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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: November 7, 2016 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-582 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.M. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeanette Dong <br />Recreation and Human Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution to Approve a Contract Agreement with MV <br />Transportation, Inc. in the amount of $175,020 for Paratransit Transportation <br />Services <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a <br />Contract Agreement with MV Transportation in the amount of $175,020 for paratransit <br />services. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of San Leandro utilized MV Transportation, Inc. to provide shuttle services for the <br />FLEX Shuttle Paratransit program since 2003. MV Transportation, Inc. provides two shuttles <br />and drivers to operate the program alongside a North Route and South Route within San <br />Leandro. Aside from City holidays, the shuttle service runs regular service hours from 9:00 <br />a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. The FLEX Shuttle program is open to San Leandro <br />residents who are 60 years and older or at least 18 years old and East Bay Paratransit <br />certified. Currently, 237 people have valid annual memberships for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. <br />Funding for this program is received through the Alameda County voter-approved Measures B <br />and BB. <br />The goal of the FLEX Shuttle Program is to deliver quality paratransit shuttle services to San <br />Leandro residents, including being on-time, providing proper customer service, maintaining <br />vehicles appropriately, and making changes as needed to improve service to riders. Exhibit A <br />of the attached agreement provides the Scope of Services between the City of San Leandro <br />and MV Transportation, including: <br />·A Service Overview <br />·Eligibility Requirements <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/1/2016