City Council

Item 106: Resolutions Approving Side Letter Agreements Between the City of San Diego and\nSan Diego Police Officers Association; San Diego City Firefighters, I.A.F.F. Local\n145; and California Teamsters Local 911, to Amend the Memoranda of\nUnderstanding Regarding Free San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)\nTransit Passes and Extending this Benefit to Unrepresented Employees and\nVolunteers.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe fiscal impact for Fiscal Year 2024 to provide free transit citywide is $786,046.80. The\nCity currently subsidizes MTS fixed-route services transit passes citywide. Therefore, the\nadditional cost beyond what the City is already subsidizing for Fiscal Year 2024 is\napproximately $310,000 to the general fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2023-718)\nResolution approving a Side Letter Agreement between the City of San Diego and the San\nDiego Police Officers Association, to amend Article 49 of the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding related to free MTS transit passes.\nSubitem-A: 6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 11.2.\nSubitem-B: (R-2023-719)\nResolution approving a Side Letter Agreement between the City of San Diego and the San\nDiego City Firefighters, International Association of Firefighters, Local 145, to amend\nArticle 45 of the Memorandum of Understanding related to free MTS transit passes.\nSubitem-B: 6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 11.2.\nSubitem-C: (R-2023-720)\nResolution approving a Side Letter Agreement between the City of San Diego and the\nCalifornia Teamsters Local 911, to amend Article 51 of the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding related to free MTS transit passes.\nSubitem-C: 6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 11.2.\nSubitem-D: (R-2023-721)\nResolution to offer free MTS transit passes to unrepresented employees and volunteers of\nthe City of San Diego.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nHuman Resources: Jordan Lowery, (530) 410-9116\nCity Attorney Contact: Miguel Merrell