To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE TAP TICKETING VENDING MACHINE LOCATED AT THE REDONDO BEACH TRANSIT CENTER FOR THE TERM SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 6, 2026, WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR SUCCESSIVE ONE-YEAR TERMS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The new Redondo Beach Transit Center (RBTC) is under construction, with the anticipated opening in early 2022. The RBTC, located at 1521 Kingsdale Avenue (directly south of the Target), will serve 5 transit operators as an intermodal transit facility for the South Bay region. The agreement between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and the City will provide for the installation, maintenance and servicing of a TAP Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) at the RBTC.
BACKGROUND
Regional and Local transit operators serving the RBTC will include Beach Cities Transit (BCT), Metro, Torrance Transit, GTrans, and the Lawndale Beat. Transit services will operate seven days a week, with Metro routes leaving and arriving between 5 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Beach Cities Transit, Torrance Transit, GTrans, and the Lawndale Beat operate daily services between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. As a major transit hub, the TAP TVM enhances transit riders' ease of fare payment for all transit services, enables riders to benefit from transit transfer fares, and reduces the need for cash fare collection on buses.
All of the transit operators accept fare payments using the regional TAP card. The TVM can reload an existing TAP card with transit fare products, and provide a new TAP card. The fare products that can be added to a TAP card include Metro One-Way Trip, Day, 7-day pass, monthly passes, EZ Transit Pass and Stored Value amounts between $1 and $60. Fare products and stored value may be paid at the TVM with cash, credit or debit cards. The TAP card can be used to pay fares for bus and rai...
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