City Council

A. RIDESG MICRO TRANSIT UPDATE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERVICE\nADJUSTMENTS AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-66 TO AMEND\nTHE FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 BUDGET TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES BY\n$110,000 TO INCREASE VEHICLE SERVICE HOURS\nThe City of San Gabriel operates an on-demand micro transit program, RideSG.\nThe program allows residents and visitors alike to travel anywhere within the\nCity of San Gabriel. Additional benefits are available through the RideSG Plus\nmembership for residents 62 years of age and older and residents with a\ndisability. Since the inception of the program staff have worked diligently to\ntransition residents from the dial-a-ride service to RideSG and make\nincremental adjustments to the program to increase user satisfaction and\nservice efficiency. However, given the unique and expansive service offered, the\ndemand has now exceeded service capacity. Should the City Council approve\nthe revisions to the service parameters and increase vehicle service hours, funds\nwould need to be allocated from Proposition A to the RideSG expenditure\naccount, 180-850-49-81-000 in the amount of $110,000 for fiscal year 2024/25.\nThis would bring the total fiscal year 2024/25 allocation from $577,851 to\n$687,851. Annually, Proposition A expenditure costs will increase by $264,000\nper year, most likely increasing annually for the rising cost of labor. Every other\nyear, the City exchanges Proposition A dollars for unrestricted General Fund\ndollars at an exchange rate of .75/1. Adding these additional costs will decrease\nthe amount available of Proposition A funds available to exchange for General\nFund dollars.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the programmatic changes to the RideSG service, including\nreductions in the RideSG Plus service area;\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 24-66, authorizing the budget adjustment of\n$110,000 to cover the additional vehicle service hours from December 2024\nthrough April 2025; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amended professional services\nagreement with Transdev, reflecting the updated fee schedule.\nAlternatives to the Staff Recommendations:\n1. Make no changes to the program.\n2. Send the item back to staff to research alternatives and bring the item back\nto City Council for review.\n3. Other options that the City Council determines after discussing the item.