HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1992 0916 CC REG ITEM 11CMOORPARle EM I.C.
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FROM: Mary R. Lindley, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: September 8, 1992 (September 16 Council Meeting)
SUBJECT: Consider Approval of a Monthly Bus Pass
Summary
Council is being requested to consider and approve a monthly bus
pass program to begin on October 5, 1992.
Background
The City's bus service consists of a single bus which makes a loop
of the City every hour. Fiscal Year 1991/92 figures indicate that
the total ridership for- the year was 11,224, an average of 45
riders per day.
The fare box return in 1991/92 was 6.3 percent. As stated in a
Council report earlier in the year, the guidelines that regulate
the use of TDA funds state that the City must, within three years,
operate at a level that provides for a fare box return of 14.9 %.
For Moorpark, that three year period ends in 1992/93.
As one of the steps to achieve the required fare box return,
Council took action on July 1, 1992, to increase the bus fare to
$.75. As explained at that time, increasing the fare alone will
not sufficiently increase the City's fare box return. Staff was
directed to return to Council with a proposal for a bus pass
program.
The proposed bus pass program consists of a monthly pass, good for
unlimited use during the designated month. The pass would be
offered at a discounted cost of $27, providing a rider who rides
the bus twice a day, five days a week, with six free rides. The
discount is based on an average of 42 possible one way rides per
person during the month. If a rider were to purchase two, one -way
rides each week day, the cost to the rider would be $31.50.
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ ROY E. TALLEY JR.
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
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Monthly Bus Pass
September 8, 1993
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If the City is to increase its fare box return, the discounted fare
must be compensated from a funding source. An additional cost
attributed to TDA funds would have the affect of lowering the fare
box return. Staff proposes that the City's General Funds be used
to cover the $4.50 subsidy per pass. It is estimated that the City
will sell approximately 20 passes per month which would equal a
subsidy of $810 for the remainder of FY 1992/93.
Monthly passes will expire at the end of each month. The passes
will be printed on colored paper with an expiration date to help
the driver identify valid passes.
On August 31 the Council's Transportation Committee (Wozniak,
Talley) considered and approved the proposed monthly bus pass
program. The Committee also considered weekend bus service and the
feasibility of providing shuttle service to Moorpark College. Due
to the City's limited funding resources, the Committee and staff
believe that the City's priority should be to meet the fare box
return to ensure the continuation the its bus service. Expanding
service at this time would seriously jeopardize this effort.
The monthly bus pass program, along with the fare increase, is
expected to increase ridership and revenue slightly but will not
allow the City to meet the mandated fare box return. To ensure
that the City meets the a fare box return of 14.9 %, the
Transportation Committee and staff are continuing to evaluate
several alternatives that will be presented to Council for its
consideration in December.
Recommendation
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The Transportation Committee and staff recommend that Council
approve the monthly bus pass program as outlined in this report,
effective October 5, and approperate an amount not to exceed $810
from the General Fund Reserve to subsidies the passes in FY
1992/93.