REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 06/07/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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SHORT-RANGE TRANSIT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023/2024 THROUGH 2025/2026
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt the short-range transit plan for fiscal years 2024 through 2026. Each fiscal year, the Riverside County Transportation Commission requires transit operators to submit the Short-Range Transit Plan, in compliance with the Transportation Development Act, to continue eligibility as a recipient of federal and state transit funds. The Plan summarizes the City's local transit planning and financial activities, including fund requests for operating and capital needs. Although the Plan is a three-year document, RCTC only funds the initial year, with the remaining years provided for planning purposes.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Adopt the proposed Short-Range Transit Plan for fiscal years 2024 through 2026.
b. Direct staff to submit the approved Short Range Transit Plan for fiscal years 2024 through 2026 to Riverside County Transportation Commission for approval.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to revise the City's Fiscal Year 2024 Transit Service Fund 577 revenue and expense budget following approval by the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City's transit services, known as the City of Corona Transit Service, operate public transit services under the Dial-A-Ride and Corona Cruiser fixed-route programs. Dial-A-Ride services were launched in 1977, and the Corona Cruiser, fixed route service, in 2001. The City contracts a private transit management company, MV Transportation, to operate both transit program operations.
The Dial-A-Ride (DAR) program is comprised of specialized demand response and ADA complementary paratransit service. This service provides curb-to-curb tr...
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