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The five-member Advisory Board appointed by the San Leandro City Council includes two staff melnbers from the City of San Leandro (the Engineering and Transportation Department Director and the Finance Department Director) along with three business representatives from businesses within the BID. The business members appointed to the Advisory Board for 2006-07 are John Dlugosh, Maria Elena Ross, and Dora Wong. The Advisory Board's duties include a review of the performance of the LINKS Shuttle for Fiscal Year 2005-06, a review of the budget for riscal Year 2006-07, and a recommendation for the Fiscal Year 2006-07 assessment for the BID. Over the past month, the Advisory Board met with City staff and the Executive Director of the San Leandro Transportation Management Organization (SLTMO) to complete a review of the LINKS Shuttle. The Advisory Board is pleased to present to the City Council the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Annual Report (Attached). The Annual Report includes a review of the current and planned operations for the LINKS, a review of the proposed BID assessment ('or Fiscal Year 2006-07, a review of the Fiscal Year 2005-06 expenditures, and a review orthe recOIn mended budget fi.Jr Fiscal Year 2006-07. After an intensive study of the LINKS, the Advisory Board recommends the following to eontinue operations and improve the linancial perfonmmce of the shuttle: 1. Maintain the Fiseal Year 2006-07 assessment rate of $25.00 base fee per business and maintain the per employee fee of $10.88, as previously approved by the San Leandro City Council on September 19, 2005. 2. The Advisory Board has detel111ined that the large increase in ridership has resulted in occasional delays in LINKS Shuttle operations. Therefore, the Executive Director shall Inake all reasonable efforts to insure that the LINKS Shuttle operates on a ((xed schedule in regards to timely pick-ups and drop-offs at the San Leandro Main BART Station. If a fixed time schedule continues to be problematic, the Executive Director shall diligently pursue the other options which may remediate the probleln, including operating larger shuttles, and/or adding additional fixed stops along the LINKS route. 3. The Advisory Board has detennined that continued outreach is needed to keep the business community infol111ed of the shuttle service. Therefore, the Executive Director shall more aggressively Inarket the program to companies in the BID area using a wide variety of marketing communication enarts. Specifically, the Executive Director shall develop a business visitation program in which SL TMO administration shall perform outreach to 50 of the largest employers and 50 small-to-lnid size employers whom operate within the boundaries ofthe BID. 4. The Executive Director shall aggressively pursue grants for the shuttle program to reduce the funding obligation of the business community and the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency. Specifically, the Executive Director shall submit applications to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and all other pertinent granting agencies as grant opportunities are announced. 5. The BID assessment shall be evaluated by subsequent Advisory Boards on an annual basis and, based on the financial health of the LINKS, the BID shall be reduced when