Fiscal Note
This is an expansion and continuation of a previous agreement and provides for the reimbursement by St. Mary's Hospital of all fixed route and ADA paratransit trips provided by Metro Transit to St. Mary's Hospital employees and volunteers during the term of the agreement. Trips will be billed at rate consistent with the current TPC-approved fare tariff. The 2008 per trip rate is $0.952. (The per trip rate for the current agreement, to which this resolution would add volunteers, is $0.88.) The estimated revenues for the 2008 agreement are $32,750 and will be included in the Transit Utility 2008 operating budget.
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Authorizing The Mayor and the City Clerk to amend their current agreement with St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center to expand their unlimited ride pass program to include volunteers in addition to employees. This agreement will also authorize continuation of the provision of fare free access by St. Mary's employees and volunteers to Metro Transit fixed route and ADA paratransit services, with reimbursement to the Transit Utility for trips taken for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
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WHEREAS, St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center wants to include their volunteers in their unlimited ride pass program; and
WHEREAS, St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center and Metro Transit wish to continue and enhance the unlimited ride pass program for St. Mary's based on principles approved by the Madison Transit and Parking Commission for such agreements;
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into an agreement with St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center for the purpose of providing a St. Mary's Unlimited Ride Pass Program for volunteers and employees for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, and add volunteers to their current agreement, which runs through December 31, 2007, with reimbursement by St. Mary's Hospital for all trips taken during the term of the agreement.