City Council

13. CONTRACT AMENDMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MV\nTRANSPORTATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE\nCITY'S BUS SYSTEM - Amend the contract between the City of Santa Clarita and MV\nTransportation for the operation and maintenance of the City's bus system.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nCity Council:\n1. Amend the Transit budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 to do the following:\nappropriate a total amount of $1,222,372 from fund balance of the Transit Fund\n(Fund 700) to increase expenditure accounts 7003700-516116 (Local and On-\nDemand) by $653,236; 7003700-511617 (Dial-A-Ride) by $202,000; 7003700-\n516118 (Commuter) by $70,836; and 7003700-516119 (Administration) by $296,300.\n2. Adjust the FY 2023-24 billing rates for MV Transportation as follows: local and\nspecial services to $91.32 per revenue hour, Dial-A-Ride to $46.98 per trip,\ncommuter services to $91.32 per revenue hour, on-demand service to $78.87 per\nrevenue hour, and administration fee to $405,292.46 per month.\n3. Increase the annual Consumer Price Index cap from three percent to four percent,\nallow MV to subcontract up to 20 percent of the Dial-A-Ride and ADA trips to a\nCity-approved contractor, and amend the contract so that the two-year optional\ncontract extensions beginning FY 2027-28 require mutual agreement.\n4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to exercise the two-year option beginning in\nFY 2024-25, not to exceed the adjusted cost of FY 2023-24, plus an adjustment based\non the Consumer Price Index with a minimum of two percent and not to exceed an\nadjustment of four percent, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City\nCouncil in the annual budget for such fiscal year; and execute all documents subject\nto City Attorney approval.\nThis time has been set aside for any speakers that have turned in speaker cards and were not\nheard in the first thirty minutes allotted to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the\nagenda. Speaker cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda.\nSTAFF COMMENTS