Fiscal Note
This two-year agreement (with options for summer service) provides for the reimbursement by Edgewood College for access by Edgewood students and employees to Metro Transit fixed route and ADA paratransit services pursuant to the Transit and Parking Commission-approved unlimited ride pass fare tariff. Metro will bill Edgewood $1.15 per fixed route ride for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 academic years. Paratransit rides will be billed at the rate of the applicable peak or off-peak ADA paratransit fare in the TPC-approved fare tariff at the time the ride is taken. Metro Transit included an estimate of $85,000 in revenue from this agreement in the 2011 operating budget. An estimate of $87,000 will be included in the 2012 operating budget.
Title
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Edgewood College for the provision of access by Edgewood students and employees to Metro Transit for fixed route and ADA paratransit services, with reimbursement per trip for the contract period.
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WHEREAS, Edgewood College and Metro Transit have had a successful and productive contracting arrangement for an unlimited ride pass program for Edgewood College students and employees in the past, and both parties wish to extend their agreement for a two-year period;
WHEREAS, the parties have negotiated specifications which meet all Transit and Parking Commission criteria set in advance for unlimited ride pass agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to enter into an agreement with Edgewood College for the purpose of providing an unlimited ride pass program for the 2011 - 2012 and 2012 - 2013 academic years (with options for summer service), with reimbursement by Edgewood to the Transit Utility for student and employee trips at a per ride rate of $1.15 for fixed ride trips and at the applicable peak or off-peak ADA paratransit fare in the fare tariff at the time the ride is taken for paratransit trips.