To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE DRAFT TRANSIT SERVICES STUDY REPORT FOR THE BEACH CITIES TRANSIT SYSTEM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 5, 2021, the City Council approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Beach Cities Transit (BCT) Transit Services Study (TSS). On February 15, 2022, the City Council approved an agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to perform the BCT TSS. The scope of work included a comprehensive analysis assessing and evaluating the current BCT fixed route and WAVE Dial-A-Ride programs in the context of present and projected future operations. The study also included an assessment of the financial and environmental conditions, recommendations for short-range (three to five year) operational changes, and improvements, and long-range (five to 15 year) strategic direction to guide the City's decisions regarding future public transit services and related capital investments for Zero Emission Buses (ZEB) and transit operations facilities.
The attached BCT Transit Services Draft Study Report consists of three analyses and recommendation reports:
* TSS Report 1 - Current Service Review and Futures Analysis that provides an assessment of the current performance of the BCT system and conditions of the operations facilities.
* TSS Report 2 - Short and Long-Range Service Plans, that include the public outreach efforts, and analyze new transportation, land use and development projects impacting BCT services, and provides recommendations for BCT service changes and improvements.
* The BCT Draft Study report TSS Report 3 - Infrastructure and Strategic Planning Needs, that provides recommendations for infrastructure construction of a new operations and maintenance facility and bus capital investments required to support the ZEB transition and continued service.
After including the City Council's input on the Draft BCT TSS, as well...
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