
3,103 o
12,574
46,491
900
20.7%
22.0%
S8.98
SZ.73
$1.38
52,237
17,7uG
3,894 o
15,753
65,490
840
21.0%1
22.0%
S8.97
$2.42
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MODE: Accessible Van
OPERATING EXPENSES
CONlRACTED SERViCES
1. A6mfnistration
2. O"er;tions
3. Maintenance
4. SUBTOTAL CONTRAcT EXPENSES
NON·CONTRACT EXPENSES
S. Adminfstration
6. Maintenance
7. Fuel & lubrl,a~ts
8. Other Operating Exp~nses
g~ Contributed Services
10. SUBTOTAL Noo·Contra<t Expenses
11. TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
12. M"emo Hem: InsurCince
OPERATING REVENUES
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13. Passenger Fares
14. Special Tran5it Fares
1
15. Contributed Services
15. Local Match Other
17. SUBTOTAL lo,a1 Match
16. TDAiSTA grants
19, lnterest on TOA Allocations
20. Other: __ _
21. TOTAL OPERATIN5 REVENUES
22. NET BALANCE
OPERATING DATA
TDA ARTICLE 4.5 ANNUAL REPCRT
OPERATING FINANCES AND STATISTICS
FY 1992·93 DATE PREPA~ED: 04/1/92
REVISED
Past Actual I Projected
FY 9C·91 FY 91·92
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28,377 1 Z8,I51
$25,377 I
$1,506 1 1, S4S
S28,1,1
Proposed
fY 92·93
35,200
135·,.~OO
11,663
<90 600 I 600
2,035 2,166 2,263
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$30,412 53D ,3171 $37,463
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1,452
490
1,942
29,926
1':~: !
2,431
30,892
600
3,000
34,463
$31,866 $33,323 $37,463 .•..•• == •••. ·==····=·=··1·==·······=·
$1,456 $3,006 I $0
23. Total Passenger Trips 1,483
24. Shared Trips 76
1,240 1,620
25. Lift ASSisted Trips 1,445
26. Total VEhicl. Trips 1,445
27. Revenue Vehicle Miles 5,025
28. Revenue Vehicle Hours )[4
29. ActiVE Participants
30. Av. Number Vehicles in Service NA
31. Number of Deni.1,
OPERATING STATISTICS
32. ~ local match
33. X Snared trips
34. Cost/Passenger Trip
35. Cost/Revenue Vehic1e Hour
l36. Cost/Revenue Veh icl e Mil e
37. Average ~are Per Passenger
38 Passenger Hiles
Trip
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5.1%
520.44
NA
$6.03
$0.98
5,157
20
1,240
1,240
6,353
60
8.0%
1.6%
524.45
H.77
51.4B
6,353
.;0
), 600
1,600
8,000
75
8,0%
2.5%
$23.13
$4 ,68
S I. 48
8,100
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TOTAL EXPBTJ1UlRES
TOUr Ope,:;o.ting Expense:
Total Capi,ai Expen.s.::
Other
.E%~nditurt!s •
Other
E:!(pe:1di lU res'
S>'stcm Total
TOTAL REVE,\"L'ES (SpeciFy SOlJrce)
Fares
Other Operating R,-,,':em'cs
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Total Revenue5 ____ _
Exce;s (DeRcitJ -:>f Rever-H,les
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Titre
Projected
PFJQR '(E.I\.R
21 ,35{)
7.40:)
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Transpor1at;on Di ... is.ion
P.O. Box 10250
94303-1.'862
ApI"J 16, 1992
Ms. Sylvia Alvarez
Santa Clara County Transportation Agency
1570 Old Oakland Road, Suite 200
San Jose, ·CA 95131
Dear Sylvia:
250 Hamiltun A ... enue
Sixth Floor
(415) 329-2136
nle purpose Or [his leHer Th to respond to questions mised at the pee Grant
Review Committee concerning the projected shared ride ratio for our program
and our accessible van service contract.
I have reviewed the figures for shared rides pro .. ided in our 1992 claim. For
some reason v. :~".:h I cannot recon"+r"..Jct now, the information for taxi
passenger trip!io and taxi vehicle trips was overstated on the annual repon
forms. J have corrected the pen;nent figures fur op.erailng data (lines 23-27,
and 38) on the annual report forms for each mode of operation. Enclosed are
copies of the updated forms.
OL!r projected shared ride ratio fer 1992-93 shuuld be 20.4%, not 26% as
previously reported. This estimate is much clo:.er to our actual shared ride
rate t}1js year, a-:-j is cons.istent v.ith past experience.
'iNith regard to our taxi and van service contracts, I would like to conecl
infonnation provided in our claiIn: in which jt was stated that we would
continue to fonaw 8 competetive bid proces-s in 1992. Hov,'ever in 1991, for
the fL."'St time, we bid our taxi and van service contracts for a one year period
~th opt¥.Jns for two ac:lditanal one year tenns.
L.a:st year we distn"buted the RPF for van service to thirteen van oper.Hors,
including El CarnIne Hnsp;taL They did not elect to respond to the RFP. We
understand the Grant Review Committee's interest in the most cost-effective
vans services, and we will pursue discussions -.with El Camino Hospital and
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Sy"ia Alvarez
April 15, 1992
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other V"dll operCi'wrs at the neA"t ia'>'ailD.ble opponulli~'.
[f tne Grant Review Committee h.as BOY other qUe-stians, pJea,se 1et me kno~'.
Sincerely,
./!1tt.lj fL /lr<-t.-v.u
Oarl< 'l.il<ens
Senior Planner
Encl05.ures
oc:: Carol Johnson, MTC