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Moorpark City Council
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: John Brand, Senior Management Analyst qf�)
DATE: August 4, 2003, (CC meeting of August 20, 2003)
SUBJECT: Consider Thousand Oaks Cab Company Request for Dial -A-
Ride Rate Increase.
DISCUSSION
The City has an Agreement with Thousand Oaks Cab Company to provide
the senior and disabled Dial -A -Ride transportation services. The
term of the Agreement ends June 30, 2004. The City recently
received a letter from Thousand Oaks Cab Company requesting a rate
increase (see Attachment A). If approved, the rate paid by the City
for its senior and disabled paratransit Dial -A -Ride services would
increase $.10 to $2.10 per "flag drop" and increase $.10 per mile
to $2.10. The request amounts to a 5% increase. The "flag drop"
charge is incurred when the cab driver drops the meter "flag" at
the beginning of the trip. Mileage charges are added to the flag
drop amount in increments of one -tenth of a mile until arrival at
the destination. The cities of Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and
the county of Ventura, all of whom contract with Thousand Oaks Cab
Company, have approved this rate increase. The City has sufficient
funds in its FY 2003/04 paratransit budget to absorb the requested
rate increase.
When a senior or disable passenger receives Dial -A -Ride service,
they pay $1.50 per trip and the City pays the difference based on
the approved aforementioned rate. In FY 2002 -2003, 392 trips were
provided to senior and disabled riders and the cost to the City was
$2,398.50.
The Moorpark Dial -A -Ride service is available during the same hours
of operation as Moorpark City Transit: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
Monday though Friday. In 2002, the City Council extended the Dial -
A -Ride service to senior citizens aged 62 and older (prior to that
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the service was only provided to qualified disabled persons).
Senior citizens sign up for the service with the City. Disabled
residents apply for ADA certification from VCTC. Currently there
are about forty -four (44) seniors and sixty (60) disabled people
with ADA certification in Moorpark. Both services are curb to curb
service.
The Moorpark Senior Dial -A -Ride service is available only to City
of Moorpark residents for trips within the City of Moorpark. The
City's disabled ADA Dial -A -Ride service is able to provide inter-
city service to Thousand Oaks, Westlake, and Camarillo without cost
to City. This is possible because the ADA disabled service receives
federal funding from the Moorpark- Thousand Oaks Urbanized Area
(UZA). In Fiscal Year 2002 -2003, 1,498 inter -city trips were
provided to City of Moorpark residents at a subsidy cost of
$27,369. As indicated, Moorpark's share is paid for with federal
funds. Passengers paid $2,918 for these trips last fiscal year.
The City is not obligated to approve the requested rate increase.
However, to avoid confusion staff recommends that the Council
authorize the increase. The cost of the increase to the City is
estimated to be less than $100 annually based on the City's current
ridership.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the new Thousand Oaks Cab Company rate of $2.10 per flag
drop and $2.10 per mile effective September 1, 2003, and authorize
the City Manager to finalize and execute an addendum to the City's
Agreement.
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THOUSAND OAKS CAB CO.
"Serving the Conejo Valley Since 1960"
July 31, 2003
John Brand
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
RE: Moorpark Dial -A -Ride Rate Increase
Dear Mr. Brand:
This may seem a bit of a nuisance request, but we ask your
indulgence. We have increased our rates for the Thousand
Oaks, Westlake, A.D.A. and County D.A.R. programs. All
have been increased to $2.10 flag drop and $2.10 per mile -
this is a 5% increase.
Predicament! We only have two price positions on the
taximeter - one for the Dial -A -Ride programs and the other
for the regular taxi fares. We know that the Moorpark
Dial -A -Ride contract is in effect until June 30, 2004 at
$2.00 flag drop and $2.00 per mile - wherein lies the
problem. We no longer have a $2.00 rate on the meter as
they now read $2.10 for all the other D.A.R. programs.
Therefore, we request a 5% increase on your D.A.R. program
to alleviate this problem. In pure dollars and cents, your
last month's billing, which was $107.70, would be increased
5% to $113.09 - a $5.39 increase.
Again, this is a bit of a nuisance request but we ask your
indulgence all the same. Please advise if this request can
be accommodated. If it can't, we understand and will
deduct the 5% from the support documentation on your
account.
Thanking you in advance for your attention to this request,
I remain,
Si cerel /
Alan R. Reer
Vice President
1285 1/2 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, Ca 91362 phone: (805) 495-3500 fax: (805) 389 -0238
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