Fiscal Note
Ride pass revenues are included annually in Metro’s operating budget. The proposed resolution does not have an immediate impact on Metro’s budget. Any future ride pass program revenues would be included in a budget request or budget amendment.
Title
Authorizing the General Manager of Metro Transit to enter into agreements with businesses and organizations for the bulk provision of passes for employees, students, or other affiliated individuals to Metro Transit fixed route and paratransit services.
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WHEREAS, ride pass programs encourage ridership, resulting in increased revenue, strengthening the City's transportation infrastructure, and reducing negative impacts on the environment by reducing automobile use, in keeping with City goals; and
WHEREAS Metro Transit's Commute Card program has been in place since 2010 and has been very successful; and
WHEREAS Metro Transit's pass programs with larger entities such as the University of Wisconsin, MATC, SSM Healthcare, Edgewood College, and Dane County, have been very successful; and
WHEREAS, The General Manager is currently authorized to enter into bus pass sale agreements with businesses and organizations with fewer than 1,000 participants, based on RES-10-00002, enacted in 2010; and
WHEREAS, additional resolutions have been passed by the City Council over the years to promote participation in the Commute Card program and the sale of unlimited ride passes to a broad range of diverse organizations; and
WHEREAS, commuter ride pass programs allow area businesses and their employees to take advantage of tax benefits under Section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of efficient administration of ride pass programs to extend the General Manager’s authorization to entities with 1,000 or more participants, resulting in savings of staff hours;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Metro Transit General Manager is authorized to enter into agreements with ...
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